You Get What You Give…

I meant to blog last night but it just didn’t happen-sorry! Anyways, yesterday my mom stopped by St. Louis Bread Co (Panera Bread, for you none Missouri folks!) and brought me a bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich that I inhaled for breakfast without snapping a picture first! I love that particular breakfast sandwich. It…

It’s Working

So far, so good. It seems like my eating better and attempts at working out are starting to pay off. I can definitely feel my clothes getting a little looser Makes me smile… In other news, I had a pretty decent couple of days. Last night I did a speed workout and a little bit…

Way of Lights 5k Race Review

This past Saturday I participated in my first ever nighttime race, the Way of Lights Run at Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL. This is my review of the race. Registration I had been looking for a race in January when I got my Big River newsletter and saw this one. The only…

2013

So the world didn’t end in 2012, and here we are facing yet another year to try and make some changes in our lives. Some people make resolutions, some people set goals, and some people don’t do anything. A crazy huge percentage of people don’t even keep their resolutions/goals through the first month (myself included…

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care

Or in my case, on the TV stand haphazardly. Stocking stuffer time! I have to buy most of my own stocking stuffers. If M gets me jewelry, he usually hides the box in the tree somewhere and I have to find it. So I just get myself a bunch of little things and call it…

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

Alternately titled “Every Husband’s Nightmare” Ha Ha Ha! When I first got the crazy idea into my head to start running, I tried to dive in head first with a marathon. I had no real concept of what running 26 miles was. I only made it to 19. Could not finish and could barely function…