I hope your weekend was as lovely as ever. I spent Saturday morning rowing 21,000+ meters (a half marathon) at Iron & Oar , a local Chicago workout studio. Honestly I had only rowed probably once before signing up for the fifty percent marathon. Not sure what I was considering, but I’m content that I focused on it. Not merely was the race in fact fun, but my legs hurt in the simplest way. That sounds odd, but if you value a good challenging workout guess what happens I mean. Best yet, we got 3rd place and didn’t even train! WHOOP!

After the race, I liked a huge cheat meal with Tony, accompanied by two of these chocolate peanut butter truffles which were waiting patiently for me within the freezer. I’m obsessed with the crispy, crunchy structure and how they resemble the taste of peanut butter cup. Traditional peanut butter truffles usually demand powdered sugar, butterRead more

It was a beautiful weekend, wasn’t it?

On Sunday I met up with Tony’s family members and attended his Grandmother’s 95th birthday party. You guys, she’s amazing! She still lives on her behalf own, cooks for herself and it is in great wellness. Within the last year, I’ve obtained pretty close with her; probably because I provide her all of the treatsRead more

Naturally sweetened banana breads made with whole wheat flour and oatmeal. Perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!

I’m absolutely one particular people who think that everything occurs for a reason. That tragedy is accompanied by opportunity and development. That difficult moments will eventually be followed by lovely occasions. But I’m also the sort of person who wants to plan, think ahead, or heck, just think about everything. My to-do lists are pigsRead more

Roasted Garlic Basil Pesto Potatoes with Arugula from Oh She Glows EACH DAY

How was your weekend? We relocated into our new place and I’m freaking worn out. This girl is certainly in need of a mini vacation. Just the additional week I recieved Angela’s fresh cookbook Oh She Glows Every Day If you’re unfamiliar with the blog Oh She Glows , now’s enough time! Oh She GlowsRead more

Do you ever find yourself feeding on pancakes at 10pm, cuddled on the couch watching Netflix, all the while being on your computer and hearing music?

Call me a multitasker. Or possibly I have Insert? Hell, it’s 1am and I’m just getting started on this post. Plus I’ve almost 20 tabs open up on Chrome. But the point of this isn’t to tell you about how of a night time owl I am or debate about my inability to target. It’sRead more

We had a solid two years jointly, but I believe oatmeal and I are breaking up.

We spent nearly every morning together. Occasionally with peaches or bananas, but more often than not it was with cinnamon and blueberries. We used to love getting up just so I could own it, but then I got bored. Which girl can’t ever be weary. For reals. This could be because I started thinking aboutRead more

I was just thinking about how much has changed recently. After all isn’t it a little exhilarating how fast life occurs? We’re learning hard truths, letting move of things that are away from our control, and heck, we’re growing and changing!

Last year I had been focusing on the east coast. I hardly had any moment to blog and was fighting what I needed regarding my life. I described it as my early one fourth life crisis. It was like when Felicity got to select Ben or Noah, and decided to become an musician (seriously, goRead more

It’s that point of yr where I’m starting to crave hearty, warm meals like chili, sloppy joes, lasagna and undoubtedly a good meatloaf. You as well, huh?

Since the days are becoming cooler, I thought that I would share my absolute favorite formula for meatloaf. And do you know what you men? It’s vegan and gluten free of charge! That is right; lentils replace meats in this lip-smacking very great meatloaf drenched in a few complete awesome sauce. You won’t believe howRead more

Chocolate Drizzled Bacon Peanut Butter Caramel Corn zero corn syrup!

I know today is supposed to be Wellness Wednesday, but I’m going for a little break until the New Year. No worries – I’m going to be back next week with a fresh WW post; I understand I’ve been apart for some time! I’m guessing most of us probably have. This season is such anRead more

Pumpkin Cream Mozzarella cheese Pop Tarts with Maple Cream Parmesan cheese Frosting

Get thrilled… I simply won my first cooking contest! Jumping for joy! The contest was for Nordic Ware where you had to employ a Bundt Pan and bake a thing that represented heritage and tradition. The grand reward winner gets to go to NYC and tickets to the Martha Stewart display for Bundt Skillet week!Read more