I love trying to put more veggies on the holiday table. Top that off with broccoli being a huge favorite around here and I decided that the new recipe for our Thanksgiving table would be Walnut and Cranberry Broccoli Salad from the November issue of EveryDay with Rachael Ray. Add to the delicious items in this salad… Continue reading Walnut and Cranberry Broccoli Salad
Yes, it’s December. Yes, I should be getting ready for Christmas. Yes, I have been shopping for gifts. Yes, I have been decorating slowly but surely. No, I do not seem to be getting in the mood. I went running this week in a running skirt and short sleeve shirt. In December. In Upstate New… Continue reading Bah Humbug!
Do you run the same races every year? I try to support my local running club by running local races but I do not get to all of them. I like to volunteer at some of them so that means not running. There are only two races I have run every year since I started… Continue reading Running Improvement
No, I can’t believe I typed that as a title. First off, when did December get here? I realize it usually comes after Thanksgiving but still … It is already the 3rd. Ack! So what did I do the first weekend in December? I put the wreath up on the front door. Actually, it… Continue reading First Weekend in December
Not that my December is not already full of items that need to be done. I am willing to jump full on into another challenge for the month. Why is it I think I can do a monthly challenge having to do with photographs or I can do a running challenge that lasts a little… Continue reading December is Coming!
I did a piece a week or so ago about all my plans to try to stay healthy over the holidays. Well, the best laid plans. I am doing most of them but never did get registered for the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge. Then, I came across a post on Lindsay’s site about a new… Continue reading Elf for Health
It’s here. I’ve written about it before (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 – I went back and looked. I spent Black Friday 2008 on a 10 Commandments Hike with my youngest). That period when those who work in retail need a break every day. When those in retail do not get to stay home with their… Continue reading Shop! Shop! Shop!
The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming! As we all know, the holidays are coming. Thanksgiving, as I write this, is about a week away. I am diligently inviting friends and family. I am developing a menu. I am getting ready. And then, it hit me. The holidays are coming. I can play Christmas… Continue reading The Holidays Are Coming!
No Wordless Wednesday here. Fall running in upstate NY can be beautiful. It can also be pretty ugly as the weather turns rather quickly here. Today was a typical fall run here. Below you will find what I mean, painted in words, not photos. You know it is a fall when running includes: Geese flying… Continue reading Fall Running in Words
Today was my ninth time voting for President of the United States. It never grows old. I love the ability to go to a place, the same place my neighbors go, and cast my ballot. When I started voting, NYS was using lever voting machines. Now, NYS is using a scantron sheet that is fed… Continue reading Election Day 2012
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