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Back to Reality

June 11, 2012 by Kristy 12 Comments

All good things must come to an end.  This is true of vacation-palooza.  Kauai, London, and Paris were all amazing in their  own way.  Kauai was active, scenic, and refreshing.  London and Paris were about exploring, strolling, and marveling.

But now it’s back to normal life and checking back into it.

My body seemed to be revolting a bit on Sunday.  Too many nights of drinking made my stomach churn.  Too little water during the day (coupled with numerous beers at night) made my head ache from dehydration.  I feel squishy too.

I’m making a conscious effort to eat better this week and stay away from this:

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Evil (via)

Matt went to the grocery store in Paris to pick up wheat bread and PB so we could have a cheap and easy breakfast each morning.  He came back with Speculoos; it was the only “PB” available other than Nutella.  Oh my god was is delicious.  We killed the entire jar in 4 days, mostly because of my compulsive need to eat spoonful after spoonful.  Turns out this is available at Trader Joe’s (thanks to Jen for this finding)!  I’m trying my best to not make a pit stop at TJ’s and pick up a few jars.

On Sunday I’m making a return to barre to take care of the squishy side effects of vacation-palooza.  My last barre class was a few weeks before Boston and I miss it so much.  Squishiness be gone!

I do feel really good about where my running is at the moment.  I’m hoping to hit the mid-40s mileage-wise this week – nothing fast, just running whatever pace I want for that day.

Have you ever tried Speculoos or TJ’s Cookie Butter?  It rivals PB & Co.’s White Chocolate Wonderful, which I affectionately refer to as crack.  What would we do without PB or specialty butters?!

Friday Favorites

February 17, 2012 by Kristy 17 Comments

Starbucks Rewards
Even if you only go to Starbucks once in awhile, you need to sign up for their rewards program.  I limit myself to 3 visits per week and I get a free drink card in the mail all the time.  Within the past 2 weeks I got 2 free drinks!  And they have this nifty little app for your phone so you don’t have to carry around a rewards card.  It’s the little things…

More lululemon love…
Walking into lululemon for me is similar to a 20-mile endorphin rush.  I may be the best dressed runner but I dress for work like a hobo.  Shopping for running clothes always trumps shopping for any other clothes.  My newest lulu addiction is the Stride Jacket.  I haven’t used it for running yet (it may be a bit heavy); more of an all-round hoodie.  So warm and toasty.

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A blogger’s dream
Matt got me a little something for Valentine’s Day and it may borderline on life-changing (for a blogger at least).  A wireless memory card!   No more using an annoying cord to transfer your pictures!  Your pictures transfer from your camera right to your computer (organized into date-based folders…eek!).

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Peanut Butter Cheerios
These are good.  But is anything that contains PB bad?!

Do you prefer to shop for running clothes over regular clothes? 

Do you use a wireless memory card?  Do you agree that it would make blogging so much easier?

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