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the week continues…

Hey Everyone – I hope you all had a great Tuesday.  My work day was long, but productive and fun. After being on my feet for over eight hours, I decided to skip the gym and hit the Library instead!  But more on that later… I am happy to report that Quaker instant oatmeal is…… Continue reading the week continues…

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Monday re-cap

Hey All – I survived a busy Monday at work! Yay for me! This week is going to be super crazy at work… so I’m just trying to to take it day by day and get through the week. This morning I started off the day with the last bagel of my Brueggers stash from…… Continue reading Monday re-cap

Cooking · Dinner

Wednesday – dinner with Mom!

Wednesday night after work, Ben and I got in the car and drove down to Rhode Island to see my mom. Ben and my mom had a Saint Patrick’s dinner a day late. My mom made corn beef and veggies…  she also made an amazing soup pictured here: This is a sweet potato soup (click…… Continue reading Wednesday – dinner with Mom!

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Ben’s making dinner while I’m posting!

Hi Everyone! I’m celebrating the fact that it is Thursday evening – and BEN is making dinner while I am relaxing and working on my re-cap post for the day. Fantastic! I’m really looking forward to dinner, I’ve already enjoyed an appetizer of french bread, tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil. It was wonderful! But more…… Continue reading Ben’s making dinner while I’m posting!

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Happy Hump Day…

Hey All – How is it just Wednesday!? This feels like the longest week… perhaps due to the time change!? I’m not sure. But I have not had a good night’s sleep in two nights… and that makes for long days. Oh well. This morning I took a tip from one of my running magazines……… Continue reading Happy Hump Day…

Dinner · Workout

Calorie Counting?

Hey All – Wow, I feel that after a week of slacking (but for good reason) I am back on track!  After my afternoon snack, I did go to the gym. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and a half hour of weight training.  It felt great – and I was proud of myself…… Continue reading Calorie Counting?

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Restaurant Quality with At Home Prices!

Hey All – I’m slowly starting to get back into the blog after a week off!  Sunday was full of good foods – but the first thing I tried this morning was almost a disaster! This morning I decided to “think spring” and make a smoothie for breakfast. Yesterday, my sister and I  walked to…… Continue reading Restaurant Quality with At Home Prices!

Lunch · Workout

Saturday re-cap

I think I have the blog to thank for getting me to the gym yesterday afternoon! I wanted to have at least something to write about 😉 Yes, I did make it to the gym – and it really did not seem to be all that cold outside. I am very happy that I got…… Continue reading Saturday re-cap

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Is it really only Tuesday?

Ugh. I don’t even know where to begin today’s blog post – sorry to start on such a negative note. This seems like the longest week so far! This morning I woke up at my normal time, and started getting ready for work – and realized that I had a smashing head ache (bad way…… Continue reading Is it really only Tuesday?

Breakfast · Dinner · Lunch · Running · Workout

Back to the Grind and Birthday Celebration #3!

Hey all – I hope you all had a decent “back to work” / “post holiday” Monday!  Things in our house got off to a decent start today – until we stepped out of the house and realized that our entire neighborhood was covered in a huge sheet of ice! Some how I managed to…… Continue reading Back to the Grind and Birthday Celebration #3!