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Hydration

Written on April 1, 2015 by Alisa.

10 Days, Lots of Liquid It seems like there’s been a lot of talk about hydration lately. I don’t really track my daily consumption, but I was pretty sure that I was operating below the recommended 8 glasses or 64 ounces per day. I’ve also read in several places that we should all be drinking 1 […] Read More

If You Give a Mom a Running Buddy

Written on March 28, 2015 by Alisa.

Finding Unexpected Motivation Reprinted from something I posted to the Another Mother Runner No Limits 10k Challenge on Strava. I signed up for this 10k challenge not because I had a 10k in mind, but just to keep me going in the winter. I’m not good at self-motivated running, and I hoped that this would push […] Read More

Crispy Sweet Potatoes

Written on March 27, 2015 by Alisa.

Yams Are Not Sweet Potatoes and Other Tales When the holidays roll around, we’re all inundated with recipes for “sweet potato” somethingorother. Except in 80% of the recipes, the sweet potatoes that are shown in photos have the orangey tone of what are labeled in the supermarket as yams. In the majority of stores that […] Read More

Running Gear

Written on March 22, 2015 by Alisa.

Which Nuu-Muu Do I Wear? Internet, I have a very important favor to ask. I need you to choose my running gear. With my through-the-vineyards half marathon coming up next Saturday, what should I wear? The one that looks like vines? Yellow or red to represent chardonnay or cabernet? Anyone who runs with me on a regular basis […] Read More

Fried Steel Cut Oats

Written on March 20, 2015 by Alisa.

What to Do With Leftover Steel Cut Oats I recently upgraded my rice cooker to a fancy kind that has different cooking modes and temperatures for the best results with various grains. This includes a Porridge mode that is perfectly suited to steel cut oats. I wake in the morning and there are perfectly prepared […] Read More

Unexpected: Baseball Coach Edition

Written on March 18, 2015 by Alisa.

Coaching = Parenting x 12 This is my fourth year as a baseball coach for my son’s team, which means that this is my fourth year of marveling at the things that have to come out of my mouth as the resident authority figure. I try very hard to not let them see that what I really want […] Read More

Shamrock 5k

Written on March 15, 2015 by Alisa.

The Fun Part of the 5k: Cheering Others I ran my first 5k without The Assistant in years. And I do mean years. The last 5k I ran solo was on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2012. (I don’t count the Tasty Run 5k in Addison, Texas in 2013 because that was mostly short […] Read More

Pressure Cooker Chicken Lentil Stew

Written on March 13, 2015 by Alisa.

An Easy Pressure Cooker Meal Until recently, I had been irrationally terrified of the pressure cooker. The Husband always thought I was crazy, but the aversion traces back to the early days of our marriage where even the stove had its intimidating moments. Tackling an appliance that could literally explode freaked me out more than […] Read More

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Written on March 12, 2015 by Alisa.

Life, the Universe and Everything When I was 5 years old, I met a little boy. I was instantly in awe of him because he was allowed to cross the street unsupervised. He was wearing tube socks with green stripes, one pulled up to his knee and the other bunched at his ankle, because 197os […] Read More

The Long Run

Written on March 8, 2015 by Alisa.

A Long Run Through the Vineyards It was going to be one of those mornings, the kind where dawn holds a certain magic. To the east, the sky was brightening behind the hills. To the west, a full moon was setting, crisp and bright in the clear sky. On the drive to our meeting point, […] Read More

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