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Training: Reality Bites
You’re Cut Off I went out for my Team in Training run on Saturday, as I always do. It was a sneakily grueling one — somewhere between 9.1 and 9.8 miles, depending on which GPS you use — that’s downhill on the way out, and uphill on the way back. This was my test run, the […] Read More
Pan Pizza
“Was It Supposed to Look Like Pizza Hut?” Well, no. The answer was most definitely no, but the appearance definitely gave me flashbacks to college. I suppose that when you combine cast iron, dough, sauce and cheese, there are a finite number of ways that things can look. I really like this pizza. It was […] Read More
A Quick Note
It appears that in my blogging absence, my site has gotten so annoyed with me that it has stopped sending notifications of new comments. All of my comments, scattering to the wind like a blown dandelion. Well. How rude. And worse, I have no idea why. My apologies for not replying if you expected one. I’ll […] Read More
Training: Going Slow
Slow Set Resistance Training Since January, I’ve been going to a personal trainer — twice weekly for the first four months, once a week for the last three — exclusively for slow sets. I really like the idea of the slow sets: count to eight on the extension, count to eight on the contraction. Very slow, very […] Read More
Don’t Try This At Home, Part 3
Cauliflower Pizza Crust It started with the Paleo-dieters, the ones who eat nothing but bacon and eggs for breakfast — but no carbs! Never carbs! — but then ordinary everyday people in my social media feeds were posting various recipes for how to turn a head of cauliflower into a low-carb pizza crust. And I […] Read More
Hi! I Miss You.
Slacker Blogger Offers Apology I have finally, FINALLY managed to find enough time in my week to cook new things. I haven’t yet managed to find time to post about these new things. Baby steps, people. I’m roughly 17% over capacity at this point, with no sign of things slowing down, which is terrible because […] Read More
My Second Fix
Last month, I talked about getting my first package, or “fix” from Stitch Fix. My second Fix arrived on Friday. What I Got I made detailed comments and notes after the first Fix, and my stylist, Ashley, made reference to them and my desire to have some new, non-wrinkle clothing for my upcoming business trip to Europe, […] Read More
“I Love My Kids, But…”
First let me apologize for being woefully behind on posting. This summer has kicked my butt, work-wise, and then the past three weekends involved a family getaway, a visit from my father and another trip to Seattle for the annual women’s fitness retreat that I attend each year. There’s been a distinct lack of time […] Read More
Oat Flour Yogurt Pancakes
Wheat-Free Oat Pancakes I should start by saying that we have no dietary issues with wheat. None of us are gluten free or have celiac symptoms. Nonetheless, it’s obvious that your standard batch of bleached all-purpose flour isn’t the most nutritionally dense food out there. That prompted me to do some research into flour alternatives […] Read More
My First Fix
A Review of Stitch Fix A few of my friends had tried Stitch Fix and raved about it, so I wanted to test it out for myself. It’s a service where they send you five items of clothing and/or accessories that work with your style, body type and wardrobe. The Idea I’m not much of […] Read More