Since no one else is revamping their forgotten blogs this time of year, I figured it was the perfect time to do so. Wait, everyone is doing that? Damn. We’ll just pretend that after I changed jobs in August, I didn’t completely abandon this blog and not even feel guilty about it. Did I just … Continue reading »
The Best Laid Plans of Bananas and Blogs
Sometimes we make plans. Many times sometimes they don’t work out. Sometimes we buy bananas to make smoothies. Most times sometimes they simply sit on the counter and turn brown. Sometimes we plan to write blog posts. Sometimes we make excuses life gets in the way, and awesome blogs sit lonely and postless for an entire … Continue reading »
Rest. Or Else.
My body has been subtly threatening me. A twinge in my back during Zumba class, a more-than-occasional cough, a tweak in my left calf, almost-constant scull-crushing headaches. My body is quietly whispering, “take it down a notch or I’ll take away your ability to move make you.” My body has been known to stop functioning force … Continue reading »
Obsess Much?
Did you know I starred in the official Zumba video for National Dance Day? Ok, you caught me. That’s not me. That’s gorgeous Zumba celebrity, dancer, mother, and woman I want to slap for being so accomplished and cute, Gina. I tried not to post about National Dance Day. Really, I did! I figured that … Continue reading »
Vacation Masochism
The husband and I spent the entire the week of the 4th of July avoiding real life vacationing in mountainous Colorado, the state created for people addicted to exercise active individuals. Aside from the days spent dozing while David drove driving to and from, I completed some sort of physical activity every day. Because apparently … Continue reading »
Colorific! (Running Still Sucks)
The Color Run came to Kansas City! In this 5k run, volunteers hurl eatable, but bitter-tasting colored powder at the white-clad runners at the completion of each kilometer. Although their website never explicitly stated it, I had a feeling that arriving at the finish line in Technicolor would make the running part slightly more bearable. … Continue reading »
Healthy Living Sucks Like a Tapeworm
When my grandmother was a young girl, she saw weight-loss pills in a store window. Take the green pill to start losing weight. Take the red pill when you reach your ideal weight and want to stop. The green will was a tape worm. The red pill killed the tape worm. How did she know … Continue reading »
Onions and Other Easy Vegetables
My husband adores onions. Occasionally he eats raw onions like an apple just to freak me out for fun. He believes that the addition of onions and bacon to any dish instantly improves it. I don’t know about that bacon part, but I’m on board with onions. According to the Huffington Post, eating onions on … Continue reading »
Chin-Up Check-In
Turns out, pull-ups are impossible challenging. Chin-ups are hard, but slightly easier than pull-ups. The difference? Hand grip. Pull-up hand grip: Chin-up hand grip: During a pull-up, you use mostly the lats, middle back, or latissimus dorsi for you fitness nerds educated exercisers. Changing your grip to the chin-up position involves the bicep muscles as well. Anyone … Continue reading »
Women and Boners—I mean, bones…
Did you know that half of women over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis? That’s scary! My mom is over 50 doesn’t look a day over 30. So why am I embarrassing my mother on the Internet? Because it is Women’s Health Month and National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. Seemed like a … Continue reading »
