Things have been pretty lazy around here lately, well, for the dogs. Miko got snugly in his office bed where it’s never too hot for a fleece blanket. And Skipper has been switching between the cool floors and chihuahua beds. Hubby and I weren’t lazy Sunday, we drove to a hilly trail for a run. […]
Shamrock’n Half Marathon
Whew, what a weekend! I took on the Shamrock’n Half marathon this morning and this week leading up to it has kind of been an emotional roller coaster. I was almost not gonna sign up for this half after my experience running it in 2011 being on the morning of spring forward, odd weather, and […]
Kicky Avocado Dressing
On Sunday night, I headed to my first vegan potluck in Sacramento for a presentation by Jed Soliz of Team Veg. I played it safe taking a huge spinach meal salad with kidney beans and my avocado ranch dressing, but had a blast sampling many unique dishes other vegans brought including a curry couscous, Indian […]
Quick Cheesy Sauce
I survived my 7.5 mile leg of the CIM Relay yesterday in frigid 27 degrees, barely! When I arrived at the start of the leg, I didn’t want to leave my warm car as I watched other runners uncomfortably dash to the start in skimpy running clothes. I finally did. For the race, I layered […]
First Race Award and Wheat Berry Salad
No luck with getting Skipper to use his doghouse in the backyard yet, but Miko is happy to claim it! I’m hoping to get Skipper comfortable in it soon because it started raining early this morning and Skipper let us know he was not happy about it in the backyard even though he was under […]
Women’s Fitness Festival 5k
Wow, where did the weekend go? It’s been a fun and interesting one if a little busy. Friday night we stepped out for sushi and came home to watch The Bay and what a great found footage-style thriller like Cloverfield and Chronicle. I liked the underlying message about the environment and factory farming even though […]
Cheesy Flax Sauce
Back to the grind after a long weekend and it was nice to disconnect for a few days after a crazy week. Well, as much as I could being on call for work. We had a laid-back small Memorial Day BBQ at my sister’s house Sunday that was very pleasant. I packed a bunch of […]
Run Rocklin 12k
Whew, I’m feeling a little wiped after an awesome 12k race! Today started very early with a huge pre-race smoothie of hemp protein powder, strawberries, banana, kale, carrots, chia seeds, and dates for plenty of energy. I left the house at 6:45am to pick up my sister and dash to the Run Rocklin 12k we […]
Capay Valley Almond Festival
I ended up not running yesterday because it was too windy. I can and have run in a lot of weather conditions including freezing rain and triple digit heat, but I’m a wuss when it comes to strong wind. The few times I’ve tried it, I get really tired and a runny nose, no fun! […]
Bye Bye Week
Finally the weekend is here, for a 4-day work week – it felt a lot longer. Actually the busy days flew by, but I felt like mush at the end of them with so many projects going on at my job currently. My sweet hubby made me this cute Grumpy Cat 3D paper meme to […]