My Idea of Shopping
No, I wasn’t waiting in line at 4 AM for Target to open. Nor did I set foot in Costco today, or any sort of mall for that matter. Nope, the only store that saw my money was the local Asian market. Kabocha. Check. After I got home, CD helped me lug all of our Christmas decorations up from the basement, and the only thing I managed to put up was Einstein’s Happy Hanukkah sign. Radley got jealous, stole Einstein’s Dreidel, and tried to bury it outside in the dirt.

Thanksgiving Comes To An End
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Just a quick recap before I go to bed. After my morning race and oat bran, CD and I took the pups for a walk around the neighborhood, and then came home to get ready for our annual Thanksgiving potluck. We weren’t going to be eating until 2, and so I had a protein smoothie around noon. I used to starve myself all day on Thanksgiving and Christmas and then stuff myself silly when it came time for the big holiday meal. That was dumb. Now I eat normally, and just treat the big meal as a late lunch. The spread (p

A Runner No More
This morning I am thankful for my friend Cherie who picks me up in her warm car every year early Thanksgiving morning on her way to The Bolt. The Boulevard Bolt, a Nashville Thanksgiving day tradition, is a 5 mile race that I have run 7 years in a row…until this year. This year, I swallowed by pride and walked most of it. Instead of beating myself up an

Nut Butter Love
This morning, I made Katie’s Lazy-Girl Quiche, but I used eggs…and added chicken. So, vegan? Definitely not. However, that means that both vegans as well as non-vegans should click here for the recipe, and while you’re at it, click here and

New Favorite Condiment Alert
Just like my girls Gina and Lara, I adore me some shrimp. That was dinner from a few nights ago, and I’ve eaten the same exact bowl several times since. It’s my interpretation of Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp, consisting of raw spiralized zucchini squash noodles, steamed veggies,