Having a baby can be a pleasant yet mystifying time in your life, especially if you are a first-time parent. You may often wonder if you are making the right decisions for your baby. A …
Training Week 6
Hello, beautiful people. Welcome back to another week of my Avon 39 training. This week was quite the week, let me tell you. Besides increasing my mileage by A LOT, I also was dealing with …
AVON 39: Training Week 5
I always find it amazing how I can never predict how the week is going to go on Sunday. I have it planned out in my head how I would like for the training week …
Shaken, Not Stirred: When Hiking Goes Wrong
When we moved here in 2015, I hiked almost every week. I loved it! I loved the serenity and the beauty of the trails. A particular trail, The Homestead Blue Ridge Trail in Winters, CA, I had …
AVON 39 Training Week 4
This week was a little hectic because my teenager had all sorts of things going on. She is a swimmer, and with that, she had yet another swim meet. This swim meet was farther out …
Keto Pizza Dough
Many people grow up loving foods containing refined carbohydrates, and when it’s not a problem, we are delightfully oblivious to how many of the everyday food that we eat contain refined carbohydrate. When I was …
AVON 39 Training
When I registered for the AVON 39, I knew I was taking on a serious and but very important challenge. I’m feeling strong today. I’m on my mission to jumpstart my training and fundraising …
AVON 39 Training Week 3
This week started out a little hokey. While writing the dates on my training calendar Sunday evening, I realized that I was using the wrong one. Oh my goodness, was I relieved. I have been …
Yummy Buffalo Chicken Chili
I just had to post this. This is so good for those cold nights when nothing else seems to be able to warm you up. This is an easy and healthy chicken chili recipe that …
40 Minute HIIT Workout
Hey ladies!!I have been up since 7:30 am this morning with the baby! After taking some time off to concentrate on my diet (ketogenetic) and workouts (half and marathon training) since November, I have been …
AVON 39 Training Weeks 1 & 2
I am combining week one and two because I started “officially” marathon training before I had completely convinced myself to join the AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer. But since I was training, I …
I’m Walking the AVON 39
Well I did it! I have finally decided to take on a HUGE challenge. I’ve decided for my 40th birthday (July 1), I’m going to do something challenging, outside the box, and totally awesome! I …