20 questions

I've had this little blog of mine for almost a year and a half now.  It has been such a joy to share this small space of the internet with you all.  And I figured that after 1.5 years it's about time that I share a little more about me, the girl behind the blog.  So let's delve together into a little game of twenty questions, shall we?

1.  How did you make your first dollar? 
Besides earning an allowance as a kid, my first "real" job was as a lifeguard at our neighborhood pool.  Lifeguarding is the best high school summer job ever - six hour shifts, all day in the sunshine, and a great tan.  These days I steer clear of the sun (boo, skin cancer) so I'm about 400 shades lighter than I was in high school.

running recap: week 4

This post is part of an ongoing series to recap my runs as I train for a marathon - you can read more about that here! 

If there is one word to describe Week 4, it is this: asthma.  Also known as my worst running enemy.  My seasonal allergies have kicked in the past couple of weeks, but this week in particular I started noticing shortness of breath in the smallest things.  I grew up with exercise-induced asthma, so this was no surprise but it amazed me how difficult it was to breathe during my runs this week.  So I slowed the pace down a little a lot, and focused more on just getting the miles in instead of how fast I was running.  That helped immensely. 

recipe: chicken jambalaya

Between my job, social commitments and (now) my running regimen, it's hard to find time to make dinner every night of the week.  So lately I've been trying to make one or two dinners during the week, with enough leftovers to last an additional meal or two.  I've had a couple of successes lately that the hubby has asked me to put into the regular meal rotation - a request that a wife always loves to hear! 

This jambalaya is one of those meals.  I modified a recipe from this health-conscious cookbook to whip up this Cajun-inspired dish that is super easy to make.  Not to mention, it is healthy! 
Double win.   

Chicken Jambalaya

(makes ~6 servings)

running recap: week 3

This post is part of an ongoing series to recap my runs as I train for a marathon - you can read more about that here! 

happy mother's day

Happy Mother's Day to the best mom I could ask for!  My mom and I have not always seen eye to eye (read: I was a pretty terrible teenager) but as I have grown up, we have only grown closer.  I am so thankful to have her in my life and grateful to be her daughter.  So in my mom's honor, I've made a list of twenty things (big and small) that I've learned from my mom over the years.