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My name’s Kristin and I’m an Iowa Girl! I eat as well as one can with a massive sweet tooth, run as often as I can despite the finnicky Midwestern weather, and am more often than not, thinking about the insanely cool places I want to travel to!
I am LOVING the guest post submissions on your best vacation ever! Keep ‘em coming and remember that you don’t need to have a blog to submit a post, and your vacation didn’t need to be out of the country to count. We wanna hear why (read full article)
The heat never came! We’re sittin’ pretty at 83 degrees right now, and the cool breeze plus mild temps (compared to what we’ve been experiencing,) lured me out under the umbrella on my back deck to read all afternoon. Eclipse, nat (read full article)
I think the heat may have affected my brain, because I thought it’d be a terrific idea to go running in the 97 degree Saharan desert that has become Iowa after work. It was pure insanity and I had to walk half of the last mile. I thought I (read full article)
It’s HOT. No it’s not Paris hot. It’s HOT hot! We’re sitting at a 110 degree heat index at the moment, so I figured it was in my best interests to workout in the comfort of my air conditioned living room this afternoon. I pop (read full article)
Hello! How’d your Monday go? Mine was good except I’m still sitting all day at work and (TMI?) my buns are sore! I don’t know how I used to do it because sitting in a chair for 8 hours is just not for me. The good news is that they (read full article)
All honorable intentions of whipping up a delectable pasta feast tonight completely flew out the window when I found this in my mailbox, and these in my pantry. Because ten minutes later I found myself with this… and a whole lot of t (read full article)
Who’s ready for dinner?! I made on oldie, but goodie tonight – Tortilla Egg Scramble! This has become a quick & easy dinner favorite in la casa de IGE. Ben even let out an audible "yay!" when I told him what I was makin (read full article)
You guys asked for more burger recipes, so more burger recipes is what I’m dishen’ up! Tonight – Jalapeno Popper Cheddar Burgers with Bacon! WITH BACON!!! I actually can’t claim this burger idea as my own. My clever husband d (read full article)
This guest post comes from Allison, who shares her struggles and triumphs while learning how to cook, at Post-College Kitchen! ~~~~~ Summertime makes eating fresh & healthy salads easier than ever! Start with a bed of greens (spinach is my favor (read full article)
It was a picture-perfect day for a balloon race at the National Balloon Classic, in Indianola, IA yesterday! This national balloon competition attracts over 100 balloonists from all over the country to come to compete in a week long event. We only (read full article)
Good morning! Ben and I had ourselves a good ol’ fashioned evening out last night. We started with happy hour at our favorite British Pub, Royal Mile. Royal Mile is chill, cozy and they have a great selection of beer. TGIF – I say! (read full article)
I guess I knew this day would come…someday. Ok I’ll quit being dramatic, but seriously, Microsoft finally “upgraded” their user’s Hotmail accounts and they’re all jacked up! It’s now painfully slow to load an (read full article)
Fun Fact: Every time I hear the theme song to the NBC Nightly News, I think of my Mom cooking dinner at home. Growing up, I remember getting so annoyed when 5:30pm rolled around, and I had to turn off whatever I was watching (probably Daria) so she (read full article)
Well the heat index was 101 when I got off work today but, gosh darn it, I was going to RUN! So I did – 3 miles in the blazing sun. It was just as you imagine it would be. Brutal. Insane. Stupid hot. But as I was pacing around my cool basement (read full article)
Hello! I kicked off "no excuses" week this afternoon, with a nice 4 miler in the scorching heat. Seriously clouds, why is it that you miraculously disappear the moment I step out the door, only to re-appear and cover the sun the minute I st (read full article)
Would you believe me if I told you that I ate at a place called Mullets tonight?? Well, I did – HA! Mullets is a new downtown restaurant/bar, with a fabulous two-tiered patio, and terrific views of downtown and the ball park. The inside is (read full article)
HELLO! Have you let out a big breath yet? It’s the weekend! After work I went over to a friend’s parent’s house to chat and pick up a little somethin’ somethin’. You see, this friend of mine recently got engaged and t (read full article)
Hello! Oooooooh boy. Am I ever thankful that this week is almost over! I almost had a meltdown today when a project I had been working on for nearly 4 hours MAGICALLY CLOSED ITSELF and I lost everything. Note to self: hit the save button more than on (read full article)
I kind of didn’t want to eat my dinner tonight, it looked so pretty. Ah, who am I kidding…I paused for approximately 2 seconds before diving into my party in a bowl – a Grilled Vegetable Salad! Look at those colors – gawgeous (read full article)
Evenin’ folks! For a day that started out as a 1, it sure pulled through and ended up being a perfect 10! Actually, I take that back. As I was driving home I decided the clear blue skies and dazzling sunshine deserved a 10, but downgraded the d (read full article)
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