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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!
Mornin’! It was another beautiful, albeit humid, morning for a quick run, so I whipped out a speedy mile and half after my morning Mom walk. I wasn’t really feeling it, as my Mom and I rounded the final corner of our walk, but I thou (read full article)
Mornin’! Good news – I’ve found coffee’s perfect mate! Nope, not Coffeemate, good ol’ Half & Half with a sprinkling of Sun Crystals. Sun Crystals is a stevia/sugar blend and lately I’ve been adding about a (read full article)
Today’s going to be a GREAT day, and here’s why! I kicked my morning off with a run. I must have brought some of that warm Texas weather home with me, because we’re supposed to have heat indexes in the 100s this week. No way I̵ (read full article)
It’s another beautiful day in the neighborhood, which I celebrated with a festive bowl of multigrain cheerios & strawberries! My Mom went fruit crazy at the grocery store earlier this week, getting watermelon, strawberries, grapes, cantalo (read full article)
Oooo second day soreness from my tennis escapades has set in with a fierceness! I felt like a little old lady peeling myself out of bed this morning – ankles creaking, hips tight and, omg, my swinging arm!! Ok, it’s definitely not as bad (read full article)
Oats in a Jar! Conditions were perfect… MMM! I feel like I’ve been working on this particular jar of Trader Joe’s Salted Peanut Butter for ages…it’s actually been around 2 months, which is still a pretty long time for a (read full article)
Good morning – happy Monday! I’m certain that Iowa will no longer be considered a land locked state after this week is over. The rain will not stop! My Mom and I had to navigate around the lakes and rivers that have consumed the sidewal (read full article)
Mornin’ – TFIG TGIF! I had a very busy evening last night that included finishing up some cookies for a wedding shower this weekend (loved how they turned out – I will show you on Monday because I think the bride might be reading!) (read full article)
I worked out when I woke up this morning! The alarm went off at 5:15, I was out the door walking with my Mom at 5:30, and running my little heart out by 5:55. Working out in the humidity of the am = sweating profusely while trying to get ready. Luck (read full article)
Ahhh, I woke up to the sound of the rain this morning. A gentle thunderstorm, actually! It started coming down here around 7pm last night and hasn’t really stopped since! Morning Mom walk was canceled, but the extra sleep to the soothing rai (read full article)
Boy do I have a stellar new oatmeal combo for you… Pina Colada Oatmeal! In the mix: 1/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal 2/3 cup water 1 ripe banana 3/4 cup fresh pineapple, divided dash coconut syrup Sliced almonds Combine oats, water, banana and (read full article)
Mornin’! Wow – I stepped outside the door for my morning Mom walk at 5:30am and swore that was 10:30am! It has gotten to be SO light out in the mornings. I just love being able to see all the pretty, blooming lilac bushes and, ohhh, my (read full article)
Look who is STILL here! The dark comedy, The Men Who Stare At Goats, has turned into a horror flick, The Movie We Keep Forgetting to Return! Nothing like spending $3 on a movie we never got around to watching… Oh well, maybe I’ll get (read full article)
There’s some good eats goin’ on this morning! Oh pardon me, good morning and TGIF! Ok, back to these eats! Breakfast is going to be killer. I’m taking it on the go, and we’ve got all the important food groups covered. Hand (read full article)
What? You don’t ride your bike with rhubarb in the water bottle holder? Last night, when I went to pick up this rhubarb from my parent’s house, my Mom had made a fresh Rhubarb Tart that I just had to have a piece of. Check this re (read full article)
Gateway Market has redeemed themselves! Ben and I sprinted into the market’s cafe between rain drops and got right to ordering. I was going to get my standard Vegetarian Pad Thai, but I thought – you know what, this is a free meal so I (read full article)
Here’s the cookie order I was working on this week – little cutouts of the state of Iowa! Aww, I love my state. I started by lining my sugar cookies in thick, royal icing. After the outline dried, I filled it in with thinned out royal (read full article)
Good morning! I slept like a bebe last night – it’s always nice to lay your head in your own bed, know what I mean? Plus I got to fall asleep to the sound of the drizzling rain…ahhh, bliss. This morning, I whipped up a quick and (read full article)
Morning! Kate Gosselin finally got kicked off Dancing with the Stars! I felt bad for her – she seemed genuinely upset – but she was just an awful dancer. I couldn’t watch her for many more episodes! I think Ethan or Nicole is going (read full article)
Happy Monday! Anything exciting happen over the weekend that you’re just dying to share? Let’s hear it! I saw a movie, got a pedicure and cleaned up my garden. Pretty exciting stuff, really. Last night, Ben and I continued our new Sun (read full article)
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