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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!
Good morning! Holy. Cow. It was 62 degrees when my Mom and I left for our morning walk! Those two crazy women walking around with their arms stuffed into their t-shirts so only their hands were visible? Yeah, that was us. It was ch-ch-ch-chilly! Ch (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)
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)
Breakfast was out-of-control amazing today – Banana Split Oatmeal!! Remember when I told you I had 10 jars of almond/peanut/nut butter in my house at this very moment? Well, four of them are some nut butters that MaraNatha sent me to try! I (read full article)
Good morning! Happy Monday and welcome to the start of a beautiful week! I am in a fantastic mood. My Mom and I walked in the cool, humidity-free, 70 degree morning air and witnessed the most beautiful, pink and orange sunrise. Then, Ben text message (read full article)
My prayers have been answered – a morning without rain! It was cool and there was a very “summer camp” vibe in the air as my Mom and I walked around our standard path in the wee hours of the morning. We hadn’t been out si (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)
Look what I brought home from work today! A giant bag of mini Larabars – WHEEE!!! A friend of mine at work has a fiancé who was at a race this weekend where they were handing these bad boys out (woah, that was confusing!) Apparently ther (read full article)
It’s a beautiful morning here in central Iowa, so I decided to head out into the sunsetRISE for a 4.25 mile run after my Mom walk! Plus, there’s no time like the present to break in a new pedicure. The morning air was humid, but cool, a (read full article)
Good morning! After a warm and sticky Mom walk this morning, I dug into a brand new breakfast – Raspberry Banana Oatgurt! WHATgurt? Oatgurt! Oatmeal + Greek yogurt! I first spied this concoction on Holly’s blog, and was confused (read full article)
Did you watch the Dancing with the Stars finale last night?! I watched this season on and off, but tuned in last night to see who would take home the coveted mirrored-ball trophy. WOW (spoiler alert) Nicole can DANCE! Maybe it’s because sheR (read full article)
After we filled up Ben’s gas tank last night, we headed to The Max Culvers! Culver’s is best known for their juicy burgers served on a buttered bun – or if you ask Ben, their cheese curds – but I go for the silky, velvety smo (read full article)
Mornin’! It’s gray and drizzly outside, but I got to wake up to the sound of the rain which was so nice! It certainly made it hard to get up and get going though and I actually contemplated going back to bed for 15 minutes after brushing (read full article)
Howdy! O.M.G. dinner was incredible! But more on that in a sec. This afternoon after some cleaning, laundry and general chore-doing, I munched on a couple of my favorite things… Almond butter & carrots (you know I just licked the almond (read full article)
You know those times when replacing the decadent, dreamy dessert you really want, with a piece of fruit, just isn’t going to cut it? I’ve got the solution for you: Chocolate Covered Orange Slices! YES! 3 minutes is all is takes to whip (read full article)
Eek, I overslept! Perhaps I should add “waking up” to my a.m. time management tip list!? I was having the craziest, most vivid dreams that completely captured my attention, apparently. Do you remember your dreams? Ok. Baking last night (read full article)
By the time you read this, I’ll be at cruising altitude. My destination? New York City!!! It’s kind of a long story, but I’ll be in the big apple until Tuesday night, shooting a print ad campaign for a large allergy medication c (read full article)
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