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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!
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)
Does anyone know when hedgeapples come into season? I have been finding these disgusting little spiders near my outside doors recently, and it needs to stop pronto!!! Spiders are pretty much my number one fear and I literally want to move to a new ho (read full article)
Alert the presses! The weather was, dare I say, tolerable today?! The humidity level mercifully dropped below 50%, making for a very enjoyable walk at lunch time, and run after work! I’m also happy to report that I steered clear of any large (read full article)
I know I keep saying this, but today was definitely the hottest run yet!!! Four miles of sweat-dripping, sun-blazing, breeze-missing heat. Brutes. On the plus side, I was temporarily distracted from my sticky situation when I almost ran into a massiv (read full article)
Hello! Had a TERRIFIC four mile run after work today! The hills trail was alive with the sound of music nature! The calling birds, the rustling leaves, the croaking toads – it was wonderful. 50% of the reason why I don’t listen to music (read full article)
Alert, alert, alert! It’s official – Trader Joe’s is coming to my town!!!!!! I am SO pumped for never-ending supplies of almond butter, peanut butter filled pretzels and so.much.more! Opening day is TBD, but it supposed to happen so (read full article)
I have a problem. It’s called – I can’t recognize people if they’re wearing sunglasses. I feel like a toddler playing peek-a-boo. Hide behind your hands sunglasses, and it’s as if you aren’t even there! I’ve (read full article)
Hi, how’s your weekend going?! Mine’s been great so far – I can’t believe we’ve been blessed with so many picture-perfect days in row. Sun, sun and MORE SUN! I love it! Ben and I kicked off our long, sunny weekend last (read full article)
I was so naive. Just two days ago I thought I was running in the hottest weather ever. I learned real quick that today I was running in the hottest weather ever! It was slap-in-the-face hot, and I sweated up a STORM on my run after work! Thankfully, (read full article)
I ♥ summer thunderstorms! It was crazy beautiful (and HOT!) in the Midwest today, but as soon as 4:00 came around, the clouds started rooooollin’ in. I made a dash for my trail and pounded out 3.5 miles in 30 minutes before the sky began to (read full article)
Whoops. I got the jeans I was after this afternoon… and so much more! It’s true - the shopping Gods were on my side today and I came home with all you see here for truly, not that much dinero! There were a TON of BOGO offers, so I to (read full article)
We’ve gone from grey to blue, from rain to shine – it ended up being a beautiful day and I made it out for my run, yahoo! It was magical, too. Hard, but magical. I really do miss running when I haven’t made a lot of time for it! I p (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)
Good Heavens – could it BE anymore deliriously delightful outside?! I stole away for a quick, two mile walk in the sunshine at lunch today…in boots…with pointy(ish) toes. Rookie mistake. I ended up with a wicked blister on the top o (read full article)
The bond between girl and cinnamon-sugar is strong. So strong, in fact, that it will cause said girl to leave her home at 6:50am to get a warm, fresh-out-of-the-oven, Cinnamon Crunch Bagel from her local Panera. That girl is me. It’s true. I (read full article)
Hello everyone! Well I said I’d be laying low this weekend, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a TON of errands and chores to do! As I was laying in bed this morning, everything I wanted to accomplish was swirling around in my head, (read full article)
Hello! How’d your Monday go? I got out for a fabulous 35 minute walk during my lunch hour to twirl around walk normally by the tulips that bloomed over the weekend. Aren’t they wonderful? They’re lining the streets downtown where I (read full article)
Wow folks, it’s a gorgeous one out there! Nary a cloud in the sky. Dreamy. I took the opportunity to go for a…mmm…invigorating three mile run after work today. I’ve been running regularly for over five years, and it never ce (read full article)
Weather.com, I apologize. You told me all day that by early afternoon, the sky would clear, the sun would come out and the temperature would rise. I doubted you though. I even whispered “Pssssht. You suck, Weather.com.” to myself as I wal (read full article)
"It’s the freakin’ weekend, baby I’m about to have me some fun!" While I may not love, or even like, R Kelly, he sure said it right – happy freakin’ weekend! I kicked things off with an outside trail run R (read full article)
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