Fives!

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Leftovers for lunch! Despite eating Italian chicken sausage for dinner last night, I was awfully excited to eat it again this afternoon. Sadie desperately wanted in on that sausage. I wasn’t in a sharing mood (so evil, I know), so I tried to tempt her with some carrots. Clearly she wasn’t having it. We’re friends [...]

Workout Swap

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Good morning! I love that ridiculous face. Workout I awoke this morning with hamstrings that were still pretty sore from Monday’s leg workout. I initially planned to workout legs today, but that just wasn’t happening. I decided to swap today’s workout with tomorrow’s planned run and ran five miles instead. I was actually quite happy [...]

Rental Sweet Rental

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We officially have patio furniture! Slowly but surely we’re turning our rental house into a home. (Source) The addition of the outdoor furniture that we bought on Saturday at a consignment store makes our screened-in porch feel so much more inviting. It still looks pretty bare-bones right now (I’d like to add some cushions and [...]

We Bought a Bed!

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Last night I stumbled upon a bed that I absolutely loved. I thought it looked classy, gender-neutral and could be the focal point of a bedroom that is either vintage, comfy and casual (the look I’m after right now) or made to look more adult and fancy (a look I may want in the future… [...]

Blog Talk Tuesdays: Part VII

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Blog Talk Tuesdays has returned! In case you’re new around here, Blog Talk Tuesdays is a series I started on this blog to address questions I’ve received about blogging in an organized way – Q&A style! Past Blog Talk Tuesdays topics include: How to Start a Blog, Blog Focus, Self Hosting and More Blogger Safety [...]

Box Jumps

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Have any of you guys attempted box jumps? (Source) The above picture is an extreme example of box jumps, but box jumps freak the crap out of me. I tried them for the first time during my one and only free session with a personal trainer and I was such a baby. I’m afraid I’ll [...]