Chocolate and granola meet in this delicious breakfast treat When I was growing up, I had the same routine every morning. For some reason, I would get up extra early. My mom left early for work and my dad worked 2nd shift. It was my responsibility to wake my dad up to get me ready for school. While I waited for 7:30 to roll around, I watched my favorite shows like Aladdin and Saved by the Bell. To my dad's dismay, his least favorite show came on when I woke him up - Timon & Pumba! I ...
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Carrot Cake Pop Tarts
Cake and pie meet in this delicious spring treat I went on an unexpected Easter egg hunt yesterday. Every morning I take Winston for a walk. I always go through a check list before we leave - bags (for clean up,) key, phone. I always use the RunKeeper app and start it as soon as we leave. I didn't remember starting it, but it wouldn't be like me not to. It was a typical walk except for the moderate rainfall. Once, we got home I put my hand in my pocket to stop the app and was ...
Hummingbird Granola
Granola filled with the flavors of spring There's big news at the TEB household - we have kittens! I'm obsessed with cats, so you know I went wild when I heard the news. I actually couldn't believe it. See - this female cat started coming by each day at the same time and same place. The first time I saw her I thought she was "in heat," so I joked that we would be having kittens soon - but I didn't mean in two days! It turns out she had the kittens in our backyard. We have owls ...
Cherry Smoothie
The perfect smoothie packed with cherries, banana, coconut milk and coconut water What does an injured runner do for exercise? Why turn to her handy pink bike cruiser, of course! Since suffering a pelvic injury at the end of April, I've encountered various emotions - questioning if I'll ever run again and longing to hit the roads - but through it all, I've found a surprising friend with my bike, Bonnie. I used to scoff at cyclists. I knew what they were doing was hard, but I thought ...
Chocolate Avocado Muffins
Fudgy chocolate muffins made with avocado April 30th. That's the last day I ran. I remember how I felt. I remember the song I listened to around mile 4. I didn't suspect anything was wrong. Well, OK maybe I did feel a twinge the day before and about halfway through my run, but I ignored it. It wasn't too big of a deal. Just 5 hours later, I was in tremendous pain - couldn't sit or stand. Now nearly 6 weeks later I'm still uncertain of my running future. Will I run again and have that ...