1.  My job.  I know that’s silly, but I really love it!  After 3 years of working with only one other person or by myself, it’s really nice to be working with people and helping people.  Co-workers like this don’t hurt either:

2. My own little cuddle bugs… Tuaca has been extra cuddly lately, and it gets a little distracting. The workout pictures are from two separate occasions, and Blue is always cuddly.

3.  Puffs Plus Lotion with the scent of Vicks.  Yup, I got sick again… And these things are my favorite ever.  They are soft so they don’t hurt your nose AND they help clear you up when your stuffy.  Win Win.

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4.  Dove Go Sleeveless Deodorant.  I used to use Lady Speed Stick and it worked great but I ran out and couldn’t find the scent I liked, so I decided to try something else… And I love it! I have the Soothing Chamomile scent and it’s really nice.  The deodorant works great, it’s gentle on my skin, and it smells great.  I had some on when I went for my run yesterday and I smelled wonderful even though I was sweating.

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5. Healthy Choice Top Chef inspired Café Steamers.  I’ve been eating a lot of the “healthy frozen meals” lately they are easy and some of them are pretty darn tasty.  They are especially great for work, they are quick to microwave, easy to eat and easy to clean up.  I’ve tried quite a few meals from various brands but the Healthy Choice Top Chef inspired ones tend to be my favorite, but my absolute favorites are the Honey Glazed Turkey with Sweet Potatoes:

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Although this is a professional photo, it really does look this delicious!  My second favorite has to be the Chicken and Linguini with Red Pepper Alfredo sauce.  It’s got a little bit of a kick, but it’s delicious, with a good portion of veggies mixed in.

For the record, Jason loves the Turkey one as well, but his absolute favorite is the regular Café Steamer’s Beef Merlot.

6. Maybelline Fit Me foundation. Recently I’ve seen a few of my friends on Facebook ask what foundation their friends are using and I can’t say enough about the Fit Me line.  I was never a big fan of wearing foundation, I had pretty clear skin growing up but as I got older I was starting to get acne (which was birth control related, but that’s for another post) and foregoing foundation was not an option any more.  After trying a BUNCH of different kinds and not liking the way they felt I tried the Fit Me line and fell in love.  It’s light/medium coverage and it goes on really light and it lets your skin breathe still (I also mix it with moisturizer to get really sheer coverage when my skin is really clear, it gives it the perfect amount of coverage without looking like your wearing anything!).  Even thought the colors do blend well for any skin tone, I mix 3 different shades to perfectly match my skin on a daily basis; some days I’m darker or paler than others and I like my foundation to match perfectly.  Also my skins undertones change depending on how light or dark my skin is (yellower in the winter, warmer/pinker in the summer) so the colors I use are the one closest to my “regular” skin tone, one that is just a shade lighter (ivory with more yellow undertones) than the color my skin is when I’m my palest, and conversely a shade darker (with more pink undertones) than my darkest tanned skin tone… It works great for me, and the makeup artist who did my makeup for the wedding complimented me on that technique.

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Well, that’s all I got folks. Until next time!

Disclaimer:  Any opinions on the products are my own, I was not paid by any of the companies to give a review nor was I compensated for mentioning their product or given money to purchase any of the products.  Any products mentioned were purchased with my own personal money for my own personal use, I just liked them so decided to share.

Whew.  It’s been a crazy few weeks over here, and I don’t even know where to start…  I got that job I mentioned before.  I work part time at the front desk of an Inn!  It’s really exciting to be doing something new, although it was really scary to start working for someone else after almost 3 years of making my own schedule and doing my own thing.  I do have to say that I love it and I love having to get out of the house and wear real clothes and interact with people outside of my little bubble.  But even though it’s only two days a week (for now) it’s two very long days and I’m still working at the farm and was cleaning the bar before going to work at the Inn! So it’s been a little crazy adjusting from 1-3 hour days to 12 hour days twice a week.  And Jason has found someone to at least clean the bar for me on the days I’m at the Inn, so aside from having to take care of horses this next week (at TWO farms) I’m not feeling as overwhelmed as I have been the last couple weeks.

As for running, I’m still running!  I ran 2.11 miles on Monday without taking a walk break for the first time since I ran my half marathon in October 2011!  It’s still rather hard, but I’m getting there and I am very proud of myself for getting back into it… My body is definitely showing off my hard work.  Something I haven’t mentioned on the blog, I’ve lost 18lbs officially (as of last week) since I started eating right and working out (and not drinking) and I can really feel the difference.  Jason has lost almost 20 lbs from eating right and not drinking, we’re taking baby steps with him so next he’ll start working out!  All in all we’re feeling pretty good over here and I’m proud of Jason and myself for taking charge and doing what needed to be done to be healthier!

As for the house, things have been a changin!!

This is what our sad little laundry room looked like before… Well, after I cleaned it.

Check out that super awesome wallpaper…

Well, the wallpaper is gone and then this happened…

We’re still not done yet, and I’ll do a full before and after post; but I wanted to share what’s been going on and why I’ve been pretty quiet lately… Between working, running and working on this project there isn’t much time to do anything besides sleep!

Now to catch up on housework!!  Until next time!

I’ve been wanting to do a post like this for a while, and I’ll definitely do a couple posts (and maybe make this a regular thing) for different topics like home, recipes, clothes, crafts… So if you like these kinds of posts, stay tuned for more!

I love fitness pins because they give me instant motivation to workout.  I also love ones that are a little funny, because who couldn’t use a good laugh once in a while… Here are some of my favorite fitness pins right now:

Most of these are just inspirational quotes or pictures, but the images are linked to the website/article they came from, or to my pin of it if the link was broken.

No Excuses.

If this doesn’t motivate you, I don’t know what will.

This one is so true, especially when I was training for my half marathon!

Super fit!

Strong  > Skinny

Gotta love strong arms.

Great tips in the article!

Yup, that’s about right.

5 Crossfit workouts you can do at home

I have to try and remind myself of this every time.

Who hasn’t wished this would work?

I love this pin because it reminds me to keep going even when I don’t see a difference.

Hope you enjoyed them, and maybe they motivated you a little bit too!

I’ve been toying with the idea of changing up the blog for a while.  Back when I was partnered with Foodbuzz I felt pretty restricted by what I could write about… I mean, they are a network of FOOD BLOGS, so I felt like I had to write about food (and I kind of had to) !  Don’t get me wrong, I like writing about what I eat, trying new recipes and trying to come up with my own.  It helps keep me accountable and keep my health in check; but there are so many other topics I want to talk about and I want my blog to reflect that.

I want to be able to talk about the crafty projects I make for the house, the room transformations we have going on and in the future and working on our curb appeal.  I want to share things that I find inspiring! I would love to share some style and beauty stuff too.  I absolutely love Pinterest and would love to share some of my favorite pins or articles that I’ve found.   Don’t worry though, I still want to write about fitness, running, races, eating right and about fun new recipes… I’m just going to broaden my horizons a bit.  I hope you guys enjoy the changes to come and continue to follow me on my journey!!

Until next time!