Hi gang!  Is everybody having a lovely holiday weekend? We are but it is going by way too quickly!  I have so much to get done this week in preparation for going to Atlanta this weekend.  YaY!  I’m excited but also have a feeling that it’s going to sneak up on me fast!

I got in a nice long run yesterday and the weather could not have been more perfect.  The sun was out and it was very chilly, in the 40s when I started.  I busted out 12 miles and felt a lovely satisfaction once it was done.  I know I won’t get a long run in this upcoming weekend, so I needed to make sure I got a decent one in while I could!

I never really got “hot” during the run.  I warmed up but it was chilly the entire time.  Taking a long HOT HOT…

Hi gang!  Yesterday was a much needed “unplug” day from everything.  No work, no blog, no run, and computer interaction to a minimum.  I very much needed some time away which I feel is important.  If we don’t get time to recharge then everything in life becomes stale and routine.   Especially blogging! I definitely think everyone could use some chill time when it comes to blogging and not stress about getting a post out everyday or every 10 minutes depending on the style of your blog.

I woke up early for my run yesterday and was not feeling it.  I was dreading it,  as in, ” *sigh* Today’s my long run which means I have to go all the way out there and back.  Man I just don’t want to run that.”

I love my long runs as much as I love my right arm so when…

Hello my little OHCers!  How is your Monday going so far? Mine is going by way too fast!  I have a ton of stuff to do and it seems like I might not have much time to get it done.  Hopefully this week will not be as crazy busy as last week which will provide me with more time to get stuff done here.

I’m up to my eyeballs in projects and I love it! It is also making me realize several things:

1. I need to be better organized.
2. I need to optimize my phone so it works for me and I’m using it to its fullest potential.
3. I need to work on my time management skills a little better.

My organizational and time management skills are actually pretty good but they can be better and I need to make them better!  But let’s talk about food shall we?

Yesterday was a glorious…

Y’all yesterday was dang hot.  And I mean, sitting around needing to air yourself out kinda HOT.  The humidity was outta control and the heat index was just below Swamp.  Nobody really wanted to do anything and after I was done with my long run, I most especially didn’t want to do anything.

Rocky thought we were purposely keeping the air off and making him hot.  There was lots of stink eye being spread around and I may do a lot of things in the name of being green, but forcing folks or animals to be hot when they don’t have to be is not one of them.  Trust me, the air was on.

So you may be wondering then, if it was so hot why in the world am I suddenly obsessed with pumpkin?

Because I couldn’t hold out any longer friends and I had to bust open a can of that…

Hi gang!  Yesterday was all about relaxing and recharging.  Sleep was my main goal for the day.   I’m also pretty sure that I love sleep more than Ray Ray loves to pretend her meals are healthy.

Instead of a long run yesterday I picked extra sleep and a short run instead.  Even though I got a late start it was still so lovely outside.  Not too terribly hot or humid but enough heat to remind you that we are still in summer.  When I got home and out of the shower my Scotty-pants was up!  He’s not normally up that early but he said, “I didn’t get to spend enough time with you yesterday, so I want as much as possible today.”

Awwww don’t we love him?!

Even though Scott was up and I only did a small run, I still had…

Hello pretties!  How is everyone’s Tuesday going? Sorry that I didn’t get my HSS post to you yesterday!  OHC is having another crazy busy week this week and we are filled to the brim with activities.  All in a good way but you know when you’ve got a bunch of stuff going on and sort of feel like there’s just not enough time in the day?  That’s me this week!

So let’s get talking about our Homespun Sunday!  My long run got kiboshed which was a bummer but I still came home and refueled with some yogurt and homemade granola.  There was no chocolate chips this time around because I was bumming too much about my run.  I also ate right out of the yogurt container to keep things Klassy.  If you can’t tell, that’s 2% Fage right there, my favorite Greek yogurt ever.

Seriously.

I have yet…

Hi gang!  If you saw yesterday’s post then you know that we have been dealing with some major crazy hot here in Columbus last week.  Goodness!  Also last week was very crazy that pretty much resulted with Scott and I running around with our heads cut off we had so much to do.

I was looking forward to Sunday in a big way!  Not only would we be able to chill out and relax but I would get to do my long run!  I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.  The best ended up being 80degrees with close to 90% humidity at 6am.  Not pretty.  I still busted out my long run and came home to a  fab bowl of cool yogurt with granola and chocolate chips.

If you have ever wondered if there is a possibility of too much chocolate chips, the answer…

Hi gang!  How was everyone’s Sunday?  Did you all have some lovely eats?

After my run and glorious shower, I had myself a lovely little bowl of yogurt with homemade granola, fresh blueberries, and some chocolate chips.  If someone tries to tell you that chocolate and blueberries don’t belong together, they are full of lies.  Because blueberries and chocolate go together like hippies and flip-flops.  It just works.

Scotty made it to bed crazy late Saturday night (read Sunday morning) so I knew he wouldn’t be up for a while.  I settled in for some Food TV (or Food Network, y’all know what I mean) and my laptop.

Do you all know about the new Cooking Channel? It launched over Labor Day weekend?  Well they promoted it like it was going to be a channel featuring more shows that focused solely on cooking.  Using…

Hi gang!  Sunday was our last day of our anniversary vacation and that meant that we needed to relax as much as possible.  I started the day off with my long run and had really great weather for it.  Once I was home and showered Scott was up by that point which was surprising because I usually have the mornings all to myself!   I made myself a little bowl of recovery fuel.

Small bowl of Greek yogurt with homemade granola and some dark chocolate chips on top.  Because I’ve been having fresh fruit with the yogurt the past several weeks the chocolate chips have been missing.  And boy have I missed them!  I love that little Sunday treat to myself and having chocolate for breakfast is full of awesome.  After breakfast I worked on my exercise recap post and Scott was…

Hi gang!  Yesterday turned into a scorcher of a day!  All of the lovely cooler weather we were having last week is now gone and we are back to regular hot humid Ohio summer.  Yesterday was a totally fabulous day!  I got up early and did a run.  Nothing too long but just enough on my legs because I did yard work on Saturday and planned to do more yesterday as well.  I didn’t want to wear myself out too much!

Surprisingly after my run, I wasn’t too hungry at all.  I knew I needed a little something though so I opted for fruit, yogurt, and a little bit of granola.

Two nectarines which probably could have been a little more ripe, some yogurt, and some homemade granola sprinkled on top.  Yummy and enough to tide me over till breakfast!

Normally Scotty sleeps for a mega long time on Sunday…