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On Business Travel

April 11, 2013

Having traveled extensively for a previous job (how this blog got started!), I came to find that business travel was overrated, and it made me even more of a homebody than I already was. Since joining the current company I’m employed at, I haven’t had to travel at all until this past week. I spent [...]

Tagged as: Austin, Dining, Lake Travis, Running, Travel, Westin Workout Rooms

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March Recap, April Goals

April 2, 2013

So going on a 10-day vacation kinda put a big damper in my March goals. March Recap Here’s a rundown of how March went: + Practice 20-min of Yoga or Pilates every day So I practiced Yoga and/or Pilates 12 out of the 31 days in March. Not even half of my goal. But I’m [...]

Tagged as: Goals, Meditation, Running, Yoga

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The Time I Went To A Séance in Sedona

March 23, 2013

Although it’s been two weeks since my weekend trip to Sedona, I never posted about it. And since I’m a little bored right now I figure now is as good a time as any. In all my years of annual Arizona trips, I had never made the less-than-two-hours-north-of-Phoenix trip to Sedona. My Aunty Debbie and [...]

Tagged as: Arizona, LIfe, Meditation, Sedona, Spring Training, Travel

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Hiking Pinnacle Peak Park

March 19, 2013

In all the years I’ve been going to Arizona, I never once went hiking. Our trips were always all about baseball. Oh and that one year we went to the dog races. But that story is for another day. This was my first trip to Arizona with the Pacific Northwest relatives, who are avid hikers. [...]

Tagged as: Arizona, Cross-Training, Hiking, Pinnacle Peak Park Trail, Spring Training, Travel

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Weeks 10-11 of 2013: Mar 3-17

March 17, 2013

While on vacation… Sun, Mar 3: + CHI Running Workshop Mon, Mar 4: + 30-min (3.08-mile) Run Tues, Mar 5: + 30-min Strength Training + 90-min Hot Yoga Wed, Mar 6: + 35-min (3.67-mile) Run Thurs, Mar 7: + Pikes Peak Hike (3.57-miles) Fri, Mar 8: + 35-min (3.57-mile) Run Sat, Mar 9: + Rest [...]

Tagged as: Running, Spin, Weekly Workout Recaps

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Five Days in Arizona

March 8, 2013

I’ve been to 16 of the last 19 years of Spring Training, and this year is the longest trip of all – 10 days. I normally make the annual pilgrimage to the Cactus League with my Bay Area cousins (and fellow SF Giants fans) but they weren’t able to make it this year. So instead, [...]

Tagged as: Baseball, Eats, Running, San Francisco Giants, Scottsdale, Spring Training, Travel

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February Recap, March Goals

February 28, 2013

I know February is a short month but it seemed to really fly by. It wasn’t an abnormally busy time for me so I don’t know where the time went. I do know that I didn’t feel as committed to my February goals as I did in January. February Goals: 1. Make meals with five [...]

Tagged as: 30-Day Challenges, Goals

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Sharing What I Love – 02.08.2013

February 8, 2013

Over the past two weeks I: + I made lasagna for the first time ever using this recipe. It fit my gluten-free, dairy-free requirements perfectly and was delicious! + Ran the Rainbow Falls 5K race as pick-up miles in the middle of a long run. + Made portable oatmeal snacks! I wanted to make this [...]

Tagged as: Sharing What I Love

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