I won the lottery!

The Chicago marathon lottery that is! Sorry, if you were hoping it was the $$$ kind of lottery...no, I cannot buy you a Ferrari or fund your child's college education! 😜 Honestly, getting in the Chicago marathon feels like a million bucks, even if this prize is only worth $195... of my own money...oh wow, that's awkward … Continue reading I won the lottery!

Motivational Monday #6 & post-collegiate running

Good afternoon friends and happy Monday!  🙂 For those of you who have not run yet, but are planning to (myself included) I have some Monday running motivation coming your way! Before starting this post, I had just gotten back from 3.5 hours of nutrition classes and as I laid out all my human anatomy notes to … Continue reading Motivational Monday #6 & post-collegiate running

Rice, veggie, and bean bowls & Monday motivation

Hello friends, I’m back! I hope you all had a lovely labor day, week, and weekend. Sorry for the 1.5 week hiatus- school, studying, and more hours than I anticipated at my part time job have been keeping me busy, but regardless that’s no excuse. I’ll TRY to update this blog at least once a … Continue reading Rice, veggie, and bean bowls & Monday motivation

Motivational Monday #4: Don’t let the weather stop you

Good morning friends! I hope all of you had wonderful weekends. I had a great one, but it went by way too fast. :/ I went home Friday morning to visit my family and my boyfriend’s family (we are from the same home town) and then I had a family reunion on Saturday in Wisconsin. … Continue reading Motivational Monday #4: Don’t let the weather stop you

Vegan banana nut energy bars & Monday running motivation

Good morning everyone! Today I wanted to share a recipe for my favorite homemade energy bars, but first here’s a little Monday running motivation for all of you (myself included) who still need to get a run in today. 😉 Now after that wonderful picture, back to the recipe. I make a batch of the vegan … Continue reading Vegan banana nut energy bars & Monday running motivation

Motivational Monday: running is a gift

Good evening friends! I hope all of you have had amazing days and were able to get a run or workout in. 🙂 Today was a day off of running for me. I’m still slowly building my mileage back up and being extra cautious so I do not reinjure my IT band. For the last … Continue reading Motivational Monday: running is a gift

Motivational Monday & What’s for breakfast: Oatmeal edition

Good morning, everyone! This morning I woke up tired, but luckily I am enjoying a delicious cup of coffee as I write this post.Thankfully, I have already consumed more than half my cup of coffee, so it counts! I’m tired because we had some bad weather here last night and my mom actually woke the whole house … Continue reading Motivational Monday & What’s for breakfast: Oatmeal edition