A midwest girls pursuit of travel, fashion, food and martinis
Happy Monday everyone! Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. The weather was actually pretty decent. We went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to see Guillermo del Toro: At Home With Monsters . It was awesome, I highly recommend checking it out especially if you love his movies. Anyway, on with Motivation Monday. Motivation is… Continue reading #motivationmonday
Happy Monday everyone! This weekend didn't turn out how I was hoping weather wise (where was the sunshine?) but other than that it was good. Did get some patio drinking in which is what inspired today's post: how to stay motivated in the summer months. When the weather starts warming up and the days get… Continue reading #motivationmonday
Back with another TGIF post! I am so ready for this weekend, even though this work week wasn't particularly stressful. Hoping to tackle some more spring cleaning projects. The high of my week was: Seeing Richard Turley at the Walker Art Center. The hubs gets Bloomberg Businessweek and normally that magazine wouldn't be my cup of… Continue reading TGIF
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I used to do this on Mondays and thought I'd bring it back because I am definitely lacking in the motivation department. I have 10 weeks before the Dam to Dam and lets just say I have my work cut out for me. I have definitely been hiding behind my… Continue reading #motivationmonday
Okay so confession time: After my stress fracture I basically fell off the fitness wagon. Which is so shameful to admit when prior to that unfortunate incident I was running 16+ miles (somewhat) easy peasy. Marathon training is grueling and there are a lot of things, for me at least, that I have to cut… Continue reading Fitness
Remember when I said I was going to be around more last week and then I totally wasn't? Also, remember how I said I was going to a barre class Monday instead of running to give my "shin splints" an extra day to heal? Well I gave them Tuesday as well and then on Wednesday… Continue reading #marathonmonday
Where has this week gone? I didn't mean to be MIA but this week was pretty rough. The high of my week was: My only high for this week was that my boss brought in donuts today for breakfast. I love a good donut. The low of my week was: I had a TERRIBLE run Monday. Soooo… Continue reading TGIF
I'm a pretty big fan of strength training. In fact I switched marathon training plans because I wanted one that incorporated more strength training. I love running but running 4-5 days a week is just too much for me. Plus by the time my "cross train" day came around I was too exhausted to even… Continue reading Nike Training Club
I, like most runners I'm sure, am very picky about what I wear on my long runs. Much like when I go out for sushi, I don't stray from my tried and true favorites and any attempt to get me to do so results in a mini melt down. My poor hubs would love to… Continue reading My Running Gear
Guys, my 12 mile run Saturday was brutal. Honestly I didn't expect it to be that hard, it was only 12 miles which should have been relatively easy however the route I planned was....well soul crushing. The first half was great, went by quickly and I was feeling good. Then it all went downhill. Or… Continue reading #marathonmonday
Pretty Little Life 