Health, Photos

Let’s race

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I’d like to do another race in my lifetime. Honestly, as much as I’m not sure that I like running 100%, I do like it enough that I keep up with it, and I run on a regular basis at the gym. I want to do another few 5KM races.

I only did one road race up here in Ontario since I moved here in 2006. It was a race that was at the local university, and all I had to do was walk across the field from my apartment to the complex. That simple. The race was a loop that went through the park that I always walk Alfie, and the park that we see out on our balcony.The other race that I did was in 2006 and it was a crazy Adventure Race. I don’t even know what it consisted of now. Something like a 4k trail run (where I totally died) then a 10k mountain bike (where my team mate took off on me, and people actually pushed me up some hills by my seat! ROFL) and then another something km run. It was sickening. Eventually we ended up (I have NO idea how) winning 2nd place out of three same sex teams and each won a camel back!! Nice!!

Here’s a photo recap of my race that I did in… 2008. Wow. Ages ago huh??

My goal was to run the 5k in sub 30 minutes. I did it, via chip time — exactly. Gun time I was 5 seconds over. I even placed second in my age group! Successful first race, I may add.

1

Me in my purple shorties

2Coming in on my first loop

3Joggin’ along, pretending not to see Scott ;) haha

4Seeing my time up on the screen and trying to beat 30:00. I was givn’er

6Struttin’ my stuff. Showing off my silver medal.

I’m in the mood to race. Though, give me a Battery charger for my iPod because I can’t run without music. I need to charge that darn thing…

P.S: You have a few more days to enter my contest to win a High Sierra backpack!


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Health, In the Kitchen, Photos

Meatless pita pizza

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It was 11PM, and we were in dire need of making something quick for supper. Of course I ended up procrastinating and reading blogs instead. I saw Megan had made her and her friend boy some bagel pizzas. I had the ingredients and thought I’d make my own variation of it!

Meatless pita pizzas. Quick, easy and fun. I’ll be adding these to the recipe section so I’ll remember to make it again.

It was devoured in < 4 minutes.

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Fashion, Health, Photos

Baking Queen

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Today? Today was productive after plans were re-arranged for next weekend. I woke up early (okay not really early. More like 10AM) and cooked up a scoff for the Boyf. Scrambled eggs, hashbrowns and sausa-gores. While he was chowing down on the eats I made him, I ended up making some blueberry muffins. I usually make this treat for us once every two weeks. As weekly probably would be a bit crazy.

Here they are, all wrapped up! There’s only six left. Out of 12. I made them today. I think the boyf likes them. I have to admit, I ate two already as well.

We had to run some errands today, mainly so I could use my coupons. I got this deodorant for $0.50. You can see more elaborately on Locupleto (my coupon site!). I also did not pay full price for the razor and cheese strings. Yum, cheese. I was mainly looking for outdoor cushions for the mini balcony we have to go on our chairs. But at least I got some good deals regardless of not getting the cushions!

Quick question. Do you ever get your dog groomed? I find it a bit sketchy unless I was in there watching them myself. I heard too many stories about their paws/ears being snipped and cut a bit. Anyway, I was in Petcetera today, and I was SO put off watching the woman trimming this one schnauzer’s ears. The dog looked at me, and moved his head as I walked, and the woman yanked the dogs ears. It looked rough too!!! I was so amazed that she did that in front of me. Do not dare yank a dogs ears! I was furious and wanted to say something. But of course I didn’t. The poor thing :(

When we got home I was in the mood for some more baking, and ended up making these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that I needed to cook way longer than said 12 minutes. Um, I’m not sure why. I’m no pro at baking and only really started late 2009. But they tasted good! Just a little flat. I should have read the reviews on the recipe first, because everyone who commented added more flour, more something else… and just made them NOT flat. Also? Chilling the batter before you put them on the baking sheet? Did not know that trick. Apparently it helps them from oozing all over the darn place. Like mine did, into one huge cookie. Which is why my cookies are all squares. Because I didn’t know which cookie was from the last. Mmmm I’ll make these again. Just read more carefully. I also think I went a little stir crazy (pun so intended) with my brand new hand mixer. Wooops.

AND! I was bored waiting to do errands and prettied myself up with some of the Sedona Lace eyeshadow palette (that I reviewed in January!), and played with my makeup. So fun. Won’t be fun wiping it all off tonight though.

Adorable colors on my eyes, right? I used some peach and a hot pink and was like… WHOA. Bright! Then I toned it down with some brown in the outer “v” of my eye. All normal now! :)

Creeper eye.

Full face, showing my lips so I could show you my favorite lip products at the moment. Why does my face look pinker? Oh well.SO! Favorites. Avene Lip balm. GOSH Darling lipstick, and some stinky weird smelling gloss from BBW.

Now. It’s 8:30 and I have no desire to cook supper. Umm..help!

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