I go on vacation about once every never – half because I don’t have the time, and half because I’m actually terrible at vacationing. I’m never fully able to let go of work, and even on vacation am always desperate to schedule in a good workout. That being said, after a long decade of being…
Category: local food
Full Health + 1/2 Birthdays: Celebrating the Good
The total chaos of the past few weeks left little time for grocery shopping, and even less time for at-home food preparation. The unfortunate consequence of all this was that meals became few and far between, and resulted in frequent meals out. On the other hand, the fortunate upside is that living in Charlottesville allows…
The Crunch: time + greens
I think I’m obsessed with kale. I’ve always liked it just fine, but recently I’ve been craving it. Usually when my body tells me it’s craving leafy greens I go with it – it knows better than I do – and with all the craziness of the last few months I just need a little…
Welcome Back to Chicagoland
I can’t remember the last time I took a legitimate vacation away from work, constant internet connection, and phone dependency. What originally was going to be a work-focused trip to Chicago with Dar quickly transformed into an extended weekend away with some great friends, and amazing weather – with business sprinkled in to the daytime…
CLT Revisited: Friends, Food + Fitness
I’ve been back in Charlottesville for over a week now, which means it’s (obviously) due time to circle back to my Charlotte trip and squeeze in a few things that got left out of the few-and-far-between updates as of late. I have a ton going on right now with my attention being pulled in a…
Sweating + Working and Celebrating America
I keep thinking that it’s Saturday, but alas, it’s just Thursday so nobody panic. We still have 3.5 sweet days left in this weekend and I, for one, intend to use them all. Since getting back from Charlotte last week I’ve been a catch up and settle in cycle that can only be described as…
fuel | sweat | grow 