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Busy Bee

Mar 28

Posted by Shari B. in Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Hi friends!

It’s been a little quiet around the blog in the past week so I wanted to pop in and say hello!  What I’ve been up to:

I finally started that month of yoga from a Groupon that I’d previously purchased so I’ve been trying to get in some 90-minute yoga sessions, which I really love to do but am finding it to be tough on my schedule.  The class if offered usually late morning (9:30 to 11:00) so I’ll enjoy it while it lasts but I have a feeling when the month is over I’ll be back to my usual routine of working out in my home gym first thing in the morning so that I can have it behind me and move on with the rest of my day.  I don’t enjoy working beforehand then stopping and then trying to start up again – it messes with my momentum! Especially when I feel so relaxed and zen when class is over!  I have to admit though – I forgot how amazing yoga in an actual heated yoga studio is.  I sweat buckets in that 100 degree room and I feel very ‘cleansed’ of mind and body afterward.

I am revamping the coaching program that I’ve been offering through phone/online.  Whenever I’ve had time to be in front of my computer, that’s what I’ve been devoting my time to.  To do it all the way I’d prefer will take a lot of time and possibly mean that a big part of the FitFeat archives would come down off the web.  Can’t say for sure, but if there is anything that you really want to keep (articles or recipes) you might want to print it to have on hand just in case.

On the home front, we started our next big ‘home improvement’ project on our staircase, ripping up all of the carpet (which is old and gross).  Hopefully when it’s done we’ll have painted hard surface treads, plus painted spindles and handrails but there is a LOT of work that needs to be done to get them ready for paint.  The carpet was hiding a whole lot of ‘messy’ from when the house was built.  This could easily be a project that stretches into multiple months but we think it will be worth it when it’s done.  We’ve done two projects now that require ripping up carpet and it is shocking how much dirt is UNDERNEATH the padding.  Now I understand those home buyers I used to work with who said they wanted no carpet in their homes at all.  I am starting to be of that mind as well.  No wonder our house is a pain to keep dusted!

And we finally started a compost bin!  If you have any tips for me please share – we are complete newbies in this new adventure.

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And of course, I’ve been personal cheffing, nutrition coaching, recipe testing and personal training.

How about you?  Anything fun and interesting on your agenda lately? 

– Shari B.

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Running Highs and Holiday Blues

Jan 3

Posted by Shari B. in Keeping Fit | 4 Comments

Happy Sunday friends!  I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend.  I always experience a bit of the ‘blues‘ after we take the Christmas decorations down and pack everything away for the next year.  While this year didn’t feel as “Christmas-y” as usual leading up to the holiday, I still had a TERRIFIC time once it got here.  I miss the sparkle of the tree lights already!  :)

Another reason I bum out a little bit at the start of January is that our next holiday weekend doesn’t arrive until Memorial Day!  It’s always a long stretch of time during that 5 months without a holiday weekend.  (Although… maybe at my new job they treat Presidents Day as a holiday.  I don’t even know!  My last two jobs did not.  Hmmm, something to look forward to maybe!)

I had a little time to post today since MSP is working on a project in the garage and because I’m hoping that if I DON’T pay very close attention to the Broncos game, maybe, JUST MAYBE, they might win.  :)   I’ve been getting a little TOO worked up over recent games, so today I’m only keeping ONE eye on the game and the other on my laptop!  ;)

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Yesterday was GLORIOUS!  Why?   Because I finally got to get outside for a RUN!  It was about 22 degrees when we took off in the morning but we warmed up quickly.  We got in 4.41 miles, just enjoying the brisk morning and the sunshine.  Then after we got back we did about 2o minutes of some really good stretching.  This is the first winter in a long time that I remember being so housebound due to snow and cold here in Colorado.

Running outside when the sun is shining does wonders for my day.  It puts me in a fabulous mood and energizes me to tackle whatever might be on my list.

While on the topic of running, I want to give a couple of SHOUTS out to some blog friends:

Cindy has been doing a “Couch to 5K” program and completed her first 5K on her treadmill (that she lovingly refers to as MAS, as in Maserati.)  This is a FitFEAT for Cindy and I’m very proud of her!  One of her 2010 resolutions is to compete in a 5K race.

Allison made a last minute decision to run a New Year’s Day 7.5 mile road race called the Freezaroo and beat her 2009 time.  Funnily enough, Allison considered her run “mediocre” at an 8:06 per mile pace.  I, however, only see that kind of speed on my Garmin when gravity is helping me out on a steep downhill!  I think she ROCKED that race.

Congrats ladies for starting of your new year, Fit-style!

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To recap Saturday EATS, about 30 minutes before the run, I had my “go-to” pre-run fuel:  part of a Coconut Cream Pie Larabar.  And then when we returned, I had “Snowflake Toast” (Ezekial with light smear of raw almond butter, sprinkle of unsweetened organic coconut and a drizzle of raw local honey).  I adore Ezekial toast and know that it must be boring for you all to look at day in and day out … but it’s just SOOOO good!!

Some veggies, baked pita chips and hummus:

Some homemade miso soup with unpasteurized barley miso, with spinach and nori strips:

Leftover Spicy Shrimp & Veggies from Friday’s Chinese restaurant outing:

The night was topped off with a vegan cookie from Whole Foods and another visit to the Wii RESORT where we did some airplane dog-fighting, some archery and shot some hoops!  The Wii is seeing a little more action these days with the long holiday weekends.   It’s easy to forget how fun it can be!

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When you are done reading today’s FitFeat post, head on over to Joan’s blog, I’m In The Garden Today,  to read her superb post about COMPOSTING.  This is something I’d like to explore further this year.  We recycle like mad in our house (finally had to add a 32 gallon bin purchase this weekend to the two 14-gallon bins we already use for curbside recycling.)  But it seems we could be doing a better job of being more “earth friendly” and throwing out even LESS.  Joan’s post was highly informative and if you haven’t been out to her blog yet, go give it a gander!

Well friends, so far my “Broncos Avoidance Tactic” has worked because they are positioned to score a TD here to tie it up with KC.  Oooop!  Make that SCORED a TD!  I hope that you are enjoying your weekend and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for the first Monday of 2010!

Let’s make it a GREAT year, full of FitFEATs!

– Shari B. =)

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