“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” —Hamilton Wright Mabie December highlightscompleted 81 workouts (strength, yoga, strength, cycle, hiking, running)46 rides + 6 PRs + 215+ miles participated in plank challengeread three bookscompleted three-day writing coursecreated + sent holiday cardsattended virtual holiday partieswreath-making course + made a wreathcreated citrus
Good thing number one: Rose gardens, botanical gardens and all of the magic that is the Golden Gate Park because we are so lucky we get to enjoy it all. Good thing number two: Living in a place where we can decide to pop over to the beach at a moment’s notice because the ocean
Like many around the globe, we’re doing our part to protect the global community by making the kind choice to limit time outside of our home. This means shifting our typical event-driven days to things we can do inside or in places where we can practice safe social distancing. It’s currently pouring rain here in
I don’t recall when I first learned of Half Baked Harvest but I do remember I was immediately intrigued. The recipes sounded delicious and followed a similar ethos to our cooking — simple, seasonal and whole foods. The composition of the photos was also impressive and I appreciated that Tiegan Gerard was a fellow Coloradan
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~Helen Keller The holidays are officially upon us and, if that weren’t enough to keep us busy, we’ve decided to head west and call California home. The hubs accepted an offer at his dream company (woohoo!) and I’ll be transferring with my current company/role to
June was glorious. June was rough. An accomplishment-high like no other. And then came the fall. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Okay, I think you get it. Last month, I had my first real experience with post-achievement blues. The first day of our big product implementation was blissful. In
Even when I feel life has been taken over by the mundane and the just-getting-by and I’ve had to put aside so many things that bring me joy (this blog included) to make space for other priorities, it’s rewarding to reflect on a month and find that there were pockets of good stuff. It wasn’t
Spring has sprung and that means all of the yummy produce we can handle! And, while we’re still anxiously awaiting the best part of spring — the opening of our local farmers’ markets — we’re finding many treasures at our local grocery store to experiment with new recipes. Most recently, we tried a to-die-for carrot
What does one do when they have a variety of cheeses leftover from a house party? Why, make mac and cheese — of course! If you’re looking for a healthy, light meal, you should probably move on because this beauty is guilty pleasure + comfort food at it’s best. But, after you expend numerous calories
What did we love about this recipe? EVERYTHING. And, while I’ll give the most credit to the recipe itself, I believe the use of fresh, local peanut butter and honey made it that much better (not to mention carrots, cucumbers and radishes from the farmers market). Also, the roasting of the carrots and chickpeas added
