Category Archives: working out

One day I’m going to be able to stretch my leg straight up by my ear. Today is not that day.

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Lisa

Do you know what’s intimidating? Trying out a new gym / gym class / etc. Am I the only one who gets super intimidated and scared to try out a workout I’ve never done before?! Well, the other week I bit … Continue reading →

Posted in chicago, imperfection, working out | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Running on empty but kind of loving it.

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Lisa

I can’t lie, guys, I’m tired this week. Life is just getting plain hectic lately. This week was filled with church group and dinners with girlfriends (I went to Slurping Turtle and Hannah’s Bretzel and just loved every second of each … Continue reading →

Posted in chicago, eating, friday, links, week recap, working out | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Do you schedule your workouts?

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Lisa

It’s no secret that I love working out. Once upon a time, I was a cross country and track runner. Then, after college I started training for and running half marathons and marathons. Three marathons later, I “retired” from running. … Continue reading →

Posted in working out | Tagged , | Leave a comment

I was a marathon runner, but now I’m kind of… not.

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Lisa

Fun fact about me (that you probably already know): I’m a ‘retired’ marathon runner. I ran the Chicago marathon three years in a row (2009, 2010, and 2011) and haven’t run any marathon since. This past weekend was the Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in favorite things, working out | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Puggle and Yorkie and football, oh my!

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Lisa

Isn’t it amazing how quickly ‘unplanned weekends‘ can turn into ‘unproductive weekends‘, especially in the fall? This past weekend the Husband and I didn’t really have any plans. We had some things we could do, but nothing we had officially signed … Continue reading →

Posted in pets, weekend fun, working out | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment