Hi friends! I had a busy, awesome long weekend packed with fun - including a hiking trip, multiple beach excursions, watching football at a bar + seeing the sunset in La Jolla, a Saturday morning tennis workout, and treating myself to a mani & pedi. We even had a last minute guest stay with us for a few nights. One of my childhood friends and his dog were visiting San Diego as part of a cross-country trip he's doing, so Adam and I showed him around town a bit. A few random weekend photos: Note my lovely There's Something about Mary hair. ;-) Over the weekend I also gave my new crappy heart rate watch one more shot before writing this post about it. I've used a heart rate watch during my workouts for around 3 years now. My primary reason for using one is ... [Read More]
Archives for January 2013
San Diego Restaurant Week
It's been a great week to be a foodie in San Diego! Why? Because January 13 through today was San Diego Restaurant Week, a culinary bi-annual tradition here when tons of restaurants (over 180 this time!) offer prix fixed menus at discounted prices. Yummy eats at cheaper prices? Yes please! Lunch courses run from $10-20, and dinner menus range from $20-40. I had two fun dining experiences this week. My favorite meal was today, when I met my friend Tiffany for lunch in Del Mar at a restaurant called Kitchen 1540. It was an awesome place within the gorgeous L'Auberge Hotel. The restaurant had a cool vibe to it, and we sat outside on the spacious patio. It was perfect out! Both of us got super yummy salads as one of our courses: I've mentioned before that I am not a big fan of ... [Read More]
My Blogging Anniversary
Yesterday was my blog's 1st birthday! I remember writing my first blog post and wondering what type of blog my site would turn into. Would I be someone who posted all of their eats on a daily basis? Would I only post recipes? Was it okay if I also threw some random topics of interest into the mix? This was something I thought about a lot over the course of the year, but not too much into it I came to the same conclusion about my blog as I have for life in general: there are no rules! There's no ''right" or ''wrong" way to go about blogging, just as there aren't set guidelines to how you need to live your life. You just have to follow your heart and do things your own way - to me, this is the way that you'll be most happy. With that, I decided that I'd write about what I wanted ... [Read More]
Artichoke & Chickpea Salad
Happy Hump Day! Today I want to share a couple of things that I'm loving this week: #1 - My new Oakley sunglasses I stopped by the mall yesterday to do my last Christmas return and wound up getting a new pair of sunglasses. I have super sensitive eyes and have always relied on high-quality sunglasses to help protect my peepers when I'm outside. This is my first pair of Oakleys. I like them because they're sporty but also good for everyday wear, and they're also polarized, which I think is really neat. I tried them out today during a lunchtime walk around my neighborhood trail with Harley. She wanted no part in taking photos with me... ...though I certainly tried: #2 - My gym: Last night I did a group class at my neighborhood's gym for the first time in quite awhile. I didn't know if ... [Read More]
A Balancing Act
If you look up the word balance in the dictionary, this is what you'll see: 1.) a state of equilibrium or equipoise 2.) mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc. Balance is a really important word to me. It's something I strive for in pretty much every area of my life. In trying to tone up more, I've been thinking a lot lately about what the right balance is for me between indulgences & ''goodies" and more nutritious fare. It really is a balancing act because if you restrict yourself too much to achieve a certain weight or look, you'll most likely wind up burning out and flipping the switch in the other direction sooner or later, then overeating to compensate for all of the restrictiveness you've been enduring. To have a healthy ... [Read More]
Conquering Mount Woodson
Yesterday was an awesome Saturday that included some of my favorite things -- time with my hubby and puppy, football, a yummy dinner (veggie & mozzarella panini with basil pesto), frozen yogurt, and the activity that took up a chunk of our day: hiking Mount Woodson, a mountain by Lake Poway that offers a spectacular 360 degree view of San Diego County once you make it to the top (we also spotted Catalina Island and Mexico up there!). Yesterday was a chilly day here, so I wore a new Everlast workout hoodie I just got for Christmas that has the hand cover thingys to keep my knuckles warm. It was a good move, as it pretty damn chilly at the top. There were even patches of snow towards the mountain summit! Neither Adam or I had ever been to Lake Poway before, and it is a ... [Read More]