Green Monster

R.I.P Mr. or Mrs. Gnat

April 24, 2010

I set out for a 5 mile run this morning – not realizing how beautiful it was outside.  There was not a cloud in the sky and the temperatures must have been in the mid 50s.  I was enjoying my run until about 2.25 miles in – at that point, a gnat found its unfortunate [...]

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Wacky Weather

April 16, 2010

This morning I slept a little late as I will be at work late tonight (and tomorrow night).  I am staying home until early afternoon to spend some quality time with my homework.  I fell asleep on the couch last night while reading an article for school – I slept for over an hour before [...]

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Green Goodness

April 9, 2010

With the warmer weather, I have been craving smoothies.  Today, I decided to make it the focal point of breakfast.  In my Magic Bullet went 2 cups spinach 1 cup Enriched Vanilla Rice Milk 1 frozen banana 1 package Vanilla Carnation Instant Breakfast 1/4 cup oatmeal (blended first) Interestingly, I could taste the spinach more [...]

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The Sun is Out! The Sun is Out!

March 25, 2010

I feel like Chicken Little this morning – except the sky isn’t falling – the sun is out! I had some troubles sleeping this morning, so I decided to sleep through my morning workout.  I won’t be able to workout this afternoon because I have dinner plans tonight with some former co-workers; it has been [...]

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Cookie and Green Milk

March 23, 2010

Another rainy Tuesday in Massachusetts caused me to spend some of my early morning time running on the treadmill at the apartment gym.  This morning I did a few speed workouts; every 1/4 of a mile, I alternated between 6.0 mph and 7.0 mph.  I repeated this 10 times and with a warm up and [...]

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Sweet Treat Sundae

March 21, 2010

Today has been filled with some delicious eats!  We started off the day with a Green Monster That I made using Enriched Vanilla Rice Dream.  I had been buying the regular vanilla but I read on Tina’s Blog that the Enriched version had much better nutritional information – so I traded up!  Next up – [...]

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Diner Style Breakfast

March 20, 2010

Made at home! I started my morning with a Green Monster – sipped while resting my back on the heating pad.  Sadly, bad pain is still here – it even woke me up a few times it hurt so badly.  I am so frustrated – it is gorgeous out and all I want to do [...]

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