Quaker Oatmeal Squares

Dreaming of Cereal

October 25, 2010

Last night I had a dream someone gave me a big box of Quaker Oatmeal Squares.  Considering that an omen – and an odd dream – I had cereal for breakfast this morning.  In my bowl went: 1 sliced banana Quaker Oatmeal Squares – of course Kashi Island Vanilla Nature’s Path Heritage Flakes Skim Milk [...]

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Hello Humidity!

September 28, 2010

I walked out the front door for my run this morning and could not get over how humid it was.  Fall is here – where are my cool, crisp mornings? I completed Week 4, Day 2 of my Couch to 10k program – 3 minutes at a 5k pace followed by 3 minutes of easy [...]

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New to the Mix

September 9, 2010

Rolling over in bed was not fun this morning – it is safe to say that Jillian Michaels kicked my tushy.  I wasn’t going to let Jillian stop me from a run so I imagined her screaming in my ear.  That got me up.  I ran for 25 minutes and officially completed Week 1 of [...]

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Big Blisters

August 26, 2010

Yesterday I made the mistake of wearing a pair of shoes to work that I haven’t worn in a long time.  That coupled with a rainy run/walk to a meeting across campus resulted in soaking wet pants and blisters the size of nickels on both my ankles.  I wanted to go for a run today, [...]

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Crunchy and Chewy Combo

August 19, 2010

This morning I tried something new – adding oatmeal to a bowl of cereal. In the bowl went Kashi Island Vanilla, Quaker Oatmeal Squares, sliced banana and oatmeal. Loved the crunchy and chewy combo – the oatmeal didn’t do much for the flavor but added a great texture to compliment the crunchy cereal.  Busy day [...]

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Cereal: Get Back Into My Life

August 5, 2010

This morning I realized how much cereal was missing from my life – I haven’t had a bowl of it in so long.  I mixed a bowl of Quaker Oatmeal Squares, Kashi Island Vanilla, Kamut Puffs with skim milk, blueberries and a sliced banana.  On the side, I had some soy nut butter to dip [...]

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A Day Off…

July 16, 2010

I have the day off today but still had to get up and moving early – I have a 9:15 am meeting with my academic advisor at school.  I don’t know if I ever formally made the announcement, but I am now officially working on another Master’s degree – this time in Public Administration with [...]

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