Home Projects - Guy vs. Girl

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The "Reset Water Filter" light came on in our fridge and, frankly, I was at a loss. So I did what any good wife would do. I nagged my husband about it.

"The reset water filter light is on in the fridge," I said at dinner.

"Yeah, I know. I'm not sure where to get a new filter."

I shot him the evil eye.

"Uh, maybe Lowe's or Home Depot carries them?" 

"Great," I said. "Can I mark you down as being in charge of this project?"

I don't know why, but "buying and replacing water filter" falls under the "husband duties" category in my book. Other duties in the husband category include dealing with the wasps nest on our back porch, changing the kitty litter, and killing spiders. 

Home projects that fall under my domain include emptying the trash, cleaning the lint tray in the dryer, and herding the cats to the vet. 

Neutral duties include taking out the trash and recyclables, changing light bulbs, and taking the cars in for inspection stickers. 

What's the division of duties in your household? 

I Just Made The Best Salad Ever

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I just made the best salad ever. (Yes, I realize it's only just after 11 AM and a tad early for the traditional lunch, but today is a Monday and that means I meet my trainer at 2, which means I need to allow a full three hours for a meal to digest or else I'll start retching in the middle of my workout.) 

I opened the door to our fridge and saw about a billion tupperware containers staring back at me. I decided to do something about it. I was going to make a salad and everything - and I mean everything - that was in our fridge was going in it. I started with romaine lettuce then added:

  •  Sun-dried tomatoes
  • water chestnuts
  • grapes
  • broccoli
  • pineapple
  • navy beans
  • carrots
  • celery
  • short-grain brown rice
  • ground flaxseed
  • sunflower seeds

I topped it off with Annie's Organic Goddess Dressing and OMG... YUM. Possibly the best salad I've ever had. The beauty part is I still have enough of everything left over to have this same salad at least 1-2 more times. 

If I keep eating this healthy, I may actually be able to put a piece of tupperware or two in the dishwasher sometime soon.

Happy Monday!

Marathon Training: A Run I Want to Remember

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Bear with me, it's yet another blog post on running. I try to keep them to somewhat of a minimum but, as my October 11th marathon draws ever closer, I find myself thinking more and more often about physical strength, mental reserves, and race day strategy.

My 20-mile long run yesterday is one I want to remember for a number of reasons.

First, it was my fastest 20-miler to date, clocking in at a breezy 2 hours and 57 minutes, which is an 8:58/mile pace, a full 7 seconds per mile faster than my scheduled pace for the day. That alone deserves a big wa-hoo. 

Second, I did the run on a day where it was already 72 degrees at 6:30 am AND the humidity level was off the charts. We were dripping before we ever took our first step. 

And third, I want to remember this run because I was pretty sure by mile 5 that I was going to have to quit

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He IS Going to Make Me Get In The River

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Lucy_Cat considers whether she's up for a tubing tripAfter yesterday's post went up, I called Blair at work. 

"Anything you want to tell me?" I asked.

"Um... no?" he answered.

"You're sure," I said. "Nothing at all on your mind.... that you'd like to say now... of your own free will...?"

"Where are you going with this?"

"Pull up my blog."

He did and I heard a groan on the other end of the line. 

"Did they come like that?" he asked, the dismay evident in his voice.  "They weren't even wrapped?"

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