Hello and happy last hour of Monday 🙂 All of your comments on my Insanity video and recap made me smile. Glad you liked it! I’m currently on week two of month two and definitely have noticed an increase in my appetite as a result of these longer, more vigorous workouts. I thought I would […]
Lunch
What I Ate Yesterday
In doing some “research” before writing this post, I realized that I haven’t posted an entire day’s worth of eats since…June 2009? I’m sure there was a day here and there, but I honestly can’t remember the last time I REMEMBERED to take pictures of everything I ate in one day. Ever since I graduated […]
Cooking Mojo Jojo
**Winners of the SUBWAY giveaway announced at the end – did I catch you scrolling? ;)** First of all, a big birthday shout out to Savvy Julie! Plus, delayed birthday wishes to Mama Pea. Wonderful friends and bloggers – I love May birthdays! Have you heard of The Powerpuff Girls? That’s where the inspiration for […]
Life Is But A {Wonderful} Dream
Life can take you so many unexpected places. On this day last year, I was back at my campus apartment at Northwestern following a weekend trip to Arizona to visit my family and take some snapshots for my photojournalism class. There were six weeks left to go in my college career and many new and […]
Madtown vs. Chitown
Wow, thank you for all of the positive feedback and responses on my last post. I am so appreciative of this community and all of the wonderful people in it. It’s because of you that I am able to better step outside myself and gain perspective. So glad that you’re as excited about the upcoming […]
That’s a Wrap!
Last weekend, I picked up a gigantic case of Flatout Bread at Costco. If you’ve ever shopped wholesale bread at Costco before, you know that good things come in large quantities 🙂 {Isn’t the opposite usually the case?!} I’ve mentioned Flatout Bread on the blog a few times before — it has an elusive quality […]
Eating Bender Turns Two
Good evening, everyone! I’ve been waiting all day to share this post with you. March 16, 2010 will always hold a very special place in my heart. Not only is it 7 months away from our wedding… {Our Save-the-Dates are out! The beautiful design courtesy of the one and only Mama Bender.} It’s also Eating […]
Winner, Winner, P. Bendinner!
Gotta love my attempts at creative titles… Hello, bloggies! How was your holiday? Are you enjoying the Winter Olympics so far? I absolutely love when the games are on. Something about Bob Costas screams comfort for me… I’m glad you all took something away from Julie’s guest post. It was definitely an eye opener. I […]