Put an extra Ikea Expedit bookshelf in the dining room. Now it’s holding all my vintage bowls, Le Creuset bakeware, our meager assemblage of liquor bottles, various cookbooks and dry goods in jars. Love! (at Kerrigan’s Landing)

Today’s awesome lunch: local greens, strawberry, sautéed zucchini, edamame and carrots, grilled haloumi and pesto. So good.

Today’s packed meals:

- oatmeal with chia seeds, dried cranberries, smooth organic peanut butter and walnuts for crunch.

- salad with spring mix & kale, smoked tofu, edamame, corn, red pepper, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, flax seed blend and a little olive oil.

- snack of a RawRev sample bar (raw organic chocolate coconut energy bar thing, courtesy of Consmr)

My healthy breakfast tastes great and looks terrible. Slow-cook oatmeal with chia, Linwood’s blend (ground goji berries, flax, sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds) strawberries, walnuts and Greensgrow honey. Loving these Bai antioxidant infusion drinks too, though they’re pricy!

Trying to decide between new running shoes because suddenly I’m not a fan of mine.

Also: yes, I’m aware I basically haven’t blogged with any depth in 3-4 weeks. Life got very hectic. But tonight I plan to drink some iced coffee, stay up past my bedtime and catch y’all up on some exciting developments.

P.S. 10 days until Broad Street! You ready?

Today’s lunch: spinach, baby chard, white beans, half an avocado, grape tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts. Taking a break from my shift at the gym for the delicious sunny salad. Next time I’ll add some walnuts for protein!

Lovely morning for a community 5k! These two did very well. (P.S. Think my fiancé needs a haircut already?)

Bought a bunch of new workout stuff! Felt good about being so close to my goal weight and wanted to get some fresh clothes for my upcoming races/events.

Target has surprisingly quality items, if you dig hard enough and try everything on. No socks though and I can’t yet attest to how well they’ll hold up, but for now I love the haul: two loose sleeveless tanks, a soft flowy top for yoga, great (size M!) running shorts and a running skirt!

I’ve been meaning to try out a running skirt after seeing some of the miscellaneous fracas about it online. “No one will take you seriously as a runner!” “You’re not a feminist if you need to wear a skirt to exercise!” “Something something patriarchy!”

Screw you, I do what I want. And I wear what I want.

I will note: it’s bullshit how much more expensive women’s clothing is than men’s. Same brand, same general item, twice as much.