Adapt & Overcome-active for life!!

I'm a life long big girl who just can't sit still. I love... the outdoors: camping: biking: cooking: gardening:local love: art & beer! I run to survive & so i can enjoy my bad habits. (shhh...I have a few!!) love me hate me.

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Just got done with a lovely 2 mile walk with Gracie Lou. I decided it was about her tonight (no running) and she could sniff while I sniffed in the fragrant breezes of lilacs & crabapple blossoms while the birdies and peep frogs were a singin. I was in a real funky sort of depressed state of mind. I my miss my hubby, who is up in the Boundary Waters for the week. He's been gone since Saturday. Okay I need to see you now! And I stayed out WAY too late last night. Been in a daze all day. So I strapped on the kicks and got our there. It is such a beautiful day-sinful to waste it. And now I feel so much better. I might even start a book tonight. Sleep tight lovers.

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Nap. Run. Theatre. I ate all the food today. But I was soooo tired I was sleep eating. That’s the worst. Cuz I am SO aware of it! Gross. Left work early to take a nap, get a run in before date night with my honey. Pre show happy hour with one of my favorite beers! My friend Samantha is a costume & millinery artist for the Guthrie Theater. So she hooked us up with GREAT seats to the production of “Crimes of the Heart”. It was funny & entertaining. Even the hub like it. Well thank Bejesus they were free cuz I got a pretty lil parking ticket. Blerg. Oh well. It was worth it!

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Happy Mother's Day to my favorite angel. Miss you so.

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Pissed pooch. Someone is pouting because I didn't take her on a run with me.

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The Growler pup! ❤️❤️❤️

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And rest. I've put in a little bit of time where I could. I had a solo run with 1lb weights on Tuesday. Sometimes it's nice to run sans doggie. Yesterday on my lunch I walked to my gym, did a 20min arm workout & walked back. It was too nice out not to be outside. Plus I've got a good glow going on (summer's almost here!) Today i took it easy. I'm closing tonight & taking in the merch truck. And I'm going to kick my team's asses! But in a good way ;) Time to shove food in my hole. Ta ta!

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Got out for an interval run with Gracie Lou. We put in 2.7 miles & I burned off my cinco de nachoes with almost 400 more cals. But I ended up with 666 cals? Weirdo...sleep tight y'all!

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Happy birthday to my honey! We trout fish in the south eastern most part of Minnesota. It's 30mins from La Crosse, Wi. For the past 3-4 years we've been going to the Bodega Pub there. We always sit at the same spot at the bar in front of the copper lazy Susan cooler (it's the shit!) and take a selfie. Last year we befriended one of the bartenders, Sam. We keep in touch through Untappd & FB. He wasn't working today, but he still came in to hang out with us. And bought us lunch & bevos. What a nice jerk. I didn't catch any fish this weekend (I'm still in shock) but I did catch a nice afternoon buzz. AND we got to buy beer & wine. On SUNDAY.

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Craft vs. Domestic drinkers Bartender: "how much do we charge for the Java?" Coworker: "I dunno. $3?" Fuck yeah! Picking up some of this tomorrow in Sconny! Liquid chocolate covered espresso beans!

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$3 craft beers -okay! Pearl Street Pale Ale. Trout fishin, campin, & taking advantage of the locals.

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Gone Fitchin It's my honey's birthday this weekend so we are off to go camping and trout fishin in Southern Minnesota. I had a pretty good week on the food/calorie intake. Just not enough workouts to balance it all out. But after trying on my waders I've got NO room to budge. Mrs. ButterPants! Next week it's got to start happening. No excuses, just results. Happy weekend!

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Oh heyy!!!! Good news: since using My Fitness Pal this past week (oh and some x-err-size), the gym scale says I lost 3lbs. My Wii says 5. Ahhhh...okay! Win! Hells yeah. I had a great Sunday with my hubby. We got picked up fresh brewing supplies & a sweet lil 1 gallon set up so it can mess around with flavors. ANd I got a kickass trout fishing pole (it's nicer than his! Naturally;) so stoked to catch some dinner! On the ole FB, my fitness page has a "tomato face" challenge. I'd like to think I'm one of the better contenders, but that's just the competitor in me. ;) I even convinced my hubs to cook me dinner tonight- more a construction of Taco Tuesday. they were not full of grease & goo! I'm pretty proud of his efforts. He's really trying too. And he started a new job today, so his spirits are in a better place. Yay us! So have an awesome tomorrow- Animal style!

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The good, the bad, the awesome!

Today was foreseen as a long, laborious, and somewhat crappy day. I was stuck in my store with no other managers & had to complete some serious shit. My brain was on meltdown by 12. But, conquered what I could & left minimal work for tomorrow. Yay me! I managed to eat very well, but was so busy I didn't drink nearly enough water. AND I got my ass to the gym. Did a 20 min interval run & leg strength training on the machines. Felt like a champ. Tonight was my Barley's Angels meeting & only drank 1.5 beers & 1/2 a individual pizza. Pretty impressed with my self control. (The pizza is da bomb!!) One day at a time. #fitblr #craptasticgonefantastic

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Darn it!

First (full) day of food tracking & I went over by 300 cals. From one beer. That's just the shits. :/ Otherwise I kicked ass. #keep going #countincals #beerproblems

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Is it weird that I came to Hollingshead’s specifically for a PB&J? #peanutbutterjellytime (at Hollingshead’s Delicatessen)

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That place is amazing! Must be the best pb & j ever?

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Hey! Remember us? I think we might be back to play.

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This guy. I owe you.