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Perspective on Slow-Going Goals

Hi! For those of you buried in snow…sorry about that. Must be a bummer. Not that I would know. I really really have to go work on my final project for my intersession class…AKA a 15-minute speech with no slides, no notes, nothing! So intimidating. It’s funny because I can be on TV for work, [...]

Lessons from My First Semester at Grad School

Hi there. Anyone still here? Well…that’s ok if there answer is no. I’m here and that’s what matters. Not only that…but I have time to blog! Time to go to Bikram tonight! It’s lovely. I took today off to do some errands that couldn’t wait until my glorious holiday vacation (well, vacation from work and [...]

Return to Your Breath

Boy oh boy. Where to begin. Well first, let’s pick a winner for my Rinaldi Pasta Sauce giveaway! I only had 5 people enter the giveaway, which I blame on faulty marketing on my part. I mean, I didn’t even list an end date for the contest! Blogger fail. Anyway, the lucky winner is… Lynn [...]

Tips For Those Who Say “I Can’t Run”

Happy Almost-First-Day-of-Summer! (Yeah. I made that up) For giggles, I though I’d publish the guest post that I wrote for Tina at Faith, Fitness, and Fun (a super-awesome blog, but you already knew that!). Since I’m running SEVEN miles with Jenny tomorrow (which is the longest I’ve ever run and I did it once oh, [...]

A Second Frittata Attempt

Earlier this week, the following meal was brought about by a few things: It was finally my turn to cook, since my guy has been cooking up a storm (umm…he might have baked cornbread from scratch last night to go with chili…that he also made). I knew I’d be getting home late-ish, and needed something [...]

Boyfriend in the Kitchen

Good evening! Monday’s are pretty rough, but at least it’s behind us now, right? You may have noticed (or not?) that I haven’t been posting recipes on the ole blog lately, or as often as I used to. This is because I was getting into a bit of a cooking rut, and I wasn’t about [...]

Pack it Up Pack it In

Hey! I’m getting ready for my trip but I wanted to pop in here first. I’m going to post my half-marathon recap tomorrow morning, since I took today off from exercise (which ended up being a good thing since I worked and was running around, and I kinda jacked up my shoulder yesterday so I [...]

Good News and Good Eggs

Good evening! (Or night or morning, or what have you). Before we talk about breakfast, I’m finally ready to announce this on the blog: I got into grad school!!   I was fairly confident that I would, but still, it’s good to not to wonder anymore. I’m going for a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management [...]

Health Goals…and Pizza?

As I’ve mentioned, there’s been quite a bit of “non-Hallie-like” meals that have left me feeling a bit…blah. But, I’ve realized that there is always something going on—there will always be a birthday or a barbecue or a staff party in which yummy treats/booze will be served, so I’ll never have an “ideal time to [...]

100% Homemade Chicken Soup via Crock Pot

Who makes soup when the weather is really warm and lovely out? Oh, I do. But we knew that. This time I did something new though…I made the stock! But, first, backing up… Over the weekend, we went to a small Passover Seder (yes, I know, we’re early. We don’t like to conform) and as [...]