Week in review #8 2020

It’s late, I know. Vlogmas keeps me busy on YouTube, and all my extra hours of life end going to editing videos. It’s rough, but it’s a fun project. It also teaches me a lot about myself by pushing me outside of my limits. 

The week was exciting because I announced that I’m a Bib Rave Pro! Being an ambassador for Bib Rave will open up many more opportunities for me in running the community. Plus, I’ll have more running content to provide over the year. 2020 stunted us all, but 2021 is looking like it will be better. I’m not a person who will tell you how to train because I’m an experience-based runner. I can’t tell you how to run the fastest mile or what races to run that will get you a BQ. But I can help you get motivated and inspired to run a race and enjoy the experience of it all.  

It’s been a week of trying to get prepared for Christmas (and a pre-schooler birthday). I’m going to have to stop calling her toddler because she’s not anymore. I can’t believe she will be four very soon. I stepped out of my comfort zone this week to make a charcuterie board. It’s not the healthiest thing, but it’s a fun idea for the holidays.

There was also the dreaded car accident, which left a hole in my floorboard. Someone lost the ball hitch off of their truck, and it got lodged under my car. Things could have been worse, so I’m not complaining.  

What I ate this week:

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I made a Korean Beef dish which I ate all week. It was something I could change up in different ways. I also pickled some radishes and cucumbers to put on top. I could eat it with tortillas for tacos, over brown rice with veggies, in a salad, and Tot’s favorite with ramen noodles and veggies.

I also used Tyson Black Pepper Herb seasoned chicken to make up a salad with tomatoes, red onions, olives, and a tzatziki sauce. The salad turned out fantastic. If you’re a feta cheese person, it would have been a great addition to a greek salad. But I also used some Tyson diced chicken and bacon for a BLT salad with Bolthouse Farms Honey Barbeque Ranch. I love the Tyson frozen grilled chicken because it’s easy to cook in minutes when I’m in a pinch.

My breakfast was oatmeal. I use to eat oatmeal all the time, but I grew tired of it all. This week I made a big batch I could eat over three days. It’s a nice filling meal, especially when you add the extras: fruit, peanut butter, and chia seeds are my favorite. 

The extras this week was a smoothie bowl from Jamba Juice. We don’t have a Jamba Juice near us, so it was a great treat to have this bowl. And my “cheat” meal was pizza and beer. It’s my go-to cheat meal, and I love it. I’m a simple lady.

My workouts:

Workouts for the week

I take two rest days a week. After checking the weather, I planned for Friday to be a rest day for me, but it wasn’t raining on Friday morning. I went out anyway and went for a walk. My calf has been bothering me a bit, so I’m rolling back a bit on the running to make sure it’s not a big deal.  

Monday: 3.31-mile run + 1-mile walk.
Tuesday: 45-minute full-body bike Bootcamp
Wednesday: 3-mile power walk
Thursday: 30-minute core bike Bootcamp
Friday: 3.11-mile walk

Everything else:

Week in review 8 2020

I’m currently obsessed with Umbrella Academy on Netflix. This has stood in the way of me watching any Christmas related content. I need to get those Christmas movies in while I can.  

What’s your favorite Christmas movie?

I’ve been grinding away making my Vlogmas videos. The videos take up most of my extra time. Plus, I’m preparing for the holidays and Tiny Tots’ birthday. She won’t be having a birthday party this year due to the pandemic, but she will have a fun party at school with her friends and cupcakes. The cupcakes are her only concern.

My outfits for the week failed. It’s been cold and raining, which means I have just been trying to stay warm and dry and no so focused on fashion.

Videos this week:

This week in review is very late, so stay tuned for the next one coming soon!

Week in review #7 2020

Week in review #7 2020

Hello everyone. It’s another week in review, and boy, this week seemed to go by very slow. Last week was just Thanksgiving, and it feels like ages ago. This week started Vlogmas on Youtube. Do you follow me on Youtube? Vlogmas is where I upload daily vlogs (or not) every day until Christmas. I’ve been working hard on my videos every day, and it is a bit time-consuming. Vlogmas is a challenge this year because there are none of the regular holiday activities going on. Usually, I would run Rock n Roll San Antonio and a trail race, and there…

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Week in review #6 2020

Week in review #6 2020

Hello, friends. It’s time for the week in review. We made it to the end of November, which means Christmas and Hanaka are around the corner. Covid scaled-down Thanksgiving this year. It was different and weird, but still enjoyable. It was nice not having to stress about big preparations or even trying to map out what Black Friday shopping I would be doing and when, since most shopping was done online.  This week, I planned to get some freelance and content planning done, but Tiny Tot had other plans. She came up with a case of pink eye, which I…

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Week in Review #5 2020

Week in Review #5 2020

Hello friends. Can I say this is a huge accomplishment that I’ve made it to a week in review #5? I’ve been trying to ease my way back into the blogging game, and I thought this was the best way to handle it all. It seems to be working. I hope y’all had a great week. The last week presented nothing special about the week. The big thing on my mind has been dealing with owning a business during these COVID times. It’s been challenging and scary at times, but all I can do is go one day at a…

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Week in Review #4 2020

Week in Review #4 2020

Hello, friends. I feel like I just did this post, probably because I was late putting the last week in review up. It’s been a week. I’ve tried to stay off of social media due to the nastiness of what went on. It’s been nice to have a bit of a break. My Tot had some sinus issues this week, which made her a bit whiny. That’s mom’s life, though. She’s feeling better, but it’s made me work that much harder.   The blog suffered a bit, but I did get my gift guide for runners.  I worked hard on this…

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Week in Review #3 2020

Week in Review #3 2020

Hello friends. This blog is late because I couldn’t bring myself to recap the week. To say this is a challenging time in the country would be an understatement. It’s sad to see people losing friendships and saying NASTY things to each over politics. We can co-exist without making that define them. It’s sad seeing people in real life saying things to each other that are damaging. I know it runs a bit deeper than this, but we should be kind and understanding. On to the week: I wasn’t a good blogger because I didn’t take a picture of anything…

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Week in review #2 2020

Week in review #2 2020

Hello, friends. This week turned out to be a good week. We came back from a very long road trip on Monday, so we spent that day driving through all the southern states. The week was a bit more hectic because the week started a day late for me, so laundry, grocery shopping, and catching up on things took the week’s forefront. I had the LONGEST to-do list on Tuesday, but I managed to get everything done. But I did a post on the blog three times and got my videos up. I had big goals for this year, and…

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Week in Review #1 2020

Week in Review #1 2020

Welcome to the week in review where I recap the week  (weekly workouts, what I ate, what I did), and the things I learned along the way. Compared to the past few weeks, this week has been perfect. If you’ve been watching my videos, you know I haven’t been sleeping well the past few weeks, but this week has been much better. I’ve been sleeping throughout the night now, and I may be waking up earlier than I want, but I feel like I’m getting quality sleep. So what have I’ve been doing differently? The two noticeable things were different…

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How to make a change

How to make a change

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Lessons from the social distancing thing

Lessons from the social distancing thing

Hello all, from a social distancing house. Can you believe what’s going on in the world right now? Did you ever think someone would tell you shouldn’t leave your home? It’s really a tough situation, but we are stronger together. Please give yourself the grace to feel whatever it is you need to feel, but don’t let it overwhelm you. Some days you might be super motivated to get stuff done, and other days you might want to sit around in your pajamas.  It’s a time in life when we aren’t in control of the things happening around us, but…

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September is being stronger than my excuses.

September is being stronger than my excuses.

I don’t know why this blog post is so hard for me to write. I’ve been trying to write it for a week. I strive to be real and authentic on my blog. I want to share the real things in life and not wrap it up in a pretty Instagram post. I try to be real. I don’t want people thinking I have all the answers or I have my stuff together. News flash: I don’t have it all together. I’m not perfect. I made a list of all the things I want to talk about on my blog…

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