Photo Challenge Weekly Recap

A friend of mine posted March's photo challenge on her Instagram feed last week and though I'm late to the party, I decided that I wanted to join in!

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Here's how to play:

♥ Starting on March 1st take a photo each day with inspiration from the prompt. For example prompt 1 is 'up', so take a photo looking up. Or of the word 'up'. Or something that lifts your mood 'up'. It it totally up to you how you want to interpret it.

♥ Once you've taken your photo you can share it on Instagram, Facebook {on your own profile or business page}, Twitter, Flickr, your blog, Pinterest, Tumblr or even just keep them in a folder on your desktop. If you're sharing on Twitter or Instagram add the hashtag #Marchphotoaday so others can find your photos too.

Note: For day 20 you'll see that it says 'before / after'. Again, you can interpret this however you like. I thought it would be cool for people to use an app like picframe to show two photos in one. It could be a meal before eating and the plate after. It could be anything! If you don't have any iPhone or don't want to buy an app - just use your imagination and either take two photos or work it into just one.

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I love seeing the creativity that flows from everyone else's photos! Use the hashtag #Marchphotoaday on Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr to check out everyone else's amazing photos.




"One is the loneliest number..."


"Po Boy" driving a Lexus?




Happy St. Patrick's Day!



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My Road ID

So after hearing of this product many times, I finally ordered myself a Road ID. Perhaps you've heard of it? If you're a runner or a cyclist and you have not, then check them out at RoadID.com.
It's a great product that just might save your life someday. Not only do you battle the elements of the weather, but you are also at risk for accidents and injuries while out on the road. I never really thought twice about tying up my shoes, plugging in my headphones and running out the door with just my phone and the house key. Alas, I was missing one vital item...My ID. God forbid something happened and I'm injured or not conscious enough to give my information in case of emergencies. I thought I'd be okay since I run near my home. But while 2 or 3 miles doesn't seem like much when you're driving a car, it is quite a distance when you're on foot.
Now I have a Road ID with my name, age, 3 emergency contact numbers, and even an inspirational saying to keep me motivated while running. It says "Just run...Keep going!" I find myself chanting that in my head on days that I'm tired and just want to stop running and walk the rest of the way. It is rather motivating and you'd be surprised at what you can do if you put your mind to it.

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If you're a runner (or a cyclist!) and you don't have a Road ID, you should! When I ordered, they gave me a coupon that I could pass along to my friends. So I've decided to pass it along to you, my readers. The coupon is good for $1 off any Road ID order placed by 04/05/2012. To order, simply go to RoadID.com and use the coupon code: ThanksMaria12389870 or click this link: http://www.RoadID.com/?CID=ThanksMaria12389870.
Go there...Now...You'll thank me later.

Do you have a Road ID? What does yours say?

What inspirational saying motivates you?

**Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with RoadID.com in any way nor was I paid for this review. The thoughts and views of this product in this post are mine and mine alone.**

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{this moment}

3/16/12 Edition

{this moment} - A Friday ritual.
A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.





*{this moment} is a ritual adopted from SouleMama which was introduced to me by Irene of Inspiration From The Little Things. If you would like to participate….. then post your picture on a Friday and leave your link in the comment section and above so that I and others can visit you as well.

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Thankful Thursdays

3/15/12 Edition

This week I am thankful for:

~ My New Erin Condren Planner! ~

I first learned about this planner from Julia's Thankful Thursday post back in February. Others had commented seeing this planner out in the blogosphere so I decided to look it up and next thing you know, I ended up buying one! Now I wouldn't normally spend that much on a planner, what with having my phone equipped with to-do apps, calendars, notepads, and such; however I've got so much going on in my life that I needed to have it all visually in one place. I.LOVE.IT. Plus I missed writing stuff down...

~ Bubble Wrap! ~

Go ahead and laugh...but you know if you had it you'd be popping it too! Seriously, how can you just let this beautiful large heavy duty piece of bubble wrap just sit there without popping it? Thank you Erin Condren for packing my planner in such a great piece of bubble wrap. As you can see, obviously this wasn't your normal small bubble wrap. This was a piece with large and loud bubbles. {insert evil grin here} I scared Raven and Socks out of the room with my bubble wrap pop session. I think they may be traumatized...

~ Beautiful Run Days! ~

Even though the temp for Sunday was in the high 50s, the sun shined bright. I was invited by a friend to join them on their Sunday run at the Lake Murray Dam. We ended up missing each other. I was at one end of the dam and his group was at the other. I finally saw them starting as I neared the other side. I almost didn't go since I had a busy day planned but my training schedule had me doing an EZ run for that day so I pushed myself to go. I'm glad I did...it was a beautiful day the Lord had made!

What things are you thankful for this week?

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A Day in the Life of My Eats (WIAW9)

Happy WIA-Wednesday! I did much better this week and documented my Tuesday eats for you. This was also a run day and according to my training schedule, I had to run 3 miles. No biggie considering I just ran 4 miles on Saturday and 3.6 miles on Sunday...3 miles should be a piece of cake!

Now that the time has changed, I was able to run after work without fear of being out after dark. The downside was the the sun finally came out after lunch and the afternoon warmed up to the 70s so I had a rather hot run around 6:30pm. So that piece of cake wasn't as sweet as I thought it's be.
As always, thanks to Jenn for hosting this amazing link party!

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What WIAW isn't about:
Comparison - Judgment - Restriction - Guilt

What WIAW is about:
Celebrating one of the glorious things we all have in common: We all eat!

WIAW is about food and fun! It's about making new friends, breaking out of a food rut, inspiring yourself & others, embracing fruit & vegetables, finding new ways to eat your favorite foods, and so much more ♥

Celebrate blogging. Celebrate Food. Celebrate Individuality.

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BREAKFAST

Yummy French Toast coffee with egg whites, cheese, and turkey wrap! Bruegger's rocks!

SNACK

OJ with some grapes and starfruit! Love me some starfruit!

LUNCH

Left over slices of Mellow Mushroom's Kosmic Karma pizza! Red Sauce base pizza with Mozzarella, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Spinach, Feta, Roma Tomatoes and a Pesto swirl...yummy in my tummy!

SNACK

Quaker Life cereal with almond milk and pretzels

POST RUN SMOOTHIE

My green smoothie: In the mix was strawberries, mango, banana, greek yogurt, skim milk, flaxseed, and spinach!

DINNER

Diced chicken breast and broccoli cooked in the Philadelphia Savory Garlic cooking creme and paired with some rigatoni pasta. (We picked up 4 of the cooking creme at Publix for $3 total. They were on sale for 2 for $4 and I used two $1.50 off wyb 2 coupons and one store $2/2 coupon making them $0.75 a piece! This is why I coupon.)
What do you put in your smoothies?

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