I have to be honest...for the last few months I've felt a little beat up. Work, home, running kids, actually running and...life. I don't know if I could possibly do more. I feel like the stretchy lady on the Disney movie 'The Incredibles' and I'm still working to get my arms and legs back to their natural lengths. I did get to go to Mazatlan, Mexico for a week with my husband. This was my "time out" in October. No e-mail. No phone. No one could get ahold of me. I drank enough to pickle my body to the point I was moderately concerned I had congestive heart failure or was in acute kidney failure. But what I am most proud of is that I managed to get up every morning, bust out 2 miles on the treadmill and do my ab workout. I kept to my "no red meat" nutitional lifestyle change - not a hardship at all since the shrimp there is amazing. Small things to be happy about and certainly minimal mileage. But it was something. In past vacations I haven't made the effort and I come home 10 pounds heavier and feel like a slug.
Anyways - getting ready to gear up my creative writing abilities and do more posting. I have a great tale to tell about my "Unofficial Swimmer's Itch Triathlon" I completed in September with my 15 year old daughter.
You will be seeing more of me. Or my words at least.
Until then - I tried a great recipe you might want to bring to your Thanksgiving dinner out of September's issue of Cooking Light.
Sweet Potato Sides: Butter-Pecan Mashed, Maple Bacon, Chipotle-Lime, or Parmesan-Sage
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/butter-pecan-sweet-potatoes-50400000122908/
I recommend variation one - maple bacon - yum.
