Happy Friday! I cannot believe it is already May 2nd! Where has the time gone! Today I wanted to shake things up a bit and share with you a few of my favorite things. These things are from my life, around the web, and things that I have been pondering lately. Kind of a hodge podge of favorite things.
Flowers
I will never grow tired of when my children bring me flowers they hand picked. It always makes my heart melt and I cherish these moments because I know they are fleeting.
Juicing
I broke out (dusted off) my juicer this week and enjoyed some fresh juice. My favorite recipe is a simple carrot-apple-greens juice. It is yummy and full of amazing nutrients!
Favorite Health Related Posts
Injury Free Running Isn’t Just a Myth: Interview with Coach Jason Fitzgerald
A Fast Marathon Needs More Than Fitness from Strength Running
7 Reasons Runners Struggle to Lose Weight from Mommy Run Fast
4 Simple Tips to Improve Running Form Today from Run to the Finish
The Athlete’s Brain by Sock Doc
3 Reasons to Cut Back Cardio for Fat Loss Goals & 3 Things to Do Instead by Your Trainer Paige
7 Ways to Ease Muscle Soreness from Run Wiki
5 Reasons I Love Strength Training by Got2Run4Me
Thought Provoking Posts
The Not-So Secrets of Succeeding at Anything by No Meat Athlete
Ending the glorification of BUSY from Carla Birnberg
Finding Voice a guest post by Christine of Love, Life Surf
Running as Worship by Running Hutch
When You Are Exhausted and Need to Exhale by A Holy Experience
Finding my Feminine Side
I have shared that I am not the most girly-girl in the group. I am trying to embrace and find my feminine side. I always feel the most girly when I have painted nails. The past few weeks I have been experimenting with polish and even gel polish. I love the look of painted nails… but the chips, bubbles and indentions on the polish drive me bonkers. Pet Peeve. Perhaps au natural color is best for me.
This weekend I will be running my first official fun race with girlfriends. We will be running the Pretty Muddy 5K Mud Run. We have great intentions of running it for the sole purpose of fun, giggles and memories. I will be sure to try to take lots of photos to share in a recap post for you next week!
thank you sooo much for the link love.
off to read what I missed this week!
You are welcome! Thank YOU for the inspirational reads. 🙂
Love that color!!!
Good luck with the race 🙂 🙂
Thanks. The color is ocean bubbles… and was pretty while it lasted (only a day before it started to chip/bubble).
I ran LoziLu Mud Run a couple of years ago – loved sliding down the in the mud! Have fun!
Yay! Fun!! I am looking forward to getting dirty, giggling, and laughing with my girlfriends. 🙂
You are going to love a mud race…bring flip flops, and a towel, you want extra clothes to change into and easy shoes to wear. Plastic bag for your muddy stuff {yep I have done a few of these}LOL . I hate having nail polish on my fingers, they are to stubby looking and I have no nails, plain and natural here also 🙂 My kids are olde now and I still get warm in my heart when they randomly pick me a flower
Thank you for your tips, I will use them! My bag is packed and I am ready to get muddy! LOL
Yay … I love that your kids still pick you flowers! That gives me hope for the future. 🙂
Have fun in your race! FUN being the key word!!!!
I just watched a documentary called Super Juice me & I’m headed up to dust off my juicer… ready to juice my body back up!
Thank you. Yes, I am looking forward to having a FUN time today! 🙂
Yes, I watched that documentary last year. Great bunch of info!! 🙂 What is your favorite juice recipe?
So many great reads this week… thanks for sharing mine!
You are very welcome! Thank you for sharing your wisdom on your blog… it was JUST what I needed to hear and felt compelled to share! 🙂
Great Links! I love having painted nails. For some reason I just smile when I see my crazy nails while running! I’ve got a royal blue on right now. Have fun in the mud!
So fun! Do you paint your nails a color according to your race outfit or theme race? 🙂
Have fun this weekend at the mud race!! It is such a fun experience. And thanks for the link love for my post!
Thank you. I am looking forward to the muddy, giggles and memories! 🙂
You are welcome! Thank you for your inspirational, thought provoking words! 🙂
awww – little boys who bring their mama flowers are the best! I pick up my weekly bouquet every Monday morning and it makes my whole week better.
Yay, I agree. So you get a weekly bouquet of flowers to start off your week? That is an awesome idea! 🙂
What is your favorite flower arrangement? Or does it vary by season?
Well, let me amend that a little – weekly or bi-weekly (hooray for blooms that last more than a week) from about April through October – when I can find tulips or the occasional bunch of roses for $5 in the grocery store.
Can you write on how you prepared simple carrot-apple-greens juice in your next write up?