Whew! Another busy weekend, another disappearing act. Let’s see…
I spent some quality bonding time with Kat Lobes. Watched some basketball games (Duke vs. BC and NY Knicks vs. Dallas Mavericks), took care of the kiddos (but I get today off), and caught up on sleep. I’m a wild child.
So my mom is like 0.001 seconds away from adopting Jeremy Lin.
All of a sudden we religiously watch the NY Knicks play and now I know what I sound like while watching yelling at the TV during Duke games.
COME ON!!!! REBOUND!!! WHAAAT?! THAT WAS A FOUL! AHHHH! STUPID!!
If you haven’t heard about this kid, here’s his Wikipedia page. Obviously, I’m super jealous of him…of his insane basketball skills and my mother’s intense love for him.
(Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images)
Moving on to my weekend runs…
Whenever I need a kick in the pants, I turn to a) Twitter and b) Pinterest. I can’t tell you how motivating it is seeing pins in the ‘fitness’ category.
That is, if I don’t follow it up with browsing through the pins in the ‘Food and Drink’ category 
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source, source, source, source
Bahaha!
I didn’t actually need any motivation on Friday because it was so warm and sunny outside. I couldn’t wait to get out of the door.
I ran 8 miles in 72 minutes. I’m loving the 8 mile distance these days. Long enough for the endorphins to kick in and long enough for me to think through everything. Yet short enough so I can do some leg weights afterwards. Also, short enough that my legs aren’t sore/achy.
Stretching, making a face and taking a photo all at the same time takes some major talent. Jeremy Lin better watch out.
Sunday morning, however, was another story. It looked like freezing death outside. I almost flaked and then I got a headache from drinking too much coffee (I get caffeine headaches when I drink too much of it, as opposed to not enough…? Weird, I know.).
I knew the only way to get rid of said headache was to go running. I told myself ‘just 3 miles.’ you know how the story goes…
I ran right through 3…5….7….8…9…10…to 11 miles! In 1 hr. 39 min. Exactly 30 seconds faster than the only other time I’ve run that far.
Watch out, Jeremy Lin.
My headache was 100% gone and I felt on top of the world. And later, my appetite kicked in and I felt on top of the pantry.
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Guess what I found at Homegoods on Friday?! (Right after blogging about it)
GIN GINS!!! Only ONE box. My heart skipped a beat when I spotted it. Kaila tweeted me a photo of a box that she found at her local Marshalls, so I was crossing my fingers and holding my breath.
I also got some decaf coffee and a bunch of new-to-me health food finds. It was like hitting the jackpot. They must have known I was coming and restocked the shelves that day.
These Lucy’s Cookies are SO good—crispy and biscuity. I got chocolate chip.
I also found these Laughing Giraffe Snackaroons. I chose the Goji Cacao & Maca flavor (it was a tough choice). They’re just alright. Not sweet enough for my sweet tooth.
I’m gonna try slathering some sunflower seed butter on them. That always makes everything better.
Plus a box of carrot cake mix (my birthday is coming up!) and coconut oatmeal bliss cookie mix (omgahh).
There were SO many other things I had to pass up on. Oh Homegoods, I wish I knew how to quit you. NOT.
Alrighty, time to seize the day! I’m making a huge purchase investing in my future today. Back with the deets if I actually follow through with it. Eeps.
Have a magnificent Monday!
Tell me…the highlight of your weekend.
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Highlight: getting work done so I have a HW-free weekend at the Princess Half Marathon!
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Ohhh, exciting! Can’t wait to see what the investment is. Buying a Jeremy Lin jersey? Ha
You’re right, 7-8 miles is a great distance. Long enough to feel like you had a good, solid workout, yet short enough now to wipe you out the entire day (and next day).
Haha I actually typed ‘no, it’s not buying a Jeremy Lin jersey’ and then deleted it. Seriously, it scares me how similarly we think.
Wow you’re so near to the 13.1 mile mark! Highlight of my weekend was a muchneeded day off work today. Public holidays, how I heart thee!
I’m the same way! I get bad headaches from drinking TOO MUCH caffeine… and it doesn’t take long for one of those to kick in! So strange.
Quick question for you — did you go gluten free recently? I just noticed all of your goodies from HG were gluten-free. Just curious!
Question answered in today’s post!
I love getting new food finds from Home Goods or Marshalls…sometimes I’ll find the same things at Wegmans, but it’s usually stuff that I’ve never seen before.
Yeah, Wegmans is pretty good about carrying random health foods. Love that place.
How does the running and headache thing work? When I have a headache the last thing I want to do is run. or walk. I just crawl into bed.
Running is the last thing I want to do, but I KNOW if I don’t run my headache will never go away. Bed makes it so much worse for me.
Omg they have Flackers at your Home Goods? Those things are seriously amazing! They were designed by a doctor and have a ton of fiber and taste good on top of it!
Really?! I’ve seen them twice now. They look dry and tasteless. I’ll have to try them now that you say they’re good.
I won a box of every flavor on a blog contest and found them to be so flavorful! Id love to hear what you think of them! They taste delicious dipped in hummus.
Highlight of my weekend- doing nothing school related! So nice
haha
Haha thanks for the shout out girl!! Your food section is totally stocked!! My marshalls doesn’t have nearly as much!! Jealoooooooous!!
I think the kiddos and I may need to make a trip to TJ M today! Hope they have some good finds! My mother wants to adopt every white boy that speaks Japanese. gotta love Asian moms.
I ran 8 miles this weekend too! It really is the best distance. Jealous of your awesome foodie scores!
11 miles? Dang girl! Look at you go!
all of those food products look so good!
I’m on my laptop right now instead of running. I need to get back into it and NEVER take a day off! That one day off always turns into weeks.
I go through daily battles between browsing the ‘Fitness’ and ‘Food and Drink’ Pinterest categories. I’m very visual, so if I see a picture of someone running, I’ll want to go running! BUT, if I see a picture of a giant pot of bubbly mac n cheese, well, I’m going to go spend obscene amounts of money at the cheese section of my grocery store. And definitely NOT run. Pinterest is so bittersweet!!!
Haha that food and drink section is dangerous!
I want to dive headfisrt into that shopping basket! Mmmmm!
Why all gluten-free?
Discussed in today’s post http://www.livelaugheat.com/2012/02/21/bloat-begone/
My highlight: the super shy but super cute bartender at my work coming by my station to check on things that he never used to check on
Weee!
I spend more time in the food aisles of TJ maxx, Homegoods, and Marshalls than any other part of the store!
I love those running motivation pics! I haven’t gotten into pinterest yet, but clearly I should
The highlights of my weekend were 1) finally starting my blog and, 2) if you count today as the weekend, running for 25 minutes straight. I know that sounds like nothing, but it’s big accomplishment for me! Once I get to running 30 minutes without walking I’m going to sign up for my first 5k.
That’s awesome, Caroline! Back in June, I was panting after running 10 minutes. I understand that’s for sure. Keep up the good work.
Loving all your gluten free finds – Especially the coconut oatmeal cookie mix – YUM!
So pumped to bake those. I smile every time I see that bag in my pantry.
I wish we had a Homegoods around here. These kinds of stores always seem to have the best crazy food buys. One of my favorite stores like this is The Christmas Tree Shop. You can definitely find some diamonds in the ruff in there.
Do you actually call your dad Peter or is that just how you refer to him here?
Just on the blog. It started after I told the story of Peter’s Kitchen. He’s ‘dad’ in real life
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I really must know your secret to setting out for a 3 mile run and finishing at 11 miles!
Do you think it’s the route that helps you go farther; do you get lost in thought? I have a hard time running far distances alone, but am able to do so with a group. (The only way I could train for my half was with another group of runners.) I’d love to be able to push myself to run far while I’m alone though.
No, my route is super boring. A 2.2 mile loop that I repeat over and over. I used to run a 5 mile loop that was more interesting, but the extreme hills weren’t good for my legs.
Yes, I get totally lost in thought. One reason I run is because if I didn’t my thoughts would drive me crazy. I need the time to sort through everything. I usually write a list of ~5 things on my hand that I need to think through. Sometimes it’s deep stuff, sometimes it’s simple things like what I’m gonna wear, eat, read, etc. Oh and writing blog posts in my head = a lot of miles.
Nice job on your runs!
The highlight of my weekend was getting to see my sister and parents for the first time since Christmas!
Highlight: THREE DAY WEEKEND
How awesome! I need to go to homegoods sometime this week and see if I can get the same loot!
Three miles turned into eleven? Dang! You’re awesome!
The highlight of my weekend was finally seeing my boyfriend again (we are long distance this year!) and meeting with my advisor for school next year. Yayy!
Who knew Home Goods carried all those foods? I knew they had olive oil, but not that big selection. We’re looking for some furniture right now and are debating about stopping there to look. Must check out food section. I heard about Jeremy Lin on MPR last week for the first time. This guy seriously came out of nowhere and is amazing!
You got it girl – everything is better with sunflower seed butter!! I am going to attempt to make my own tomorrow! I hate sunflower seeds on their own, but looove them when ground into butter!
I just bought the Cinnamon Thins of the Lucys Cookies and they are so good with milk!!! Everything you bought looks delectable and thank you, now I want carrot cake. Maybe I should run more (like you) so I can enjoy without feeling too guilty
Oh my gosh Allie…I just happened to click on this post and saw the photo of Lucy’s cookies….I work for Lucy’s!!! Thanks for the awesome shout out! Hope you enjoy them! (:
Really?!?! No way. That box of cookies is almost gone! So so good. I need to try the other flavors. Do you know Dr. Lucy? Have you met her? Do you eat cookies all day long?! Jealous.
I do know Dr. Lucy! I work in the office with her
I don’t eat the cookies all day long – but they sure do smell good!!! You should try our 3 newest flavors – Ginger Snap, Chocolate, and Maple Bliss. I think they’re my new favorites! Shoot me an email at brittany@drlucys.com and we can send you some samples (you can do a review if you’d like!).
So, when’s the half-marathon miss!? You are so ready!!
Haha I gotta find one that doesn’t cost 8 billion dollars!
Well, look at you Ms. Homegoods Super Shopper! I loooove the Ginger People’s ginger chews- especially the peanut flavored ones (blue packaging). SOOO good!
That e card made me laugh- stop pinning about running and actually go running! Love it!!