Off My Schedule and Paying for It

I am a person who thrives on a weekly routine. I hate deviating from my usual schedule, which is: wake up, commute, work, commute, eat, workout, sleep. I plan my meals and workouts weekly, DVR my TV shows, pre-schedule blog posts, and generally overplan everything, down to the minute sometimes. I do this because when [...]

Gluten free day 14

I’ve just finished two weeks of my gluten free test, and things are going well. Now that I’m over the initial hump, that is. The first week was really rough – it took about five days for my system to fully adjust. I’m not entirely sure why; I figured once you remove a substance that [...]

Budget Travel Friday: Big Sur

Today’s photo inspiration comes from Big Sur, Calif.: Big Sur, land of oceans, mountains, and forests, is my happy place.  I know this because during the worst of the half-marathon I did in St. Louis this year, I was visualizing myself running along Highway 1. I’ve been to Big Sur in 2004, 2006, and 2011. [...]