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Are you packin’ junk in the trunk? I admit, this is not a question you’d typically want to be asked by anyone unless you’ve got something that would make Lloyd’s reevaluate the JLo’s backside insurance policy or make Beyonce’s bootylicious asset take home silver. No, the trunk I’m referring to is the rear end of your ride, and for once packing junk is a good thing!

As I train for my sixth marathon I have decided to take on a three day training plan. Instead of training five days a week  like I have in the past, I am just running three. My plan consists of one track(speed) day, one tempo run, and one long run.
*My track runs consist of several different [...]

Every summer I stock my freezer full of all the berries I couldn’t eat fast enough. And, by summer’s end, the freezer is bursting with a colorful mix of blues, reds, and purples. I find that freezing the berries before they turn is not only less wasteful, but it is a great way to have [...]

The thing about being a mom is that it’s not always going to be fun.  When children are sick, it’s seriously a bummer.  And, when both are sick, it’s even more of a bummer.  Today, all my couches were in use at the same time with sleeping/napping/vegging out boys.

I just feel bad for them.  I [...]

As you begin to live a greener lifestyle, one thing that you’ll notice time and time again, is a reduced need for processed foods. Processed foods come with a bunch of packaging and it takes energy to make them in huge factories and then deliver them to a store near you. Learning to make your own [...]

A couple months ago I won a  Breville Juicer from Foodbuzz and finally started using it. I have always been very interested in juicing, but didn’t want to fork out the dough or cut off my right arm for a juicer. I really like the juicer that they sent me and now think it is [...]

What I’ve learned from cooking with my kids.

A few years ago when the plastic pandemonium hit, parents couldn’t get their hands on  glass bottles fast enough. What was once an outdated only choice for bottle feeding has come back in a big way. Even now, with pretty much all plastic baby bottles boasting  BPA-free on their labels, many moms are still concerned [...]

GEAR

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Salomon, best known for their ski and snowboard gear, puts their all-weather, all-terrain technology to work for runners, too. Light and stable, their XA Pro 3D ULTRA GTX trail runner transitions seamlessly from pavement to trail and can handle even the sloppiest spring conditions. These babies will stick to anything and actually [...]

Think you can’t afford to live a green lifestyle? Think again. With a little creativity, you can cut costs, reduce your environmental impact and live a healthier lifestyle. After all, at its simplest, living greenly is living frugally.
In the Driver’s Seat
Imagine if you had to put money into your car every time you turned the [...]

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Thanks to technology, you can easily track your period, how many steps you take each day and when it’s time to take your [...]

Create your own unique-to-you adventure by mixing your next hiking trip with a feminine twist.
HELEN, GA
The Hike: Raven Cliff Falls. This five-mile in and out hike follows Dodd Creek through the Raven Cliffs Wilderness Area to a massive dark bluff near the headwaters. Because of the size of Raven Cliffs and the lack of human [...]

Put your fitness into play with an urban race.
My teammates and I had already biked through downtown Denver to locate a paintball coliseum, ran up and down 20 flights of stairs, skidded down a giant Slip ‘n Slide, used clues to piece together a secret location and ran four miles to reach it, schlepped 40-gallon [...]

For spring, we love the subtlety of pink, blushing cheeks and pale lips. Here’s how to get a natural looking flush, naturally!

1. Perfect for brightening lips and cheeks, Hot Rocks by Pur Minerals come in a revolutionary three-dimensional design that will make your complexion luminous.
$23.50 • Ulta stores and Ulta.com.

2. We heard, “Your skin is [...]

If you stop a stranger in the street and ask them to list 10 foods that make the foundation of a healthy diet, chances are they could come up with a list pretty easily. But what are the chances that their diet is actually based on those foods? Healthy eating seems simple enough in concept, [...]