Top Five | 90's Songs

We've all been there right?

A really great weekend where you've accomplished absolutely nothing except for catching up on sleep, your favorite shows, and all the calories you starved yourself of the week before. Like your ideal weekend. One that's absolutely perfect. You know what I'm talking about. 

Then Monday rolls around and that crock pot your husband promised to clean is still sitting in the sink. So you roll up your sleeves and scrub your life back into order.

It's time like those when music is a must. Especially pop music from the nineties. I mean, it's like blinking and the dishes are done. It's magic. The only words you need to utter are every single word to every single song that comes on your radio. 

I mean, come on. Who doesn't sing along to these songs? I can't be the only out of tune nineties kid that belts out "Killing Me Softly" or gets tongue tied with "One Week." 

Here's my favorites.

Fonts: Bauhaus 93, DK Nanuk, Please Write Me a Song, Love Ya Like A Sister, DJB Lemon Head, Yummy Cupcakes, KB Stick to It, KG Beneath Your Beautiful, and Unfinished Sympahthy

What are some of your favorites? Backstreet Boys anyone?

Fitness Flash

I'm officially running. Like full on running. I love it.

I'm also back into cycling. Like actually cycling. I'm still on those stupid stationary bicycles but I also did a workout back on my own bike in my own den of pain. It's glorious.

Okay and maybe just a bit painful. But in a good way, you know?

On Monday, I'm going to talk to my physical therapist about cutting back on the days I go in. Because as much as I love going, I have a solid plan for getting back up to my old 5k pace and distance, I have a set of stretches that work, and the $40 co-pay twice a week is starting to add up.

This week felt busy but I think it's a step towards how our triathlon training is going to be. Here's how it shaped up:

I love that I'm doing training workouts on my own bike. It's been so long and I felt like I was going through withdrawal. I know Ryan's tried some other GCN workouts but I've only ever done the one. I'm going to bother him about trying some of those other ones this week, though. 

What are your plans for this week? Are you trying anything new?

My 2015 Resolutions

I know, I know. It's February.

People generally have their resolutions together by now. And I did! I do. I've had them for a while.

This year, I'm feeling ambitious. REALLY. Ambitious. I know I mentioned one of my resolutions before. But I have like five other ones on my radar too. And I am really looking forward to the stuff that happens along the way.

Fonts: Sweet Pea, Words of Love, KG The Fighter, Webdings, KG Two is Better Than One, KG Hard Candy Solid, Sorry... We're Closed, YummyCupcakes, and LillyBelle

Clearly they're not going to all happen right away. That's the point though, right? You've got an entire year to check 'em off. With all this snow we're getting in the Northeast, it might be a while before I get to a few of them.

It's shaping up to be a great year though. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Fitness Flash

Can I just say I'm glad that Valentine's Day is over?

There was so much fooooooddd. And I ate it all. Like all of it. Every last delicious bite.

That's what I did last week. Clearly, the three pounds I gained was an indicator I should have done more. I mean it's not like I could've eaten less. That would've just been impossible...

Why is there so much good food? And why is it all fantastically photographed and put on Pinterest? Don't you people know I'm on a diet! The struggle is real.

Happy Love Day

I think baking's my favorite.

I mean, besides Ryan. Ryan's my favorite. But baking? It's a close second. I love it. I like trying new recipes. Because what's not to love about baked goods?

The only problem is that all these recipes are for like entire cakes and it's just Ryan and I. Two people trying to lose weight and train for triathlons don't need to eat entire cakes. I mean, it's tempting, but no.

So I make all these things on Thursday and bring them to work on Fridays. I have all my coworkers trained that Fridays I bring in baked goods. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not. One week I didn't deliver and was asked where the Friday treats were.

This week I really wanted to try this frosting recipe and I knew I wouldn't have time on Thursday night to make it because, clearly, my priorities.

So I woke up early on Thursday morning and baked German Chocolate Cupcakes. Then I ran home at lunch and made the cherry frosting, leaving the clean up to Ryan. Seriously, I left him this Thursday afternoon.

After about five hours of sleep, I woke up early again on Friday and frosted said cupcakes. Since I had extra time, my mind went into overdrive and I made heart-shaped bunting! I was so excited I woke up Ryan early to see it. His sleep-deprived state of impressed wasn't exactly the level I was looking for, but he did help me carry all the cupcakes down to the car. I call that a win. 

The real win, though, was finally coming home to Ryan after a really long week. Pizza and deep-fried oreos didn't hurt either. The crispy M&Ms waiting for me to open are just the sugar-coated candy (literally) on top.

So Happy Valentine's Day. I hope yours is full of love.

And maybe cupcakes. They're pretty good.