out of routine

Post Number 10!

To be honest when I wrote my first blog post I thought 'hmm...I wonder how many posts I can write before I give up or forget that I even have a blog' lol. But today is my tenth post! I still think it's fun, and haven't forgotten about it yet!
But that's got me thinking about what I should try to improve on. Most good bloggers include lots of pictures, so that's something I'm going to try to get better at. But if you have any suggestions please share!

This week I have been at the reading recovery conference in Dallas and out of the classroom. I cannot even begin to tell you how encouraging it is to get out of the daily routine and gather with colleagues to discuss teaching and how to do it better. I hope that this is a conference I get to attend for years to come! But I also can't wait to get back to the school and quickly implement all that I'm learning!

The thing about being out of my typical routine for these two days is I don't have my packed lunch and snacks to fall back on. But I do enjoy allowing more time in the morning for a real breakfast and more than 10-15mimutes to scarf down my lunch :)

On Monday I made a strong attempt to eat as many veggies as I could for lunch. I stopped in Genghis Grill on my lunch break and was so excited to fill my bowl with as many different colors of vegetables as possible. But after waiting for 30 minutes for my food they came to my table an said that they somehow "lost my food". I was left with 15 minutes to get back to the conference and somehow find a quick lunch. The only option for fast food on the way was In and Out Burger. So I stopped and enjoyed the not so healthy lunch and called it good. What's a girl to do. I tried to be healthy, and it just didn't work out. 

Dinner Monday night did turn out to be a success though! I ended up making roasted chicken sausage and green beans. Then my portion of dinner went into half of a roasted acorn squash and Jason's went with roasted red potatoes.

A great and healthy fall meal ...mmm...

Today has also been successful so far! For breakfast I had enough time to make two eggs with spinach and all 3 colors of bell peppers. This was joined by a banana and my usual coffee. I failed on snapping a picture. I'm learning.

Then in the mid morning I stopped for a protein bar and bottled water. 

For Lunch I stopped at my all time love: Subway

I jut can't get enough of their chopped salads! So good! 

I even had some time to let Georgia girl run out some energy at the dog park in between the rain storms we've been getting.  

She loves making new friends! 

But sometimes doesn't understand what to do when they run with the ball

She was ready for a nice nap after our little outing! And I enjoy the extra snuggles

For dinner Jason has been asking for meatloaf. I have a few different meatloaf recipes stored away and I think I'll be making the BBQ style meatloaf. I'm also planning on making roasted beets for the first time. I have not been able to find a way to make beets where I want to eat them regularly. So let's hope that roasting them turns out well.  Then its time to get my workout on with another workout from The Nike Training Club. Let's hope the rain gives me another break so I can get a short run in for my cardio. If not I 'll be looking to my trusty elliptical to help me get the job done.

Hope y'all are enjoying the start of your week! 

Question: What would you like to see added to the blog? More pictures, more frequent posting? Be honest! I know I have more than just Jason reading this blog. Google tells me I have lots of regular viewers! I need more of you guys to talk to me and let me know what you like :)

Staying healthy...there's an app for that...

Well sorry for the delay in my posting folks! I was having some techno difficulties (that possibly could have been due to a user error). Do you ever struggle to keep up with technology? I definitely have a hard time when it comes to computers. It is not one of my strong points that's for sure. 

One way I do love to use technology is with tracking my health! There are so many apps, websites and blogs that are wonderful for helping us stay healthy. I'm planning on taking full advantage of these techno services to help me meet my goals over the next two months. (If  I'm being completely honest I didn't do very well at all at sticking to my goals through October. But so far 3 days in and November is going great! Haha)

Georgia thinks workouts are for the birds 

So here is the technology that I'm loving for both exercise and nutrition.

 •Active- my new found love for this app will definitely help me keep up with my holiday ACTivities like I had planned. I got on the other day and saw they had online 5Ks! Have you guys heard of those?! They are so cool! You register just like you normally would for a race and then are given a time period in which you complete your run! I love the idea of being able to still be a part of something and yet not have to stick to a specific place and time. Of course they have more traditional race listings as well.

•my fitness pal- this app has been around for a while and I'm sure most of you are familiar with it by now. But I love that it gives you the opportunity to track your food, water, exercise, and weight. It's a great place to store everything you would want to track. 

•map my run- another app that has been around for a while to help log all your nutritional needs. I mostly use this app for running because I like the maps and GPS system with it that help track my exercise. But you could also use it for tracking nutrition and water intake as well. 

•nike training club- this app is awesome when it comes to wanting a killer workout with minimal planning on your part! You have several options to choose from as far as what type of workout you want to do. Then the app will give you the exercises, show proper form and videos if needed on how to do them, as well as a timer to help you keep up! I HIGHLY recommend this one! And it's free! How could you go wrong? 

•the 7 minute workout- you may or may not have heard about the 7 minute workout. If you're interested in reading more about what the New York Times had to say about this bad boy then you can read on here.

It's always handy to have a quick and painful workout stored away in your pocket. And this app is the perfect way! 

•the workout mama- as mentioned before I love this amazing woman for making boot camp available online! It was so easy to stick to since I was able to do the workouts on my time schedule and at home. And with the community Facebook page I still felt encouraged daily to keep up the workouts or to try something to really push myself. 

Question of the week: Do you have an app or website that is motivating you to live healthy? Please share!!!