Stand Up Desk + WIAW

January 21, 2015 By Laura

Do you realize how much you sit?

It makes my hips hurt!

I’ve gone through a lot of “hacks” to have standing desks. At one job I stacked up Girl Scout cookie boxes to set my laptop on. When I’m at home working, I use the condo gym to build a treadmill desk. I can’t stand to sit still. Standing up while I’m working helps to improve my focus. ~~Hey! Something shiny!~~

When my boss suggested I look into a “real” standing desk, I was thrilled. After some research, VertDesk offered to hook me up with one of their adjustable height desks. Talk about not sitting still – I was bounce-off-the-walls elated. The VertDesk even has a push button control to make height adjustment easy. My co-workers can adjust it to their height and use it and, if I ever DO decide to sit, I can simply push a button to lower it.

We’ve all seen the articles about how sitting is killing us… but why exactly is a standing desk beneficial?

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Marriage Advice – From You!

January 19, 2015 By Laura

Married 2 weeks and I’m already giving advice?!

No. Not even I am that ~~arrogant~~ confident.

When I shared that I got married, I asked you guys for advice. You delivered! Since there were so many wise words, I decided to summarize it to share with everyone. Mostly for ~~Vegas’~~ my reference.

Below are some wise words, some funny words, and some random married-life pictures.

Apparently you still get flowers delivered when you’re married.

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Ghetto Fabulous French Toast [Recipe]

January 16, 2015 By Laura

I like to get toasted.

In the French way ’cause I’m classy.

French toast is becoming an unintentional theme for #strangebutgood. Last week it was Healthy French Toast. 2 weeks ago it was totally unhealthy (but delicious) Eggnog Baked French Toast. Now it’s the thug life.

This is the laziest, most bass ackwards way possible to make french toast. Toast the bread while beating egg whites with cinnamon and stevia. Pour egg mixture over the top.

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Competition Prep 10 Weeks Out + WIAW

January 14, 2015 By Laura

I’m on the wagon.

Seriously. 9 days sober.

It’s finally time to get back on the stage. I took a year off from competing to grow and it paid off well. I put on about 15 pounds (20 at my highest)… and a decent amount of that is muscle. Looking back at pictures from a couple of years ago, I can’t believe I was that tiny!

I was hoping to be able to do Physique, but I’m not big enough yet so I’m staying with Figure. Maybe next year……

Leaving Las Vegas (for now)

January 12, 2015 By Laura

I’ve never been so sad to leave a place.

But I’m not leaving for good, Sheryl Crow!

In an uncharacteristically impulsive move, when I flew back to from Tahoe with Vegas after we got married I decided not to take my next flight to Atlanta. This was completely unplanned – my bags were re-checked to Atlanta, we’d been sitting in a airport bar waiting for my flight.

My bags went to Atlanta. I stayed in Vegas. With Vegas.

How could I leave this?!

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The Plague + Healthy French Toast [Recipe]

January 9, 2015 By Laura

I love Vegas in sickness and in health.

Just didn’t think we’d have to prove it so soon.

Today’s strange but good is a quickie because we’ve both been hit by the plague. I don’t know if it’s the flu or the worst cold ever, but we are miserable.

Yesterday my eye swelled up and started oozing a lovely substance. I’ll spare you that picture and instead share the scene on the nightstand:

In sickness and in health…

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The One Where I Married Vegas

January 7, 2015 By Laura

I got married. To Vegas.

Not to be confused with getting married IN Vegas.

I’m the poster child for never say never. I swore I’d never get married. I didn’t even want to date. I was perfectly happy working, working out, and signing up for whatever adventure I could find.

Well. Vegas and I got married in Lake Tahoe on the second day of the New Year. It was meant to be an elopement, but I was too excited and ended up telling most of my close friends and family. We booked our travel, decided to have an après ski theme (translation: I wanted to wear leggings and boots with the fur), and brought our best friends.

Never say never…

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Winter Workout: Shoulder Strengthener

January 5, 2015 By Laura

I’m learning not to make blanket statements.

Ever so slowly.

The whole “never dating again” thing. Refusing to waste money on a Christmas tree. Thinking seafood is gross. ~~The mornings I moaned I’m never drinking again!”~~ Thinking my shoulders are too big. I take it all back

These days I can’t grow my shoulders fast enough. It’s hard to believe that in high school I refused to wear tank tops because I thought I had “linebacker” shoulders.

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