Healthy Caribbean-Inspired Dishes

March 2, 2015 By Laura

I’m on the way to San Diego with Vegas.

Warm, sunny weather is so close I can almost taste it!

Meanwhile, I thought I’d entertain you tropical weather foods. How about The Caribbean? Even if you are snowed in on the East coast, you can create a faux taste of paradise at home! Here are a few ideas.

Stay lean

It’s time to put aside any objections to eating goat. It sounds strange, but it’s delicious. Goat is a lean meat that’s is good for your healthy and your heart. Slow cooked in strong spices to tenderize the meat, goat curry is a delicious Jamaican treat!

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15 Moving Tips

February 23, 2015 By Laura

I’m committed to stop chasing my tail and start packing.

Less than a week to go. Fear is a great motivator.

This weekend was a really product weekend for packing. The kitchen, bathroom, and dresser are all 95% packed; I’m just keeping out the necessities. Last week I collected some great packing advice from you and I have a few tips of my own to share.

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Starting a 2,000 Mile Journey

February 16, 2015 By Laura

It just got real.

Logically I knew it was real… but reality never ceases to shock me.

You make plans and get excited. You know it’s coming and it can’t get here fast enough. But when it ACTUALLY manifests… it’s still a reality check.

Road food is also a reality check. That red velvet Blizzard did not suck though.

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Healthy Snacks on the Go

February 9, 2015 By Laura

As you have probably figured out, I am always on the go.

It’d be a shame to stagnate.

Whether it is traveling to the next exotic location or just running around town, I don’t sit still for very long. Unfortunately, this can mean grabbing something unhealthy to eat on those forays in my car. Granola bars, fruit, and raw veggies can only carry you so far. And what happens when you don’t feel like lugging along a cooler to keep things like Greek yogurt cold?

If you’ve been reading very long, you know I need variety! Anyone else looking for healthy (and delicious) snacks that don’t need refrigeration but are not the same old same old? I thought I’d share some of my stand-bys today.

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Gettin’ Quizzed on a Plane

January 26, 2015 By Laura

I’ll never tire of surveys.

How do these things take me longer than “regular” posts?

Megan nominated me for one of those Liebster award quizzes a couple of weeks ago andI’m finally getting around to it. It’s fun airplane project as I fly back to Atlanta from San Diego. The random pics throughout are from Vegas’ and my long weekend on the coast.

La Jolla Sea Lion

1. What is your current health related goal?…

Strange But Good Travel

January 23, 2015 By Laura

I can’t travel like a normal person.

At least I wear shoes…

Yes, I sent this to Passenger Shaming on Instagram.

The creepiest part was that when I said something to the flight attendant she said it happens all the time. Apparently parents even let their kids go to the bathroom barefoot! I have a friend that is a flight attendant and SHE said it happens on every flight. WTF?! End rant.

I’m on the other side of the country this week with Vegas (though not IN Vegas). Being 9 weeks out from my competition, I had to supplement my travel a bit. I brought chicken, turkey burgers, veggies, roasted sweet potatoes, and frozen Greek yogurt (a must – it doubles as an ice pack) with me. Okay, I supplemented my travel a lot.…

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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No Room For the Blues + WIAW

July 30, 2014 By Laura

Coming home is hard.

Some might say it’s downright depressing…

I fell in love with Colorado last week. I will move there one day. Atlanta is getting older by the minute. I love my city – we have gorgeous parks, amazing food, and my friend and family are here. But I was born here. While I’ve been lucky to travel a lot, the time for a change of scenery is growing near. Since I can’t exactly pick up and move to Switzerland, Colorado is a good second.

I think the goats miss me too. More on this adventure to come!

In lieu of an after work hike, I got my nails done. Nothing like a little pampering to soothe the travel blues.

Speaking of blues… my toes are now No Room For the Blues! The nail color is Wooden Shoe Like to Know. Gotta love OPI! They were totally talking about my nasty feet after all the Colorado adventuring. Not that I’m paranoid…

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This WIAW I’m back from Colorado but OUT of groceries. Desperation has set in…

Read on for my eats, and then check out Jenn’s blog for everyone else’s delicious creations!…

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