Great run week!!!

This past week was my best week running since March. I got in 46 miles and have noticed improvement, which I am very grateful for.  Have you ever had a rough spell with running?  It feels like it took forever to get back where I was.

Went to my favorite restaurant today, Eat Well in Bartlett.  They have the best sushi and seafood trio. The seafood trio has real scallops, shrimp, and the oh to familiar fake crabmeat.  I manage to piss everyone off by leaving the "crabmeat."  To them I say only the strong survive, suck it up buttercup."

Getting ready this week to start Christmas shopping.  Unfortunately it seems that as your children age, the joy of Christmas diminishes. So I have decided to donate some toys, and share my "sparkle," with everyone I see.

Thank you to Academy Sports for a great grand opening. They really got the community involved by offering many "freebies". I managed to get a free pair of crocs, a free tackle bag, free t shirt and 45$ in gift cards.  So they have a customer for life.  They also sell Nuun for a lot less than their competitors. 

Have you started Christmas shopping?

Do you have a favorite place to eat? Where? 

What did you do thus weekend? 

Fantastic Friday

I have had two great days of running pain free, which has been few and far between lately. I have been plagued with injuries since March.  Broken tailbone, torn hamstring, blisters, lost toenails, runners knee, and lastly the ingrown toenail.  I am grateful for the last two days. 9 miles yesterday and 12 today, averaging an 8:13 mile.  

After about a year of contemplating whether or not I should attempt to cook my way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking I have decided to go for it. So I bought the paperback copy.  Does anyone know where I may be able to get a first edition autographed?

Academy sports is having their grand opening all weekend,ms cored a free pair of Crocs, which will be very useful for the pool.  Tomorrow is a free tackle bag. I will be there because I love to fish.  It is another favorite past time of mine.

So I am training for an Ironman, several marathons, and cooking my way through a cookbook. I will never say I am bored..

Why doesn't anyone comment? I would appreciate a comment good or bad 😜

Have a great weekend, keep sparkling🌌

Free Friday-Happy Halloween

This morning Academy Sports opened their doors in Cordova!!!!  For the first 150 customers they issued a voucher to win a gift card. I woke up at 0500 hrs and went to Academy Sports, where I was the 10th person!!!!  When they let us in we went and drew gift cards. I got $25.00. Stocked up on Nuun hydration tablets. I will be using a lot of Nuun while training for my Ironman.

Halloween officially starts the holiday season.  I am ready for the trick or treaters. Thank God my children are not as bad as my brother and I were.  I remember waxing cars, running to the same houses twice, and eggs on Halloween😁

I finally taught myself to flip over eggs without using any utensils. As Julia Child once said while she tried to flip eggs, "you've got to have courage in your convictions."  My favorite movie is Julie & Julia.  It is about cooking and blogging two of my favorite things. I have two copies just in case one gets scratched.

Have my workout plans for the weekend: biking and running.

Do you have Halloween plans?
What are your plans for the weekend?
Are you willing to sit in the cold for a freebie?

I love new stuff, great finds!!!!!

What a great day!  Had my monthly visit to the Veterans Hospital (I suffer from major depressive disorder and PTSD). Always nice talking to the older veterans.
Since I was out I made a few stops:
 
     WHOLE FOODS- I love this place the selection is amazing.  While browsing through the sports          nutrition area I came across BOBOS OAT BARS absolutely delicious and a great deal on CLIFS KITS ORGANIC  bars. They were $1.00 but I had .50 cents off coupons so score on those.
     SEPHORA- I always feel so girly when I go in. It is fun to try out new scents and see what the latest trends are. Picked up a SMASHBOX full exposure eyeshadow kit.  I really only wear neutral colors and very rarely. I am more tomboyish than the average bear, lol.
     ACADEMY SPORTS- I really have too many running shoes BUT I saw these awesome ASICS GEL NOOSA TRI shoes and needed them (if I say needed it justifies it)   The shoes have various triathlon related pictures and phrases. Adorable

     Have you tried Sweet Revenge?  Tastes almost like cotton candy!!!! 
Now what to make for dinner?

Do you ever go on mini shopping sprees?
How often do you wear makeup?
What do you like to splurge on?