Follow Runs for Cookies, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/runs-for-cookies Wed, 25 May 2022 22:22:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOji__x3I8JY4Qp41t9tiERU Happy Transformation Tuesday! I'd forgotten that I still had some transformations to share from last week, so this morning I was trying to figure out something I could transform today in order to have something to post. I was so glad when I remembered the extras! I didn't sleep much at all last night and I'm super tired today. I did clean the boys' bathroom, which was disgusting, but I wasn't]]> Wed, 25 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOji__x3I8JY4Qp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiyJHsSg6RusQSngkwrdsok I have a busy day today and I know I'm not going to want to write when I get home from Eli's baseball game tonight, so I'm just going to quickly post some of the "random facts" from my calendar that I found interesting this week...Thirty gallons of water! That's insane. Since a gallon of water weighs roughly 8 pounds, that would mean a camel could drink 240 pounds of water in 15 minutes. Since]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiyJHsSg6RusQSngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg70w2PhWEIbMfGo0LrnZNO When I chose a vegan recipe to try this week, I came across this dish called biryani on Pinterest. I'd never heard of it, but when I looked at the ingredients, it sounded like something I'd love. The recipe is from Dinner Then Dessert (I'll link to it again at the end of this post) and this is how the site describes the Vegetable Biryani:"Vegetable Biryani is a bold and flavorful Indian rice dish]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg70w2PhWEIbMfGo0LrnZNO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhwl6-N2BHmtCoxzwoq1nFt I had totally prepared to write my vegan recipe review today (I even cooked it earlier in the week so I wasn't scrambling at the last minute) but I got WAY too involved in a project today.Yes, that's right. ME--getting too involved in a project? Never!  ;)It all started a couple of days ago when I made that little cushion for the console/seat piece of furniture that I have in my bedroom. I love]]> Sun, 22 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhwl6-N2BHmtCoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjA_hx4Q3wd1UQqW5gBv7mX Happy Friday! Out of nowhere this morning, I was hit with horrible anxiety. I have no idea what triggered it, but I suspect it may be because I'm going to coach cross country again this year. I coached from 2014(?) to 2019, and then there were a couple of parents that I just couldn't deal with. So, I didn't coach from 2020-2021. Yesterday, however, I decided to coach again this year. Starting all]]> Sat, 21 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjA_hx4Q3wd1UQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgGe2rnkzCuwK8qfTAM-Smm I have a very special (very vulnerable) guest post to share today by none other than my sister, Jeanie! About a month ago, I wrote about how proud I was that a loved one (I was being vague on purpose for anonymity) had made the choice to go to rehab for alcoholism. With his blessing, I am able to share his name and Jeanie's side of the story. (Shawn would like to as well, but he would prefer an]]> Fri, 20 May 2022 01:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgGe2rnkzCuwK8qfTAM-Smm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOh_5apZFXvGormyhX6zo8SW Rockin' COVID, hahaEeek! Just one more week and I'll hit one year since I started this "back to goal weight" journey after having gained back 46 of 130-ish pounds. As of last week, I was down 50 pounds and I was thrilled with that. I was only three pounds from reaching 144, a "normal" BMI.And then I got COVID. What a celebration.I thought that COVID was going to be very mild for me; Jerry tested]]> Thu, 19 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOh_5apZFXvGormyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhZTYWmGqG1GzRQaTQYXBS9 Happy Transformation Tuesday! I don't want to write another "Woe is me" post complaining about COVID (but good GRIEF, it is horrible--today is the worst day yet) so I'm going to try to get at least one or two transformations up today. I actually have enough for two weeks, so if yours isn't up today, please check next week and hopefully I'll be back to normal then!The worst part about being sick]]> Wed, 18 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhZTYWmGqG1GzRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOit2kIPQK2aMu9WSSr4-0sP This is going to be a rather short post because this COVID has knocked me on my ass and it's hard to even keep my head up to type anything. I hope you enjoyed Jerry's post yesterday! I just couldn't bring myself to write, so I asked him to do it for me. That gave me a few hours to rest, since he types sooooo slowly ;)The more I look at vegan recipes on Pinterest, the more I've craved mushrooms]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOit2kIPQK2aMu9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjK2EJYP631rDRQaTQYXBS9 HI! This is Jerry. I will be writing a post for Katie today because she's laid up with the 'Vid and she's in no shape to be writing today. Over the last couple days she's been feeling some symptoms of being sick but none of her symptoms seemed related to COVID. Today was the worst she's felt so far and she's completely miserable. So, she asked me write a post for her. When Katie asked me if I]]> Mon, 16 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjK2EJYP631rDRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjGln3agi-TpYeLGixeGJZp When I woke up this morning with a very sore throat (again) and a runny nose, I was irritated that these symptoms have been going on for a while now. Yesterday, I wrote that I was sure I had a sinus infection; I'd been sneezing a lot and had an itchy nose and eyes. My sore throat was the worst part, though--it was like having strep, where it feels like swallowing razor blades. My COVID tests were]]> Sun, 15 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjGln3agi-TpYeLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOisQlEkomIG2GW0GqTRQSgk Happy Friday the 13th! I was SO looking forward to today because there aren't any baseball games on Fridays. Don't get me wrong--I love watching Eli play!--but it's so hard to plan dinner (or anything else really) on baseball days. Eli's games are at 4:30 but he has to stay after school until the game starts. Jerry leaves for work at around 5:00, so we'd either have to eat at around 3:30 or after]]> Sat, 14 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOisQlEkomIG2GW0GqTRQSgk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgx7pzDPXWOWX-fx8LWuXng Oh, wow, it's already 6:00 PM and I haven't even started writing yet. I fell asleep at around 1:00 and took a very long (unintentional) nap--something I NEVER do. I'm fully convinced that I don't have COVID, despite the fact that Jerry got sick shortly before I did and he actually did have COVID. I took four tests over four days and all were negative. Also, I have all the symptoms of a sinus]]> Fri, 13 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgx7pzDPXWOWX-fx8LWuXng https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjuXTtObbBnqOGrEXdXG_66 That is not a mirror-image photo, although it looks like it at first glance. I can't remember what brought it up last week (I think Jerry saw me take a mirror selfie for Wednesday Weigh-In), but Jerry asked me why I always photograph the same side. He wondered if I have a favorite side and I only do photos of that side of my body.I told him no, that I'm right handed and it's just easier to hold]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjuXTtObbBnqOGrEXdXG_66 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhP_3UJmygPMUGT5aWO9DEx Happy Transformation Tuesday! I wish I could say I am feeling better today, but I feel pretty much the same as yesterday. Thankfully, I'm not any worse, though! I may take another COVID test later today unless I start feeling better. As of right now, I'm just acting as if I do have it (distancing, not going out) so I don't get anyone else sick. I wanted to start my new running plan today--I've]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhP_3UJmygPMUGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiiUOAJiH-jAGnhpmeYcemU That is a terrible title for this post, but I couldn't come up with anything else! And I didn't want to waste more time thinking about it.When Jerry's COVID test was positive on Friday, I was so hopeful I wouldn't get it, too. But I had a feeling it would happen--and now I'm sick. The boys and I showed no symptoms until yesterday morning when I got a sore throat. It got worse all day and by]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiiUOAJiH-jAGnhpmeYcemU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiExA0DhhzcvLkdRKkm2PJP Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms (including pet-moms!) out there :)Noah will be 18 in July, which means I have been a mom for nearly 18 years now. I was working at Curves when I got pregnant with Noah and I chatted with lots of middle-aged women all day. They all told me the same thing: "Time will FLY BY once you have kids. Make sure you cherish every moment!" And of course, I promised I]]> Mon, 09 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiExA0DhhzcvLkdRKkm2PJP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgLKDrMr6O3Xi1Ly282xAAw When I started eating vegan in January, I swore I wasn't going to start eating all sorts of "weird" stuff that I had associated with a vegan diet--including tempeh. Tempeh is basically soybeans that have been fermented and compressed. For someone who is not at all used being around it, it was in the "weird" category. However, I love to try new things! So if I liked it, awesome. If not, at least I]]> Sun, 08 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgLKDrMr6O3Xi1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhgrx7ZjGkPIi3FFO_xyF25 Rain and baseball. That's what the past three days have been. I can't get over this "spring" weather--it hasn't been this cold in May for as long as I can remember. When in the car, we go from heat to air conditioning and back to heat in a single day; at home, we go from heat to windows open to closing the windows for rain, and heat again when it's too cold in the late afternoon. At Eli's]]> Sat, 07 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhgrx7ZjGkPIi3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjP95IFHfeaPpJTpfXVttXD I had no idea what to write about today, so I spent the morning making a list of chores that I want to do for spring cleaning (if the weather ever feels like springtime!). After the whole fiasco with the pantry moths and my subsequent cleaning of the pantry--as well as putting everything into food storage containers--and organizing my spices, I'm in the mood to keep going.I can't even believe]]> Fri, 06 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjP95IFHfeaPpJTpfXVttXD