It’s Been a Minute + Exciting News!

It’s Been a Minute + Exciting News!

Wow friends, it has been a hot minute since I last wrote on here. Honestly, January I felt a pretty big amount of burnout. I really wasn’t feeling super inspired, felt kind of all over the place and didn’t feel like I had much to 

Dinner at the Thompson’s (Meal Plans)

Dinner at the Thompson’s (Meal Plans)

Hello friends and happy Tuesday! Here we are full speed ahead into another week and time is FLYING. Seriously, how can we be mid-way into OCTOBER, already? I love October and all things fall and find myself feeling a little sad that we are already 

Early Morning Runs + My Husband is the Best > Tuesday Happenings

Early Morning Runs + My Husband is the Best > Tuesday Happenings

Guys, it feels SO good to run without pain. Can I just scream that from the roof tops?! I am excited, cautiously optimistic, as I come back into training. And by training, I mean building a base back up. Really nothing hard or moderate effort 

Dinner at the Thompson Household: Weekly Meal Plans

Dinner at the Thompson Household: Weekly Meal Plans

Hello there friends and happy Tuesday to you! I hope your week is off to a great start. We had a good day yesterday, involving a visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house and some grass fed beef burgers (plus sweet potato fries, because duh…) Any 

Food Freedom and Fitness Goals > Can they Coexist?

Food Freedom and Fitness Goals > Can they Coexist?

Lately, I’ve been wrestling with this question: CAN I still have food freedom (to me food freedom means being able to eat WHATEVER without guilt or shame) and still be able to have some big fitness goals at the expense of certain foods (which may 

Nutrition CAN be Simple

Just as important as your running workouts are, a VITAL component of your training is your nutrition. How are you fueling yourself? What are you fueling your body with? How much are you eating? Are you eating enough or too little or somewhere in between? 

A Simple Way to Increase Your Running Potential/Fitness

A Simple Way to Increase Your Running Potential/Fitness

We made it to Friday! Three cheers all around! I hope you all have an awesome weekend ahead of you and a lot of fun planned! We have a low-key weekend up ahead (I am hoping for a nice and relaxing Mother’s Day with my 

What Gaining Weight Taught Me

What Gaining Weight Taught Me

If you’ve followed my blog for any time now, you know that I struggled with an eating disorder, years ago. I used to be so scared to share that with anyone and now, I see it as just part of my story. One thing, though, 

A Perfect Summer Evening

A Perfect Summer Evening

And just like that we are back to Monday morning. How does the weekend go by so quickly? Our weekend was literally a blur of activity from start to finish. Landon left Friday night for a guys’ road trip to Nebraska for a short, weekend 

Our Vegan Month: Thoughts, What’s Next + My Current Food Mindset

Our Vegan Month: Thoughts, What’s Next + My Current Food Mindset

As promised, I wanted to share with you all a little update into our month of going vegan and share with you all some thoughts on how we liked it, what we found was hard, and what is next for us. As I am sitting