it's primalcon time!!!!
until then, vibram boy and i are in the san bernadino area visiting family. nice. then, on to oxnard beach on friday!! primalcon weekend!
stay tuned for a full report. :)
happy monday,
vibram girl
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
dissed...
just to share.................. vibram boy and i were registered to run in the fort worth peacemaker last saturday, march 26. we were in the 11:00am wave. we got to the assigned parking lot around 10 am............. with no buses or shuttles in sight. only a large crowd of what looked like r.o.t.c. high school kids practicing their drill lines. no worries........we drove over to trinity park................. still, no racers. we called luke's locker, the site to pick up race packets on earlier in the week............ they had no idea what we were talking about. God bless iphones........ we got online. checked the peacemaker website............. called the listed number. only now realizing that there had been no twitter or facebook updates since august. hm. we got dissed.
i'm not sure what happened. i do know what did not happen..... the peacemaker on march 26. who let us register?? how come we were the only one's looking for a non-existent race? shady.
all was not lost....... we had a lovely day in fort worth. :)
next mud run is the hell run in austin on april 30. and, vacation is around the corner!!
happy thursday.
vibram girl
i'm not sure what happened. i do know what did not happen..... the peacemaker on march 26. who let us register?? how come we were the only one's looking for a non-existent race? shady.
all was not lost....... we had a lovely day in fort worth. :)
next mud run is the hell run in austin on april 30. and, vacation is around the corner!!
happy thursday.
vibram girl
Monday, March 21, 2011
newest member of the vibram family
it has been a good few weeks!!!
vibram boy and i have been working out. last week we ran, did some cross training and / or did hot, vinyasa (power) yoga every day last week! :) oh, it feels good! and we have recommited to eating primal .... no cheats. :)
we are doing the peacemaker obstacle course mud run next saturday. it is 6 miles !?!?! uh.oh. i realize our training last week is probably too little too late. but it's a mud run. it'll be fun! right? :)
there are about 8 more mud run's i'd like to do this spring..... april and may are full of 'em! i haven't talked v.b. into doing a mud run every weekend in may, yet. there are some good one's.......... dfw mud run. austin's hell run. hill country jailbreak. fort worth juggernaut. and there's still more!!! if it keeps us moving, i'm gonna keep signing us up for mud runs! :)
and.................. we are going to primal con in less than a month. how's that for inspiration!?! a weekend with mark sisson and the crew from mark's daily apple.... i know there is no pressure to be mr. & mrs. grok. i know it will be fun. i also know we are going to eat right and move more right up until primal con! :)
in light of all this excitement i celebrated by adding a new member to our vibram family. a first cousin really. i bought the new balance minimus trail............. they have a vibram sole. there is only a 4 mm heel to toe drop (traditional running shoe is closer to 12 mm drop). they have a wide toe base...... you can spread your toes as if you were barefoot. i mean really spread 'em. i tried it. i love my five fingers (kso)........... but, they are so.hard.to.get.on. my pinkie toe is little and curls in. specifically, on my right foot there is no toe spread between my 4th & 5th toe. they aren't webbed, but that little pinkie toe doesn't move. thus, getting into my five fingers is a struggle. they are perfectly comfortable. the new balance offers the same barefoot running idea, but i won't break my pinkie toe getting my shoes on. it's a win.win. :)
i have also been blogging with my sister here: http://www.consciousshoppingishard.blogspot.com/
keep moving!! happy monday.
vibram girl
vibram boy and i have been working out. last week we ran, did some cross training and / or did hot, vinyasa (power) yoga every day last week! :) oh, it feels good! and we have recommited to eating primal .... no cheats. :)
we are doing the peacemaker obstacle course mud run next saturday. it is 6 miles !?!?! uh.oh. i realize our training last week is probably too little too late. but it's a mud run. it'll be fun! right? :)
there are about 8 more mud run's i'd like to do this spring..... april and may are full of 'em! i haven't talked v.b. into doing a mud run every weekend in may, yet. there are some good one's.......... dfw mud run. austin's hell run. hill country jailbreak. fort worth juggernaut. and there's still more!!! if it keeps us moving, i'm gonna keep signing us up for mud runs! :)
and.................. we are going to primal con in less than a month. how's that for inspiration!?! a weekend with mark sisson and the crew from mark's daily apple.... i know there is no pressure to be mr. & mrs. grok. i know it will be fun. i also know we are going to eat right and move more right up until primal con! :)
in light of all this excitement i celebrated by adding a new member to our vibram family. a first cousin really. i bought the new balance minimus trail............. they have a vibram sole. there is only a 4 mm heel to toe drop (traditional running shoe is closer to 12 mm drop). they have a wide toe base...... you can spread your toes as if you were barefoot. i mean really spread 'em. i tried it. i love my five fingers (kso)........... but, they are so.hard.to.get.on. my pinkie toe is little and curls in. specifically, on my right foot there is no toe spread between my 4th & 5th toe. they aren't webbed, but that little pinkie toe doesn't move. thus, getting into my five fingers is a struggle. they are perfectly comfortable. the new balance offers the same barefoot running idea, but i won't break my pinkie toe getting my shoes on. it's a win.win. :)
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i have also been blogging with my sister here: http://www.consciousshoppingishard.blogspot.com/
keep moving!! happy monday.
vibram girl
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
seasonal depression
i know my words are empty.............. i had full intention of being a weekly blogger. updating on my life of eating meat and running through the grass. yet, i continue to fail. i am sorry for disappointing you blogland.
perhaps i am being a bit dramatic. and, i don't really have seasonal depression. at least, not a full clinical diagnosis of seasonal depression. but, i am having a terrible time overcoming inertia. i do blame old man winter. 2 weeks of snow and ice in d.f.w. is not normal. i am not coping well. again...... a bit dramatic. :) but, i am not in the mood to workout. at all. i know, try something fun. go out and play. i don't want to. really. when i get home from work, mostly i want to go straight to bed. try to have a nice dinner. maybe practice ukulele.
i just want to lay there. we don't have cable. we do watch scrubs on dvd. it's taken me four years to watch all nine seasons. occassionally, we'll watch 30 rock or glee on hulu. regardless, it's just a waste of time until i can go to bed at 9pm. pathetic. and, i'm not depressed, but i am stressed.
so, i know this blog was suppose to be out primal lifestyle choices, but i am in a season of change and growth. i am trying to grow into my most magnificent self. but, with all growth, comes growing pains. right? my other passions are arts and crafts and being creative and silly. i love colors and textures. i love playing with paper and glue and glitter and ribbons and fabrics and yarns. i would love to blog about my creative adventures. although, as just discussed, with my current situation, i am in no place to take on that endeavor. even if i know it could be fabulous.
i also have dreams of living on a farm and raising goats and chickens. i want to make my own goat cheese. drink goats milk. grow vegetables. get my hands dirty. have sore shoulders from putting in my own fence. eat fresh eggs. sell my eggs at the local farmers market. sell handmade goat milk soap. as my new life and job opportunity sort themselves out, i am sure this is going to happen. and sooner, not later! :) this, i will blog about. but, not yet.
original by dottiedebsie
now, all this talk about not blogging enough and wanting to write on different topics, my sister and i have decided on a 2011 new year adventure. blogging together. we want to chronicle this year and trying to not buy things "made in china." start paying attention to wear things are made........ this is going to be a challenge. we may not be 100% compliant, but it has raised our awareness and hopefully we will encourage awareness in a few other people as well. is it a futile plan? we all know one person can make a difference. and what if we all tried just a bit........ it adds up. 100 pennies equals a $1.
original by mully410*images
so, i am asking you to forgive my pathetic blogging efforts at "a girl and her vibrams" but, please join me and follow along to see if me and my sister can live without china this year......... "conscious shopping is hard" (my sister gets full credit for our creative title. ha!)
happy tuesday,
vibram girl
p.s. i am still 153lbs. :)
p.p.s. so far, so good with my most my resolutions. except for working out / playing / moving more...... as you all know. i even floss.
perhaps i am being a bit dramatic. and, i don't really have seasonal depression. at least, not a full clinical diagnosis of seasonal depression. but, i am having a terrible time overcoming inertia. i do blame old man winter. 2 weeks of snow and ice in d.f.w. is not normal. i am not coping well. again...... a bit dramatic. :) but, i am not in the mood to workout. at all. i know, try something fun. go out and play. i don't want to. really. when i get home from work, mostly i want to go straight to bed. try to have a nice dinner. maybe practice ukulele.
i just want to lay there. we don't have cable. we do watch scrubs on dvd. it's taken me four years to watch all nine seasons. occassionally, we'll watch 30 rock or glee on hulu. regardless, it's just a waste of time until i can go to bed at 9pm. pathetic. and, i'm not depressed, but i am stressed.
so, i know this blog was suppose to be out primal lifestyle choices, but i am in a season of change and growth. i am trying to grow into my most magnificent self. but, with all growth, comes growing pains. right? my other passions are arts and crafts and being creative and silly. i love colors and textures. i love playing with paper and glue and glitter and ribbons and fabrics and yarns. i would love to blog about my creative adventures. although, as just discussed, with my current situation, i am in no place to take on that endeavor. even if i know it could be fabulous.
i also have dreams of living on a farm and raising goats and chickens. i want to make my own goat cheese. drink goats milk. grow vegetables. get my hands dirty. have sore shoulders from putting in my own fence. eat fresh eggs. sell my eggs at the local farmers market. sell handmade goat milk soap. as my new life and job opportunity sort themselves out, i am sure this is going to happen. and sooner, not later! :) this, i will blog about. but, not yet.
original by dottiedebsie
now, all this talk about not blogging enough and wanting to write on different topics, my sister and i have decided on a 2011 new year adventure. blogging together. we want to chronicle this year and trying to not buy things "made in china." start paying attention to wear things are made........ this is going to be a challenge. we may not be 100% compliant, but it has raised our awareness and hopefully we will encourage awareness in a few other people as well. is it a futile plan? we all know one person can make a difference. and what if we all tried just a bit........ it adds up. 100 pennies equals a $1.
original by mully410*images
so, i am asking you to forgive my pathetic blogging efforts at "a girl and her vibrams" but, please join me and follow along to see if me and my sister can live without china this year......... "conscious shopping is hard" (my sister gets full credit for our creative title. ha!)
happy tuesday,
vibram girl
p.s. i am still 153lbs. :)
p.p.s. so far, so good with my most my resolutions. except for working out / playing / moving more...... as you all know. i even floss.
Monday, January 10, 2011
2011.............here i come.............
i know this is totally cliche, but i am stating my new year's resolution for the world to see....... and, yes, i am one to believe in new year's resolutions. it's the perfect time to assess the closing year, looking forward to the year ahead.
what am i going to do differently this year? right now, in 2011? how can i be a better me?
1. continue to live a primal lifestyle. to fine tune my primal eating habits. holidays are over. no more cheating.
2. to eat locally. seasonally. to eat at home.
3. to move more. play more. jump, run, hike, bike.
4. to do more yoga.
5. to learn to stand up paddle board.
6. take care of myself...........massage, home facials, more bubble baths.
7. continue ukulele lessons
8. stop buying things made in china. lofty goal? maybe. but, at least i'll make an effort and be more aware.
9. no parabens. no pthalates. no sulfates.
10. floss
i could probably go on, but i'll keep this list as my NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS and not state my entire self manifesto or list of life long mondo beyondo dreams.
i may not be 100% successful, but i'm gonna try............. so, c'mon 2011...... bring it..........
happy monday.
vibram girl
what am i going to do differently this year? right now, in 2011? how can i be a better me?
1. continue to live a primal lifestyle. to fine tune my primal eating habits. holidays are over. no more cheating.
2. to eat locally. seasonally. to eat at home.
3. to move more. play more. jump, run, hike, bike.
4. to do more yoga.
5. to learn to stand up paddle board.
6. take care of myself...........massage, home facials, more bubble baths.
7. continue ukulele lessons
8. stop buying things made in china. lofty goal? maybe. but, at least i'll make an effort and be more aware.
9. no parabens. no pthalates. no sulfates.
10. floss
i could probably go on, but i'll keep this list as my NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS and not state my entire self manifesto or list of life long mondo beyondo dreams.
i may not be 100% successful, but i'm gonna try............. so, c'mon 2011...... bring it..........
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happy monday.
vibram girl
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
goodbye 2010.............
2010 was a good year. let's re-cap.........
vibram boy and i started living a primal lifestyle. of course, like all major changes, it has been a process. it is still a process. but, it was in 2010 that we began to cut out grains. we joined mark's daily apple and began reading daily posts and forums and books, etc. etc. etc. it has truly been life changing!!!
i've lost 25lbs! thanks to the above mentioned primal living! :) now, just imagine, if i fine tune my primal eating this year, and start to move more and play more and lift more......... 2011 here i come!!
we went to italy. awesome. neither of us had been to europe before. it was truly wonderful. we turned 35 in verona (we share a birthday...... best thing ever!!!).
we also celebrated our 10th anniversary. that seems impossible. 10 years. vibram boy is still the love of my life. my best friend. he makes me laugh and he cooks every meal. i still feel like a newlywed.
i water ski'd for the first time ever. it was fun, but truth be told, this summer, i want to learn to stand up paddle board!! i know i'm going to love s.u.p. i just know it.
we did hot, power yoga (vinyasa) all summer....................a big change for vibram boy!!!
i did a yoga teacher's assistant workshop................... it is fun to assist, and is my first baby step towards becoming a certified yoga instructor.
we did our first mud run obstacle course (jailbreak dash)....... and then we did another one (warrior dash) and vibram boy did another one (caveman extreme)! we have the spring runs on our calender.
i did the 3 day susan g komen walk. 60 miles. a moment to always remember. knowing that i did something to stand against breast cancer. to support women who have died and for those who have survived! and more importantly, for those in the year's to come to find a cure. that is why i walked.
we went camping for the first time in over 10 years!!! we had so much fun. i'm ready to live in a tent permanently...... well, at least camp more often than every 15 years.......
i started taking ukulele lessons. yes, for real. oh how i love my little pineapple soprano uke. i haven't taken music lessons since i was 8 years old taking obligatory piano lessons. this is different. it uses a part of my brain that is quite rusty........ how great is that!!?? vibram boy plays guitar and is taking guitar lessons. we jam together. i can play four songs. i can't sing and play at the same time (well, i can't really sing at all...). picture it....... a lovely spring afternoon, laying in a hammock, drinking homemade lemonade, strumming my uke........or a hot, summer night on the patio........aaahhhh........ i can't wait!!! i must go practice. right.now.......
i started my blog. and i know there is a lot left to be desired, but i've started. and i want to start another one. i'll keep them both. this one dedicated to primal living. my other one, "an assortment of sorts" for everything else........ my crafts, antiqueing, thrifting, travels, home decor and whatever else might tickle my fancy..... you'll just have to see. :)
so, dear blog friends, we wrap up 2010 and dive right into 2011. let's see where we go!!!
happy monday.
vibram girl
vibram boy and i started living a primal lifestyle. of course, like all major changes, it has been a process. it is still a process. but, it was in 2010 that we began to cut out grains. we joined mark's daily apple and began reading daily posts and forums and books, etc. etc. etc. it has truly been life changing!!!
i've lost 25lbs! thanks to the above mentioned primal living! :) now, just imagine, if i fine tune my primal eating this year, and start to move more and play more and lift more......... 2011 here i come!!
we went to italy. awesome. neither of us had been to europe before. it was truly wonderful. we turned 35 in verona (we share a birthday...... best thing ever!!!).
we also celebrated our 10th anniversary. that seems impossible. 10 years. vibram boy is still the love of my life. my best friend. he makes me laugh and he cooks every meal. i still feel like a newlywed.
i water ski'd for the first time ever. it was fun, but truth be told, this summer, i want to learn to stand up paddle board!! i know i'm going to love s.u.p. i just know it.
we did hot, power yoga (vinyasa) all summer....................a big change for vibram boy!!!
i did a yoga teacher's assistant workshop................... it is fun to assist, and is my first baby step towards becoming a certified yoga instructor.
we did our first mud run obstacle course (jailbreak dash)....... and then we did another one (warrior dash) and vibram boy did another one (caveman extreme)! we have the spring runs on our calender.
i did the 3 day susan g komen walk. 60 miles. a moment to always remember. knowing that i did something to stand against breast cancer. to support women who have died and for those who have survived! and more importantly, for those in the year's to come to find a cure. that is why i walked.
we went camping for the first time in over 10 years!!! we had so much fun. i'm ready to live in a tent permanently...... well, at least camp more often than every 15 years.......
i started taking ukulele lessons. yes, for real. oh how i love my little pineapple soprano uke. i haven't taken music lessons since i was 8 years old taking obligatory piano lessons. this is different. it uses a part of my brain that is quite rusty........ how great is that!!?? vibram boy plays guitar and is taking guitar lessons. we jam together. i can play four songs. i can't sing and play at the same time (well, i can't really sing at all...). picture it....... a lovely spring afternoon, laying in a hammock, drinking homemade lemonade, strumming my uke........or a hot, summer night on the patio........aaahhhh........ i can't wait!!! i must go practice. right.now.......
i started my blog. and i know there is a lot left to be desired, but i've started. and i want to start another one. i'll keep them both. this one dedicated to primal living. my other one, "an assortment of sorts" for everything else........ my crafts, antiqueing, thrifting, travels, home decor and whatever else might tickle my fancy..... you'll just have to see. :)
so, dear blog friends, we wrap up 2010 and dive right into 2011. let's see where we go!!!
happy monday.
vibram girl
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
it was a bacon of a Christmas...................
hope y'all had a lovely Christmas and cheery new year!!!
i thought i'd share................. it was a bacon of a Christmas!!!
first, vibram boy bought me gourmet bacon jerky.............very interesting..............and exciting!!!
yes, he also got me a few other lovely things. :)
my most darling sister got me this............ (the button says "i love you more than bacon")
and made me this!!!!
...................God bless her................she's a vegetarian. that is sister love. :)
and to give due credit.........sister found the tutorial at seremeres blog.
and last, but not least, a friend of ours made a homemade batch of bacon fudge!!!! i would trade the milk chocolate for dark chocolate, but it was de-lish and so very thoughtful!!!
and, it's not bacon, but v.b. got meat...... 50 lbs of grass fed beef.........ground beef, flank, shank, steak, chuck, etc........
what a great way to bring 2010 to a close. i hope your Christmas was just as wonderful as mine was bacony.
happy new year.
happy monday.
vibram girl. bacon lover.
i thought i'd share................. it was a bacon of a Christmas!!!
first, vibram boy bought me gourmet bacon jerky.............very interesting..............and exciting!!!
yes, he also got me a few other lovely things. :)
my most darling sister got me this............ (the button says "i love you more than bacon")
and made me this!!!!
...................God bless her................she's a vegetarian. that is sister love. :)
and to give due credit.........sister found the tutorial at seremeres blog.
and last, but not least, a friend of ours made a homemade batch of bacon fudge!!!! i would trade the milk chocolate for dark chocolate, but it was de-lish and so very thoughtful!!!
and, it's not bacon, but v.b. got meat...... 50 lbs of grass fed beef.........ground beef, flank, shank, steak, chuck, etc........
what a great way to bring 2010 to a close. i hope your Christmas was just as wonderful as mine was bacony.
happy new year.
happy monday.
vibram girl. bacon lover.
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