Where's the Beach?

Accidental Morning Workout Sometime around 3:15 this morning I realized that I was not going to be getting out of bed at 5 am to get in my workout. I just wasn't sleeping well at all. At 6 am I finally decided there was no point in trying to fall back asleep, though that was right about the time when I could have crashed hard. I got up, got ready for work, and was stewing about how I hadn't managed to get up and get the workout done. I mean, I was basically awake. About that time, Jason knocked on the bathroom door and asked if I'd looked outside. Well heck no. It's dark and I'm grumpy. I guess I should have looked though. We had about two inches of snow on the ground. Holy smokes, where did that come from???!!  (Approximately 6:45 am) The weather folks missed the mark again somehow. I called into work and we got a two hour delay. Most people would have gone back to bed. I figured it'd take me longer to fall asleep than it'd be worth. So I jumped on the oppo...

My reasons When people find out that I am vegetarian , you can see the wheels turning. One of the first questions I get is, “What do you eat?” Hmmmm, well, what do YOU eat? I eat the same types of meals everyone else eats, just without the meat. A lot of people ask why I stopped eating meat. They just can’t believe someone would not enjoy the taste of meat, that they’d be willing to give that up. That’s the key. I did not enjoy the taste. My mother always said I was just picky. Perhaps that is it. I also had a few very disgusting encounters with meat that just pretty much sealed the deal for me. I firmly believe that if I can be healthy not eating meat, then that is how I choose to live my life. I don’t try to be preachy to others. In fact, my husband eats meat outside of the house. I don’t condemn others for eating meat, and I certainly do not find myself somehow more superior. If asked, I will try to educate others on the health benefits and debunk a few myths along the way. And, ...