Could i BE wearing any more tank tops?

Hi Hi!

Look - i survived a spin class AND zumba even with post UFC class bum soreness


I'm even still smiling!


So on to more pressing issues...


I've gone something like 4 weeks without buying lululemon

I think i'm having symptoms of withdrawl....

I twitch whenever someone mentions wicking

My hands shake when i read my lululemon blogs

I've started petting all my luon and calling it precious

My denial of new Lulu products has caused me to take some very silly pictures

Remember that epiosode of friends where Joey wears all of Chanders clothes?

I decided to recreate the idea with my beloved Cool Racer Back tanks

Think i have enough at 18 tanks?

please ignore the crazy post gym hair!

Trick Question!!!!

You can never have enough CRB's :o)

That is today's Fashion Friday! lesson

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You know what Friday means? A newish tradition here at LRT

Friday Funny

Daily News Headlines Worth a Second Look - source



Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case

Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

Prostitutes Appeal to Pope

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Include Your Children when Baking Cookies

Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead

Miners Refuse to Work after Death



Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years at Checkout Counter

If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge



This is actually what i look like when
i laugh!

I just can't help but love Friday Funnies, i love things that make me laugh out loud - nothing makes your heart sing like a good hearty chuckle, hopefully these Friday funnys help spread some giggles

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Want to see some progress pictures of the house?

Hi!!! This is me thinking wearing 4 inch heels to tour a house under construction might not be the best idea :o)

Here is the outside! Notice the arch above the garage door? Totally BF's idea, its going to look fantastic

This is our master bedroom, i am so excited for the vaulted ceiling and our giant window that i got to design

Here is where our glass walk in shower will be, i'm crazy excited for the way it will look, not so much for how hard it might be to clean??? 

We are going to pick paint colours this weekend, any suggestions? We get to choose 3

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Well its finally FRIDAY - you probably picked that up from the fashion Friday or Friday funnies post but i'm just reminding you cause its FRIDAY!!!

So far this weekend we are planning to see Hangover 2 - not super excited about this but BF has been talking about it non stop since it was announced they were coming out with a sequel

BBQ and Hockeyfest concert - can't wait to see Finger Eleven and Three Days Grace

Other then a few trips to the gym we will be packing, packing, packing and heading into round 2 of the hardwood floor debate - bahhhhhhhhh    

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Since i'm totally deciding that my curry chicken salad was such a success for my tastebuds yesterday i'm not going to compete with it and create another dinner recipe for you - instead... Hilary reminded me about banana soft serve yesterday and i've always wanted to create a mint chocolate chip version for the BF so here goes!

Healthified Mint Chocolate Soft Serve

Ingredients

1 frozen banana

1/8 tsp of mint essense

2 drops of green food colouring

1 Tbsp of dark chocolate chips chopped up

Directions

1. whip up frozen banana till smooth

2. add in mint essence and food colouring

3. stir in chocolate chips

4. love, adore, worship this new perfect for summer recipe that makes you feel like you are being naughtier then you really are :o)

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Thats all for me friends

I sincerely hope you have a lovely weekend

And i can't wait to catch up with you Monday

Question: What are you up to this first weekend in June?

Let me count...

...The stupid* not so bright things i did today
                      *my mum hates when i use the word stupid
1. I let BF take ALL the vegan chocolate chip cookies i made last night to work!
Dumb move Donna, as much as i loved the snuggle i got for packing them in his lunch bag i would give it back to have another taste of the yummy cookie goodness (even though i might have had 3 tastes -aka: cookies) last night!

2. I went for another 5km run - second day in row, my shins hate me with a burning passion as do the blueberries i melted icing them down after my run, blueberries are re-freezable right? Never mind, if the answer is no, i don't want to know, ignorance is bliss!


3. I wore that broken skirt to work again, what can i say its my favourite, lets just hope the wardrobe malfunctions stay to a minimum today, and if i have a gaping hole in the back of my skirt that my coworkers will be kind enough to point it out discreetly, though if you know my coworkers they will probably laugh about it for a good hour before kindly pointing it out :o)

Last but certainly not least


4. I might have signed up for a race, a race that is in 5 freaking days!!!

Oh yes i did, told you i wasn't so bright!

So that is the What I did, of What I did Wednesday, its a doozy!So the race i signed up for is the Brantford Classic, just the 5km - not the 10km, i'm not that ridiculous

Its taking place this Sunday and i've hopefully convinced my friend Lesley to race it with me!

Katie, my sister and running partner in crime has a christening to attend even though she could totally have rocked that new Lululemon running jacket she bought yesterday (swoon)!

Sorry i totally digressed into Lululemon talk, i do that sometimes, i like to spread the love that is supportive, wicking luon :o)

You want to know the worst part of me signing up for this race? That i did it mostly for the bib, i've never run a race before where i get to have a bib so i'm super duper excited, even if my shins are cursing me out at this very second!

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Since i don't get any more cookies, i thought i would share with you instead!

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

i'm serious, they are shockingly good considering they don't contain any animal products aka: Vegan!
adapted from: Dreena's Vegan Recipes

Ingredients:

1 cup of wholewheat flour

1 tsp baking powder
1⁄2 tsp baking soda
1⁄4 cup organic unrefined sugar
1⁄4 tsp sea salt
1⁄3 cup pure maple syrup
1⁄4 tsp molasses
1 - 1 1⁄2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1⁄4 cup organic canola oil
1⁄3 cup non-dairy chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl

3. Mix wet ingredients till mixed
4. Add dry and wet together with chocolate chips and don't over stir! Thats an order!!!
5. Makes 12 Cookies, about the size of a heaped Tbsp on cookie tray and flatten them a bit
6. Bake for 11 minutes exactly!

You would NEVER know these were vegan, so delicious and they aren't super greasy like you think they might be - make these asap, another order from Donna!

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So what crazy things have you done lately?


Me?  Well i signed up for a race thats happening in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
But i'm pretty sure i mentioned that xox

Follow my Footsteps

Happy Tuesday everyone!


I am a bad blogger and have about a zillion posts to catch up and comment on, So if i haven't commented on your blog in a couple of days, I still love you AND your fabulous blog


Yesterday I woke up after an excellent dream that consisted of me running barefoot in some kind of crazy marathon and the first thing i thought about was... 

Today... I RUN


Pretty brazen huh?


Very decisive as well


I'm decisive in a lot of places in my life


Like how the brick i like is WAY better then the brick BF likes for the new house


However...


*Deep sigh here*


I am not that decisive when it comes to restaurant menus


That was the understatement of the year


I always ask to order last


And i inevitably want what someone else gets


But this morning


This morning I was decisive


And i went for a run


I'm hoping you will Travel with me Tuesday with me on my run


Get it?  


This is me trying to get out of not having more Aruba pictures edited so this is how i'm filling in my Tuesday Travel post


I'm sneaky like that


Sneaky AND Indecisive at restaurants if you are keeping track


And if you have followed the blog long enough you know i have a small head as well


Now we are all caught up, lets get started!

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The running adventures of Donna & Sydney

Fun shadow shot at the start of the run

Tight leash = squirrel spotting, one of these days she will pull my arm out of the socket, if she ever ACTUALLY caught a squirrel i guarantee you she would ask it for a tummy rub

Why does this path seem never ending? Ohhh anyone like that movie Never Ending Story?  I did not like it, that dog dragon thing scared the bejesus out of me!

Lets have some fun, this was right before a bicyclist rode past me and i dropped the phone in fright


If you want the best case every BUY this, i drop my phone at LEAST once a day!

YAY park, almost home!

This is the doodles "you are the worst mum ever for making me run THAT far mummy" pose

I love love love when she sits like this, she looks like a little person

Close up: this is her i just rolled in grass but i still look cute face

Stretch, admire cute lululemon pants

Officially thank your running partner

Hydrate on the deck while worshipping the sun, where have you been all spring mr. sun?

Realize you should have hydrated WAY more and decide this $5 cup of caffeine is the only way to feel better , sometimes you have to take one for the team, errr thats my excuse, i just really love skinny caramel machiattos :o)

Reward yourself with Winners goodies, its TOTALLY necessary in the post run  recovery!

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So since BF decided he wanted more Vegan food (yay progress) i decided to make a recipe that has been all over the blog world lately
This is my spin

Cheezy Creamy Vegan Sauce

Adapted from Peas and Thank You

Ingredients
1/4 cup of Cashews
1/3 cup of Water
1 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp of Garlic
1/2 tsp of Salt
1/4 cup of Canola Oil
Juice of One Lemon
2 tsp curry paste
1/4 cup of Nutritional Yeast








Directions
1. Blend, this is like a smoothie recipe huh? Blend blend blend and anticipate the amazingness that is this sauce!

I get lazy and sometimes i do this, shhhhh don't tell BF!

Pre-sauce, this is brown rice, steamed veggies and extra firm tofu brushed with curry paste and broiled

Action shot ala Katie of Real Food Katies Way 

Oh so freaking yummy

This is me stepping back and admiring - right before i INHALED it! Sooooo yummy, even got the BF's stamp of approval as well
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Thanks for running with me today and sticking around for this kick arse recipe
Have you tried yumm sauce yet?


Seeya tomorrow, i will catch up with you all in the am xox

Twitter Trauma

So its Fashion Friday here at LRT and i'm talking about something that is VERY fashionable, something called social media

I'll own up to LOVING Facebook, i was a late joiner, my best friend encouraged me to sign up after i became single again back in 2009 to catch up with old friends, i didn't look back and have wasted many hours getting sucked into the vortex that is status updates and album pictures

I am a big fan of the BLOGGING world, i've "met" so many amazing people who inspire me every day, i see no disadvantage to blogging other then my constant drafting of blogs in my head and the early wake up hours to take photos of food in the "good light"

Now lets talk about Twitter, i am flumoxed, stumped and totally out of my element

About a month ago i set up a LoveRunTravel twitter account and i seriously feel like a little kid in a room full of ivy league university grads -  i mean hashtags? No offense but that sounds like a drug you smoke!  There is something called #fitblog that always seems to happen when i get home from work Tuesdays that i feel like happens really fast and i'm unfit for not being able to follow along

So i've decided to do some research and i'm sharing what i learn here with you? Ready? I'm about to google things like "twitter for idiots, twitter for the twitterly challenged", "how not to be twit when it comes to twitter"


Okay i'm back that SO didn't work out, i'm even more confused and there is A LOT to read and no short version i could share here - so lets have fun and look at comics instead

Sorry friends, i'll do more research and get back to you with more info, hopefully they gave you a giggle at least!

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Now I haven't included a work outfit and workout outfit for a while so here is the quickie version

Tank:  My new Cool Racerback in black citron tinted canvas super from LuLuLemon
Please note this is post Zumba and i'm a disaster, i couldn't even manage to fully take my jacket off :oÞ Do you like my hair swoop? I have been doing that for class lately since i sweat my tushie off in Zumba and i hate having wet stringy bangs, this is the perfect solution even if it does emphasize my massive forhead that totally conflicts with my teeny tiny head

Socks - these are also new from LuluLemon, they are called the No Show Sock!
LOVE these, they really don't show under my asics and they have extra padded support at pressure areas! I mostly use them for running but i'll occasionally use them for Zumba since we bounce and jump around a lot in that class*

* there have been a lot of guys going lately to zumba, first off i think they are UBER brave and secondly think about it, we wiggle and gyrate and shake our boobies non stop in that class, those guys are lovin every second and are smarter then we give them credit for!

Funky work outfit shot
Blouse: H & M

Cardigan: J Crew

Necklace: Forever 21

Skirt: H&M

Shoes: Nine West

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Recipe time!!! I was talking about breakfast cookies with work friend Sara the other day and since then i've been coming up with new versions to share since i do heart my breakfast cookies so, this is what i came up with at 6am this morning!

Chocolate Blueberry Breakfast Cookie

Pre microwave!

IngredientsHalf a mashed banana
1/8 cup of egg whites
1 splenda (or tsp of vanilla)
1 Tbsp of blueberries
1 Tbsp of dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup heaped of Oatmeal
1/4 tsp of baking powder

Directions

1. Mix wet ingredients

2. Add dry ingredients

3. Stir it all up, drool in anticipation

4. Pop in microwave for 1 minute 45 seconds

5. Turn upside down and let cookie "plop" onto plate

6. I topped with blueberries, drizzle of chocolate sauce and agave nectar

7. Bow before me and my breakfast cookies, its THAT good!

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So weekend plans so far...

Friday i'm spending time with some of my favourite girls

Saturday BF and i are having an US day where we only do what we want with only each other

Sunday is mothers day so we have special plans for our mums

What are you up to?

Whatever it might be I hope you have a lovely weekend xox