claire.she.goes

Author: Claire

  • Ok. It’s not Monday.

    But Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were last week’s RUNdays.

    Wednesday I went out the latest.

    It was nowhere near midnight. But it was awfully close to my bedtime.

    On my walk back home, I felt like a zombie. An exhausted, sweaty zombie.

    Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) has been a problem. I’ve been looking up tips on how to handle it. I keep thinking about what I should do with my body after I run, and what sort of supplements I ought to take. I figure it can only get better.

    Right now my post-workout routine consists of showering and laying down to die.

  • Natural Hair + Swimming –> TIPS

    I haven’t got any. But I found some.

    Watch this video.

    And visit this site.

  • Monday? RUNday.

    I’m back at it.

    Although I hate to admit it, I haven’t done much exercise since my last running post.

    Today was a different story.

    It was gorgeous out.

    I’ve taken myself back to Week 7 of the C25K program. I figure it’ll be good for me to get my bearings again before I go any further. Or farther.

    Mind you, I don’t know if it was the heat, or the fact that I’d skipped some runs. But I had to pause for a break at least twice on my route.

    And another thing…

    I’m casually hunting for sun protection. What I have is fine for now. But I really would like something that melts into brown complexions–and stays there.

    I did my best to work my sunscreen into my skin before I left. But the more I sweated, the more it popped back out of my pores.

    And it’s a sports formula, too. I thought it would’ve known better. 😉

  • Freestyle Food: Chocolate Greek Yogurt…Something.

    Confession: One of the reasons that I’m suddenly on an exercise kick is that I’ve decided once and for all to eliminate my muffin top. Every now and then for inspiration I look up different images on Pinterest.

    This morning I found a photo featuring a comment that mentioned Muffin-Topless. I don’t know if it was her site, or her Tumblr page, but I could’ve sworn that somewhere along the line, I saw a picture of Greek yogurt, stevia, and cocoa powder. (Mind you, from what I’ve seen of her, in hindsight I realize it was probably chocolate protein powder.)

    I got excited. I thought to myself,”OMG, is that a THING?!? Because I could totally go for some chocolate yogurt pudding!”

    Fact: I used to bake almost every week, but I haven’t in ages. And after I recently won* a box of cookies, I started to eat them, but decided to throw them out.

    Anyways. Moments ago I went to the store.

    I bought my ingredients.

    And I decided to see what I could create.

    I used

    1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt
    2 heaping tablespoons of raw cacao powder
    3 packets of stevia

    I mixed these items together in a small bowl.

    At this point, my mother was present.

    Mom: What is it that you’re making?

    Me: I. don’t. know.

    I tasted my treat. Then, I furrowed my brow and added 2 tablespoons of agave nectar.

    Still…Meh.

    Fact: Healthy alterna-foods almost never taste as good as their sinful counterparts.

    According to this web page, Greek yogurt “pudding” really is a thing.

    But my gosh. This might just take some getting used to.

    Back to the kitchen…

    *Last week at a store I spent over a certain amount on groceries. My reward was a box of cookies.

  • Sloppy sourcing?

    You know what?

    I warn kids about using Wikipedia as a reference when they’re working on projects. But I do it all the time when I blog.

    It’s official. I’m one of those “Do as I say, not as I do” adults.

  • Meet Downton Abbey’s Daddy

    In my hunt for content, I realize I’ve got perfectly good drafts floating around. Here’s a musing of mine from a few weeks back.

    This weekend, I watched Gosford Park.

    I looked at it three times: Twice on Saturday, and a bit more on Sunday while I did my hair.

    Like Downton Abbey, it focuses on upstairs/downstairs culture on an English estate in the early 1900s. The first time I saw it, I was overwhelmed by the pace. If ever a movie was like Downtown Abbey on crack too much sugar, this is it. There was a lot going on, and some people that I just never figured out.

    One blog I skimmed said that Gosford and Downton were opposites. But I disagree. I think they’re very similar. Both were (are) written by Julian Fellowes. As already mentioned, they take place in the same worlds–only a few years apart. Both offer viewers plenty of scandal, sexual innuendo, and dialogue using words such as “Lordship” and “Ladyship”. In short, Downton and Gosford are both equal parts juiciness and class.

    If pressed for a difference, I’ll be honest. The main thing that I noticed is that Downton has more humorous moments*, and it was easier for me to determine who’s who. (There’s an unhappy couple seen arguing in a couple of scenes. By the time my third viewing was over, I felt like I’d only just begun to understand their backstory.)

    Also–although all of the actors were fantastic–I thank God for Maggie Smith. In fact as Ms. Smith is in Gosford, so she remains in Downton. She plays the “snarky-yet-charming aristocrat” flawlessly.

    Overall, I enjoyed Gosford Park. If you watch Downton Abbey, once you see this movie, you’ll probably go, “Ah-ha! So THIS‘s where they get that from…”

    *I know the trailer makes Gosford Park look like a hoot. But I felt its tone was more solemn than Downton.

  • “Pew, pew, pew!!”

    I still haven’t seen The Avengers. But this video makes me wish I had.

  • For the fellas:

    Poking around the web this morning, I came upon Gentlemint.

    I haven’t checked it out much. But I figure it’ll come in handy if you want your man to use Pinterest, but he won’t ’cause he thinks it’s too girly.

  • Go the “F” Outside.

    Remember Go the F*ck to Sleep? My Damn Channel says this video is like that, except it’s about nature.

    I’m inclined to agree. 😉

  • “A little sweat ain’t never hurt nobody.”

    Thus sayeth Beyoncé.

    And man, I rocked it today.

    I didn’t run at all last week. I’m still working my way through C25K. And even though I didn’t go on Monday, Wednesday and today I hit the road.

    I went early.

    It was just after 7. I keep fantasizing about going around 5 o’clock. But I think that’ll come.

    And at the end it was worth it.

    I enjoy a good sweat.  Even though I’m still under 5K, I know I worked hard.