Have Your Cake

birthday indulgence

jenredford — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:18:00 +0000

I want a cream-filled red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting. Sprinkles.

I love my little neighborhood

jenredford — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:13:00 +0000

I have a Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, & Robek’s Juice within a block. Not too much farther, there is the hugest flight of stairs that goes up the side of the hill (my legs have never been in better shape) & Mrs. Winston’s. If you were here I would take you on a walk and we’d get a blueberry-bran muffin here or an acai-bowl here or an anything-you-can-dream-of salad here.

flashing before my eyes

jenredford — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:17:00 +0000

I have only days until my 25th birthday. Besides birthday pastries and shopping, I’ve been thinking about how I’m coming to the end & beginning of a phase. So I’ve started thinking of what I want to do in my next phase. And what I want to have accomplished by the time I reach that next big birthday… 30, gulp. [in no particular order]

1] get some 10k runs under my belt
2] learn to be cooler & calmer & sweeter
3] have a baby + maybe another on the way
4] get some good yoga & Pilates workshops under my belt
5] buy a reformer
6] get better at taking pictures of my life that is flashing before my eyes
7] somehow avoid crow’s feet naturally
8] learn to love my body at every age
9] make my hubs feel like a million bucks
10] learn a few more cooking skills besides trial & error

ask me!

jenredford — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:49:00 +0000

I’m now on formspring. Ask me anything here.

I dare you

jenredford — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:38:00 +0000

to squeeze in 5 or 10 extra minutes of cardio this week.

living better: losing the shoulds

jenredford — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:27:00 +0000

It’s the one word that can make me feel bad about myself in every area in my life. It’s the one word that can make me worry about things I don’t really care about. And it’s the one word that can make me lose my vision of what I really want. “I should be skinnier” “I shouldn’t enjoy food as much as I do” “I should be X, Y, & Z”.

It’s not about never doing anything hard or never reaching goals. It’s about where you’re motivation comes from. Having this type of external focus too easily leads us to spend our daily lives doing things based on what we think we “should” do rather than what we “want”, “need” or mindfully decide to do. -More.

I’m losing my I shoulds and replacing them with I wants. I want to be fit & healthy. I want to enjoy life. I want to stop comparing myself to others & their metabolisms. I want to do things that make me happy. Read more about shoulds here.

run run run

jenredford — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:06:00 +0000

Whether you’re a runner or not, this just might be fun. Here. Fitness & More. Find a half marathon here.

thanks for the award!

jenredford — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:59:00 +0000

Thanks Katie! I’m always grateful when someone says something nice! There are so many great blogs out there!

rule #55

jenredford — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +0000

Learn the difference between feeling stuffed & feeling satisfied.

taste this tuesday: pesto salad with chicken, tomatoes, & mozzarella

jenredford — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:49:00 +0000

I die for fresh mozzarella. This salad was made for me. Here. Self.