Two things made me jump up and down and do a Hyper-Helen-Dance this past week: (1) I registered for the 2018 Boston Marathon!!! So that’s happening. (2) I made my homemade pimento cheese for the Carolina v. Duke football game. I suppose #2 caused me to jump up and down twice. Once for pimento cheese and twice for the football game tailgate. Despite our losing rebuilding season, the weather, …
Eat Well
Health Journey Part II
Well, hey! Turns out it’s difficult to work, run, workout, have a social life AND write a blog. Who knew?! Yet here I am, reporting back on my Shred10 experience... only about 2 weeks after the fact. There were ups and downs, coffee headaches and late-night cravings. I powered through, ponied up, and stayed strong for the most part. The biggest takeaway? It’s truly remarkable how you can control …
Opening a New Door on the Health Journey: PART 1
It all started with a cheese and crackers binge at Kure Beach, August 4, 2017. I arrive, kitty Cleo in tow, around 8 p.m., tired, hungry and excited to see my people. I walk through the door to our beautiful little cottage with sunrise photos of the Kure Beach Pier lining the knotty pine walls and my big, warm, loving family, arms wide open. Oh. And a bar top full of gorgeous, chunky, colorful …
Sweet Potato Chili Nachos
So, I've been to four Harris Teeters in 10 days. The perks of a big city. AND I only got lost five times this week. Last week, was seven for seven. Let me tell you about my new favorite cookbook -- The Food Medic, by Dr. Hazel Wallace. Aside from having a foodie name, Hazel is a gorgeous, young, fit, BRITISH, junior doctor. I stumbled across The Food Medic's instagram page one day and ordered her …
PRIORITY: Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise
A good friend recently told me, “Helen, you need to set sleep goals... and chase them down.” Amen, sister. Look, we all have those times in our lives, in our year, where the going gets tough, the stress piles on and it’s everything you can do to put one foot in front of the other. Me last week. I tried my very first jury trial last week. Both the week leading up to the trial and the week of …