My workouts have no real rhyme or reason. I try to balance them “easy day, hard day, easy day, hard day.” Sometimes running is easy, sometimes it’s hard. It just depends on how I feel. The same with biking and Body Pump and even yoga. Thus, the only real guideline I follow is don’t do hard days back to back!
So point of my story is: yesterday was hard, so today is easy!
Just a little biking around town. I biked with Matt to run an errand at the bank and then over to the bakery
Where I ran into Grizzly the Bear dressed as Peter Cottontail! Ha!!
Things are really coming along!! Testing out a new thumbnail gallery – click to enlarge!
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I had intended to help Matt move some of the equipment around, but I literally picked up one heavy thing, put it down and “Elvis has left the building!’” Heavy lifting is not for me. Unless I’m in Body Pump!
Once I biked back home, I made lunch at 1PM -
My daily green salad – spinach, peppers, ground flax, sunflower seeds, buckwheat, cranberries, olive oil, honey, salt
And a lovely little sandwich
Pestos with Panache by Lauren sent me a few samples – and they are amazing! I have 4 unique flavors to test out, but I started with Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola. Slightly sweet from the fig and tangy from the cheese with all the underlying flavor of a basil pesto. I’m hoping I might be able to offer these on special through OpenSky! They come fresh frozen though, so shipping might be a challenge.
I spread it on tempeh with cucumber on High Five bread – it was kickin’ good!
Three chocolate almonds [from Whole Foods] for dessert : )
Hey Cville friends – This weekend is a big Oyster Roast at Devil’s Backbone – want to join us!? 1-7pm. $10 tickets.
Looking for something to do this Saturday? Head out to the Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company‘s concert grounds in Nelson County and spend the day enjoying fresh steamed and raw oysters, local craft beer from Devil’s Backbone and Starr Hill as well as select wines from Cardinal Point Winery. In addition, The Rock Barn will be providing locally made hot dogs, brauts and a sweet grits bar! In keeping with earth-friendly habits, all oysters served at the festival have been harvested from Ward Oyster Company’s Aquaculture program and all oyster shells will be recycled to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation‘s many oyster restoration projects!
Hopping back on my bike to make a 3:30 meeting back across town. It’s time for another Cville Podcast with Mikey B!
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Oh wow- hope that oven isn’t from IKEA!
I can only imagine having to put that thing together!
LOL. I love IKEA. But I hate IKEA.
I def do the same thing with workouts, just whatever I feel I just try to balance the hard and easy days. Just did a10 miler this am so tomorrow will be nice and easy!
Everything at the bakery is looking so good, soo exciting!
best wishes with all of the prep!
The oven! Oh my.
I love seeing the progress pics — and I’m excited to see it all finished! What a ton of work. Eek.
This is reminding me I need to make a tempeh sandwich soon!
Looks like you guys are making great progress! I love pesto and haven’t done much experimenting with making my own but I’m planning to eventually. I hope the podcast goes well!
Wish this was LAST weekend when I was in C’Ville. Sigh. Have fun though!
kind of along the line of pestos…but do you ever cook with sun dried tomatoes? I had some on my salad for lunch today and they were SO good. I want to experiment with them more…
I had some on my sandwich just yesterday!!! I love them
That pesto looks amazing. I looked at the website, and love the unusually creative flavors.
Good luck with the podcast! It must be fun to do them. Might check it out later.
What an awesome little work-out mantra you have going there, I love it! And I am also loving that C-ville has dressed up the bear as a bunny, that’s ahh-mazing!!!!!!
Congrats to all of the progress on GHB, too!! Yayyyy for almost opening up the store (relatively speaking…)
If I lived in your area, I’d be sure to join you. But you’re 3000+ miles away!
Glad you had an easier day today…that’s a good thing. Cute Peter Cottontail spotting.
And love the thumbnail gallery. Very cool. You’ll have to fill inquiring minds in if that’s a widget, or something you developed on your own…and how you get your lightroom pics into it and if it was easy or not.
I love you you ALWAYS have new, cool, fun things like that, Kath!
It’s a plugin called Next Gen Gallery
Aww Peter Cottontail !! You know what that means?! SPRING
That oven is a-mazing!
Yummy looking sandwich! I’ll have try that combo, I love pesto. I love how your GH is coming along…looking fab!
I hear ya on alternating with easy/hard. We did major spring cleaning on our house and I have been so sore from it. I think it’s because I didn’t give myself a rest day from my usual workouts. This week has definitely been on the easier side. It’s all a balance! Have a great afternoon Kath!
Loving all of the biking!
And that statue is pretty cute too
I love seeing the pictures of the bakery coming along. The size of the oven is cray-zay!
Salad looks tasty! I love salads. I want one right now.
I am the exact same way for exercise! I’m disciplined enough that I don’t need a regular schedule, and think exercise is so much more enjoyable when it just becomes another part of your life! Sounds like a great day for a little biking.
Love that salad – those sunflower seeds look perfect!
Wow, the bakery is really coming along. How exciting!
pesto! i just remembered i have a jar sitting in my pantry. i might pinache it up.
The weather looks gorgeous there!
I’ve never had pesto, I should fix that…
The bakery is looking FABULOUS! Really digging the colors..and your choices for.. well.. everything!
I’m pretty sure my boyfriend and I are going to check out that oyster roast! I love Devil’s Backbone, the food and beer are great and the views are stellar! Would I know it’s you with your “eat more kale” shirt?:) I would enjoy meeting you!
Haha – I think I will wear that shirt! send me an email and we can exchange numbers?
With a gentle prompt from your comment this morning, I thought you should know that I just bought two loaves of GH Honey Wheat. One for eating and one for the freezer!!!
Woot woot!
I’m honestly amazed with how three chocolate dusted almonds work for you dessert. My sweet tooth would be like, “You’re kidding me, right?” (:
Tell that sweet tooth to simma down!
I think when you are full of the meal you just had all you need is a little sweetness. Today I went out for lunch and had quite a large meal and I fancied something sweet but knowing the desserts in there are massive I just had cappucino. They served a choc coconut truffle with it and it was all I needed! It was the perfect amount. I think chocolate almonds are a great idea, still healthy but still chocolate!
Super cute bear bunny
That grizzly bunny would have been a fun site to see! Good thinking balancing easy/hard days. That’s a good way to give your body the rest it needs in between while still staying active.
It being national high-five day, i find it decidedly appropriate that you enjoyed high five bread:)
Your a breath of fresh air Kath. Matt is lucky to have you! Except for lifting boxes of course…;)
Do you find it difficult to bake the bread “just-so”? Y’know the GH texture, etc? I find baking can be so sporadic and thrown off by an extra minute or extra ingredient, etc.
I LOVE Chocolate Roasted Almonds! I buy the Emerald brand. Did you buy those in bulk? If so, I’ll have to look for those at WF…Would love to avoid all the packaging that comes with
everything looks yummy here. love it that you exercise even on your light days. and I’m glad I haven’t been able to find that type of choc almond around here, ’cause I’d go broke buying them! no, I wouldn’t stop at three. well done!
I think we are going to dbb Saturday! What time will you guys head over!?
Awesome!! We’re going for lunch – so probably 1PM onward? Email me and we can get together!
You wear biking wear well! I just look like a goof in mine.
Too bad I live in Austin!!! I would love to go to an oyster roast!! How fun!! I will just have to live vicariously through you
Mmmm, yummy salad indeed! Never put flax on my salad- must try!
Have a good day!
That pesto looks soooo good! I love the hearty dark green color of it.
Looks like you guys are making some great progress! Congrats! I can’t wait to see the before and after pics when the bakery is fully finished!
I think we are heading down to DBB about lunch time as well. I saw your husband outside the bakery a day or so ago looking at all the equipment that had been delivered. I can not wait to get some bread when you guys open up.
Really!? You should have said hello!! Don’t be shy at the festival!
That oven is HUGE! Good lord!
OMG!!! The oven..that is insane. I hope the directions are better than Ikea’s. Actually, I’m hoping you’ve hired someone to put it together! haha
We did
You really are the epitome of a “healthy living” blog in every way! Your life is so rich and vibrant and balanced, I just love reading every day and just thought I’d let you know.
Have a great rest of your day!!!
Aw thanks
I love the paint colors! Now I want to go repaint my kitchen and dining room. Maybe this summer.
I’m the same way about lifting heavy things. I don’t get it, because I love lifting weights (and lift fairly heavy), but then I to to help my husband shovel compost and lift our truck bed cover off and back on, and I have to try not to whine. Maybe that means I need more “functional fitness” workouts. Hmmmm…
I am loving the paint colors! I hope the stove is not too much of a pain! yikes!!
I love your exercise philosophy. It’s all about balance.
Peter Cottontail is funny–to think a grizzly bear and a rabbit mated
That sandwich looks good! I like cucumbers, and the pesto sounded yummy! My husband and I love, love, love gorgonzola cheese!
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I am still trying to adjust my workout schedule, but I like that you do easy/hard/easy/hard.. I can’t wait to get back into yoga classes!
LOVE the new pictures!! But I have to say that oven is rather intimidating…
That sandwich looks pretty delicious! I had never tried tempeh before a couple weeks ago and it’s my new favorite sandwich filler! I like to do whole grain bread + strawberry jam + tempeh + fresh baby spinach – delish!
Congrats on the bakery progress…and another tasty-looking lunch? However do you stop yourself at only 3 chocolate almonds?!?!
I love pestos with panache! I sampled all of them this summer at the SOWA open market in Boston. I’d love it if you’d offer them on Opensky!
that pesto looks/sounds delish!
Do you do anything to the tempeh or is it right out of the package?
I just eat it plain and raw!
wow, that huge oven in pieces = scary!
Wish I could reach into my screen and grab those chocolate almonds!
I like to alternate hard and easy workouts too. Otherwise I just feel burnt out!
I’m not big on heavy lifting either. The thumbnails look great!
My exercise philosophy is similar. If I go to a boxing class (my hard workout) then the next day I will do something gentle like walking, or maybe even water walking. Then I try to be a bit more hardcore the next day, unless I am really sore, then I will have a hard day followed by 2 easy days.
the thumbnail gallery is WONDERFUL! it helps the page load faster and since i have the slowest internet in the world, the shorter load time in much appreciated. the page loads faster without having to sacrifice content. perfect!
That’s the scariest easter bunny I’ve ever seen.
Hard, easy, hard, easy- that’s how I roll too! I have to remind myself that it’s ok to lower the intensity now and again!
i went home for Easter otherwise I would be all over the Oyster Festival!!!
Have fun, cant wait to see your posts from it!
Glad to see all is well Kath! Wanted to say hi! I read every day
we drive by that bear everyday – my daughter and her friends have named him “Klondike”
I love DBB! The BF and I were thinking about going to the Oyster Festival but we’re heading out of town for Easter instead
If you don’t already have plans for the weekend of May 7-8 you should consider going to the Montpelier Wine Festival! Wine festivals can be a bit overwhelming, and I know you limit your alcohol consumption, so what I try to do is pick one white and one red wine to sample throughout the day (eg. Vionier and Cab Sauv or Meritage). It really helps me compare the quality of those particular wines and not get to tipsy
They also give discounted tours of the wonderfully restored house – if you guys haven’t visited it yet you should definitely put it on your to-do list!
http://www.montpelierwinefestival.com/
We’re actually going to the Monticello Wine Fest the weekend after so we probably won’t do both, but thanks for the info! I heart wine festivals!
Oh cool! I hadn’t seen about that one yet but I’m sure it will be great too!
Looking forward to your post about the Oyster Fest, I hope the weather gets better for you guys! Have a fantastic weekend 
Haha, I was glancing through your photos… and I realized that you are the folks moving into the old Crazy Horse Studio location. Looks much better than it did when we were over there!
Yeah!!! Are you in Cville!?
Yup. Crazy Horse moved over to Hydraulic Road. Personally, I’m here through July. Then Dallas, TX…