So Halloween is probably one of the best days to work for Petco. This will be my first Halloween in the office and to say I am excited is an understatement! At the Petco NSC (National Support Center), the Friday before Halloween is basically a parade of dogs/cats/rabbits in awesome costumes. A pet in a costume may be one of the cutest things in the world :)
On that note, I have no idea what Freckles will be dressing up as for Halloween! I don’t think we will have time to go buy her a costume (since the dress-up day is tomorrow) and I am NOT crafty in any sense of the word. I’m scouring the web to find some easy costume ideas.
I'll definitely post some doggy costumes tomorrow!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Brrrrr....it's cold outside!
Yesterday, my husband and I took Freckles to her first training class. We are lucky that we both work at Petco because we got the 6 week training class for free! Training is expensive, for those of you who don’t have a pup!
The class was not necessarily what I had expected. First, we got there and were told that the trainer who was supposed to be training our class had broken her leg so the other trainer would be filling in for her. Second, there were two other puppies that were not signed up for the training class but decided they may want to join in. The whole thing just seemed very unorganized to me – probably because of all the confusion.
Anyway, the class started with puppy play time so that basically meant that the three pups were running around, sniffing each others’ butts. Neither of the puppies wanted anything to do with Freckles so she got a little sad. She is so socialized because she gets to come to work with us every day and play with all the other dogs. The puppies in the class had absolutely no other interaction with other dogs so the socialization part was really important for them.
After about 40 minutes of puppy playtime, we played the “Name Game.” The “Name Game” consisted of saying the puppy’s name and rewarding her with a treat when she came to us. That lasted for about 20 minutes…& then the class was over. Definitely covered less than I expected. I am hoping next week will be a little more organized and more will get accomplished. Fingers crossed!
So by the time we got home, it was about 7:45p. I am not a fan of eating dinner so late but we really didn’t have a choice with our schedule for the day.
I was pretty excited about a recipe I had found (PB sweet potato fries) but was thoroughly disappointed with them. No need to post the recipe since they were a definite FAIL. Luckily, I had a packet of two minute Lentil Pilaf from Trader Joe’s. We heated that up really quickly and ate while watching Top Chef Just Desserts finale. Definitely not one of my best meals. You live and you learn, I guess!
On a side note – it was cold this morning! I love fall but I never seem to be prepared for it, especially since I have lived in San Diego. Plus my cold weather tolerance has definitely gone down since it is rarely below 40 degrees F in sunny San Diego!
Anyway – on the docket for tonight is the steamed kale/spinach with vegan cheese sauce and creamy avocado pasta. But before that – a nice little 3m run. I will keep you updated.
The class was not necessarily what I had expected. First, we got there and were told that the trainer who was supposed to be training our class had broken her leg so the other trainer would be filling in for her. Second, there were two other puppies that were not signed up for the training class but decided they may want to join in. The whole thing just seemed very unorganized to me – probably because of all the confusion.
Anyway, the class started with puppy play time so that basically meant that the three pups were running around, sniffing each others’ butts. Neither of the puppies wanted anything to do with Freckles so she got a little sad. She is so socialized because she gets to come to work with us every day and play with all the other dogs. The puppies in the class had absolutely no other interaction with other dogs so the socialization part was really important for them.
After about 40 minutes of puppy playtime, we played the “Name Game.” The “Name Game” consisted of saying the puppy’s name and rewarding her with a treat when she came to us. That lasted for about 20 minutes…& then the class was over. Definitely covered less than I expected. I am hoping next week will be a little more organized and more will get accomplished. Fingers crossed!
So by the time we got home, it was about 7:45p. I am not a fan of eating dinner so late but we really didn’t have a choice with our schedule for the day.
I was pretty excited about a recipe I had found (PB sweet potato fries) but was thoroughly disappointed with them. No need to post the recipe since they were a definite FAIL. Luckily, I had a packet of two minute Lentil Pilaf from Trader Joe’s. We heated that up really quickly and ate while watching Top Chef Just Desserts finale. Definitely not one of my best meals. You live and you learn, I guess!
On a side note – it was cold this morning! I love fall but I never seem to be prepared for it, especially since I have lived in San Diego. Plus my cold weather tolerance has definitely gone down since it is rarely below 40 degrees F in sunny San Diego!
Anyway – on the docket for tonight is the steamed kale/spinach with vegan cheese sauce and creamy avocado pasta. But before that – a nice little 3m run. I will keep you updated.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
My first post!!
I have been wanting to start writing this blog for a long time. I read more blogs than I can count, on a regular basis and I’m always thinking how great it would be to be able to look back at my life in such a detailed way. Also, when it comes to the healthy eating/exercise front, I feel like writing about my goals will keep me accountable (or at least a little more accountable).
I think the push that I needed was that my husband and I are training for a half marathon! We have both run a few races before (mostly 5Ks) and he ran cross country in high school but we thought that this would be a fun challenge to work toward together.
Since I am compulsive when it comes to planning and researching when I start something new (you will learn this soon enough), I have searched the web for helpful tips when training for a marathon, subscribed to numerous more running blogs and created a training schedule. I thought that it might be nice to put all of that knowledge that I am gathering in my head, in one place. & even if only one person benefits from my ramblings – it will be a success in my eyes! Plus, I get to look back if I ever feel the urge. I know that I only regret taking too few pictures - & not the other way around :)
So to begin with, let me just introduce myself through a quick top ten list. The top ten things I think people should know about me:
1. I am fanatical about football (The Phildelphia Eagles and the Penn State Nittany Lions are my teams) I probably know more about football than you :)
2. My husband and I were just married in April – newlyweds!
3. We have a dog named Freckles who I am obsessed with (you will see LOTS of pictures of her…but she is adorable so you won’t mind!)
4. I am an admitted attorney in California and am awaiting my NY Bar results. Unfortunately, I am not currently working as an attorney but hopefully that will change sooner than later!
5. I would LOVE to consider myself a runner and some other people may – but that title will only be bestowed upon me(IMHO) when I can consistently run at least an 9 minute mile (Just an FYI – it might take awhile!) *Side note – my fastest run EVER was yesterday - 2m in 17:46. But I almost died at the end.
6. I am a magazine addict. I have subscriptions to the following magazines: US Weekly, Shape, Fitness, Self, Women’s Health, Runner’s World (just subscribed!), Glamour, Allure, Cooking Light and People Style. I will try to include some fun tips from my many sources in this blog!
7. My husband and I follow a rather strange diet. We want to do our part when it comes to ethical eating (my husband works at PETCO for goodness sake haha) but we know that there are occasions when it just isn’t that practical. I have heard many people say that even choosing to go meatless one day of the week would be helpful – so we took it a little further. We began with a month of an entirely vegan diet (more on that later!), followed by a month of the occasional meat/cheese/egg allowances and now we are currently in our vegetarian month. We will be following this plan for the foreseeable future (vegan, no restrictions, vegetarian, repeat). The only exceptions – for my husband – are holidays. For an article that I thought really made sense & helped me with my choices http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2010/07/what-does-ethical-eating-mean.html
8. I like to cook. I like finding a vegan/vegetarian recipe that tastes great and doesn’t make me miss meat (or cheese for that matter). You would be surprised how easy it is to substitute and make a recipe even better!
9. I am very up to date on celebrity gossip. Along with my healthy living blogs and my running blogs – I read perezhilton.com and tmz.com religiously. I blame it on my college roommate but it is a habit that I cannot seem to shake. Eh…guilty pleasure…
10. I love my family and my friends - & unfortunately almost all of them are on the east coast. Either NY, Philly or Chicago…& I’m in San Diego. While I love San Diego & my husband…it would be nice to see them more.
So hopefully you have learned a little bit more about me & you will come back to read!
As for a little running preview – remaining training schedule this week:
Thursday – 3m
Friday – Pilates video on Exercise TV (been really bad at cross-training!)
Saturday – 4m
Sunday – Rest
As for tonight – we have our first night of puppy training for Freckles!! Yay! Then home for dinner (lentil pilaf, pb crusted sweet potato fries and steamed kale/spinach – yumm-o!) and ANTM!!!
Also (I know, I’m gonna stop soon I swear…), pictures will be coming soon – I know I personally like to see a lot of pictures on the blogs I read – but I need a new phone(for out&about photos) and cord for my camera(for everything else). Just an FYI!
I think the push that I needed was that my husband and I are training for a half marathon! We have both run a few races before (mostly 5Ks) and he ran cross country in high school but we thought that this would be a fun challenge to work toward together.
Since I am compulsive when it comes to planning and researching when I start something new (you will learn this soon enough), I have searched the web for helpful tips when training for a marathon, subscribed to numerous more running blogs and created a training schedule. I thought that it might be nice to put all of that knowledge that I am gathering in my head, in one place. & even if only one person benefits from my ramblings – it will be a success in my eyes! Plus, I get to look back if I ever feel the urge. I know that I only regret taking too few pictures - & not the other way around :)
So to begin with, let me just introduce myself through a quick top ten list. The top ten things I think people should know about me:
1. I am fanatical about football (The Phildelphia Eagles and the Penn State Nittany Lions are my teams) I probably know more about football than you :)
2. My husband and I were just married in April – newlyweds!
3. We have a dog named Freckles who I am obsessed with (you will see LOTS of pictures of her…but she is adorable so you won’t mind!)
4. I am an admitted attorney in California and am awaiting my NY Bar results. Unfortunately, I am not currently working as an attorney but hopefully that will change sooner than later!
5. I would LOVE to consider myself a runner and some other people may – but that title will only be bestowed upon me(IMHO) when I can consistently run at least an 9 minute mile (Just an FYI – it might take awhile!) *Side note – my fastest run EVER was yesterday - 2m in 17:46. But I almost died at the end.
6. I am a magazine addict. I have subscriptions to the following magazines: US Weekly, Shape, Fitness, Self, Women’s Health, Runner’s World (just subscribed!), Glamour, Allure, Cooking Light and People Style. I will try to include some fun tips from my many sources in this blog!
7. My husband and I follow a rather strange diet. We want to do our part when it comes to ethical eating (my husband works at PETCO for goodness sake haha) but we know that there are occasions when it just isn’t that practical. I have heard many people say that even choosing to go meatless one day of the week would be helpful – so we took it a little further. We began with a month of an entirely vegan diet (more on that later!), followed by a month of the occasional meat/cheese/egg allowances and now we are currently in our vegetarian month. We will be following this plan for the foreseeable future (vegan, no restrictions, vegetarian, repeat). The only exceptions – for my husband – are holidays. For an article that I thought really made sense & helped me with my choices http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2010/07/what-does-ethical-eating-mean.html
8. I like to cook. I like finding a vegan/vegetarian recipe that tastes great and doesn’t make me miss meat (or cheese for that matter). You would be surprised how easy it is to substitute and make a recipe even better!
9. I am very up to date on celebrity gossip. Along with my healthy living blogs and my running blogs – I read perezhilton.com and tmz.com religiously. I blame it on my college roommate but it is a habit that I cannot seem to shake. Eh…guilty pleasure…
10. I love my family and my friends - & unfortunately almost all of them are on the east coast. Either NY, Philly or Chicago…& I’m in San Diego. While I love San Diego & my husband…it would be nice to see them more.
So hopefully you have learned a little bit more about me & you will come back to read!
As for a little running preview – remaining training schedule this week:
Thursday – 3m
Friday – Pilates video on Exercise TV (been really bad at cross-training!)
Saturday – 4m
Sunday – Rest
As for tonight – we have our first night of puppy training for Freckles!! Yay! Then home for dinner (lentil pilaf, pb crusted sweet potato fries and steamed kale/spinach – yumm-o!) and ANTM!!!
Also (I know, I’m gonna stop soon I swear…), pictures will be coming soon – I know I personally like to see a lot of pictures on the blogs I read – but I need a new phone(for out&about photos) and cord for my camera(for everything else). Just an FYI!
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