Thank you all for your sweet comments on yesterday’s post. The blog community is such an amazing place.

To bring back a more sunny disposition around here, I am completely honored that two! of my favorite bloggers nominated me for the Sunshine Award.


Thank you Heather at Run Like a G! and Stephanie at Now I Run. You guys are the best!

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About the award:
The award is circulated to those bloggers to let them know that their posts brighten your day.
The Rules:

1.  Include award logo in a post or on your blog (above).
2.  Link to the person who nominated you
3.  Answer 10 questions about yourself.
4.  Nominate 10 bloggers to receive the award.

Since there are twenty questions to answer, 10 from each, I am going to pick and chose and my favorites.

1. What are you too afraid to pursue right now, whether in your dreams, work, or relationships? – Similar to Stephanie, I would love to start my own business, but I’m not sure what that is yet.

2. Why did you start your blog? – I had been following blogs for a long time and thought it looked like fun. It was a way for me to share ways that I change things up in terms of fitness, food, and life (hence the name!)

3. What is your Zodiac sign? – Gemini. And it’s all true.

4. What’s your favorite thing about blogging? – The community, the accountability, and how it motivates to try new things and be a better version of myself.

5. If money wasn’t an option, what country/island/place would you explore for a week? – I would love to go back to Hawaii to hike and ocean swim for a week.

6. What do you LOVE about your body? – My legs, they are crazy long. And right now, my abs. All my hard work is paying off and I’m starting to get some definition.

7. Tell me your favorite season and give two reasons why it is your favorite season. – Fall. Boots, cider, hot chocolate, changing colors, crisp air….oops, that’s more than two.

8. Do you believe in love at first sight? – Maybe not love, but I do believe in connections. I think you can feel a connection with someone at first sight. Your spirits, souls, what-have-you, just mesh.

9. If you could only use one beauty product for the rest of your life, what would you choose? – Again, with Stephanie: chaptstick! Burt’s Bees all the way. Otherwise, my Olay face mositurizer with SPF.

10. Describe your perfect day from start to finish. – Wake up as the sun comes up feeling rested. Go for a solid lift, long run, or all day hike. Be productive. End the day with a cocktail, homemade dinner, and a cheesy movie on TV.

Nominees: (I apologize if you were already nominated!)

After the Ivy League

City & The Cubicle

Not Half Empty

Love, the Campbell’s

The Pace of it All

Day With KT

Stuff I Tell My Sister

Zoe Goes Running

Rural Running Red Head

The Road to October

RQ: Pick some of the questions above and share your answers!