I’ve been kicking myself in the butt for not taking advantage of the beautiful scenery and endless outdoor activities that our little corner of the map offers. I’ve been working every weekend for the past month and it really started to take a toll on me mentally. So I was looking for a way to unwind and recharge my batteries — and what better way to do so than out in the beautiful natural world.
The perfect, fool-proof poached egg
I love me a poached egg. One of my favorite go-to dishes is roasted asparagus topped with a poached egg and drizzled with a sweet balsamic vinegar. That said, I absolutely suck at poaching eggs — I always throw in several eggs and hope at least one will turn out. And even then, the egg is hardly recognizable when I plate it.
Eat. Run. Hope
Laugh all you want, but I generally sign up for races based on these 3 important factors:
- Will there be food or alcohol waiting for me at the end? I thoroughly enjoyed the free donut at the finish line of the Top Pot 5K last year.
- Are crazy costumes encouraged? I look forward to sportin’ my giant Guinness hat and a homemade green tutu at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash.
- And most importantly, does the race benefit a worthy cause? The Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon I ran last summer benefited the American Cancer Society and I personally chose to raise funds for the Pike Place Market Foundation, one of the event’s charity partners.
Winter Wonderland!
Shop, cook & eat with some of Seattle’s top chefs!
Happy New Year!
Random thoughts from a jet-lagged mind
When I’m wide awake at ungodly hours, my mind runs rampant. Not that any of this would be of any interest to you all, but here are some random thoughts currently running through my jet-lagged mind:
Random thought #1: The drivers in Korea are horrendous. We had three close calls during our 2-hour drive down to Busan today, none of which were our fault. The driver of the below Volvo dump truck either thought he owned the highway or was oblivious to the fact that there were other cars on the road.



