Mornin’!

Happy Friday. Happy New Year’s Eve! After pushing the snooze on my alarm numerous times, I rolled out from under the stack of warm quilts and slipped into some not so warm running attire. My exercise motivation is minimal these days, but I was determined to fit in one last run in 2010.

Run: 48 minutes, including 4 gnarly hill repeats

Yoga: 12-minutes

I coulda shoulda run longer, but I didn’t want to push my knee that was starting to whine… and plus, I wanted to get home to breakfast!

Remember that that delicious breakfast I ate yesterday, which I claimed to be the best bowl of oats ever!? Well, today’s oats take a close second place.

pb&j OIAJ.

• 1 c. water

• 1/3 c. steel cut oats

• 1/2 banana

• 1/2 T chia seeds

• 1/2 T ground flax

• cinnamon

• toppings: apricot jam + crushed TJ’s Old Fashioned Cinnamon Grahams

• almost empty pB jar

In a small pot, boil 1 c. water. Add oats, banana, seeds & cinnamon. Stir vigorously until bananas are like fluffy pillows and the oatmeal has a whipped consistency [about 3-5 minutes]. Pour into an almost empty peanut butter jar, top with apricot jam and crushed cinnamon grahams.

 

To go along with, a glass of iced green tea sipped through one of my new stainless steel straws that Santa brought! A very Carrots ‘N’ Cake like morning meal, don’t ya think?

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Not only is it time to say farewell to the month of December, but it’s time we let go of 2010, and open the door for a new decade – crazy!?

Let’s take a glance at the past whirlwind of a month, shall we? [I’m not feeling a traditional monthly favorites post.]

• I challenged myself to get my bootay in motion with a 20-day Holiday Hustle Challenge.

• I got an internship for the spring semester.

• I finished my 7th semester of college, and it was the most eventful ending to a semester yet… enough said ;)

• I tied on my apron and got busy in the kitchen:

No-Bake P.nut Buttah Cookies

Christmas Crunch Granola

Sour Cherry & Walnut Scones

Cranberry Orange Brie Crostini

… and Christmas Eve dinner for nine.

• I admitted to struggling with a sugar addiction… and have decided to wean myself off slowly.

• Last, but not least, I revisited my 10 goals for 2010 and didn’t knock myself down for not even accomplishing half of them.

That’s to say, I have a new approach for 2011. Stay tuned for my 2011 aspirations, and what’s to come to NN on the Run in the new year…

Here’s to health & happiness in twenty eleven!

Hillary

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How will you ring in the new year?

What was the highlight of 2010 for you?