Here's what -

I'll start this blog post by stating that I'm NOT training for a 1/2 marathon! Woo....
We ARE doing the Color Run in Hershey, in June, and it's a 5K so I'm not looking for a ton of inspiration at this point. After the Gettysburg 1/2 - which was a disaster - I pretty much hung up my Brooks running shoes, my waistline can attest to that. After a gnarly ankle sprain in NOLA (on Bourbon might I add) last year, I thought my oft injured ankle was toast and my running days may be behind me altogether. In the year plus since my last blog I've slowed down, um, not at all! I've managed to pass my PA Life Accident & Health Insurance exam, travel...a lot, entertain and laugh...a lot, work 40+ hours every week, hold down the fort at home...oh and QUIT SMOKING! For real this time, I'm nearly 4 1/2 mo. in (can I also blame this for some of the weight gain?!).

I'm in the process of studying for my general securities licensing exam -  the dreaded Series 7, would love to shed some lbs and get a more regular work out schedule. So yes - I'm still, in essence, Running on Empty and thought perhaps you'd like to follow along :). In all seriousness, my main motivation for returning to the blogosphere is that some friends and I literally spent all of yesterday doing a meal planning day. Myself and two other working women (one a mother of 4 1/2 yr old), doing their best to balance it all, and one retiree who just wanted to try something new. We live in a world full of blogs, Pinterest pins, google searches, etc. What if I/we tried the things that you've been meaning to try - work the bugs out and report back? Sound good? Will try to give a play by play on the meal making day later this week - should have some recipe reviews (kid reviews?) as well. I'm hoping to have guest bloggers and make this as interactive as possible.

Is there a recipe you've been wanting to try but didn't want to waste your time or money without some more reviews (lets try to keep them semi healthy)? How about Pinterest? Is there a particular craft or idea that you think just can't be as easy as @MsPerfectMom1 is making it look? All of those Facebook recipe shares - does anyone really make those things? Why don't you send it my/our way  - this could be fun...