Memphis in May hosted the 36th annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest last weekend. – Read GIANT party and food festival. – BBQ Fest is probably my favorite weekend of... Continue Reading
Saturday was jammed packed with awesome. I woke up super early to help a friend, then got to Target before everyone else! Target was so peaceful at 9AM. Two new... Continue Reading
Yep – I said it. You can HAVE FUN while you exercise. “But Lauren, I HATE working out. It’s so booooooring.” If that’s you, I believe you haven’t found the... Continue Reading
The day after my fun-food-filled-Sunday was hard on my body. I woke up feeling HORRIBLE. Before I got out of bed, I decided today was the day I really needed... Continue Reading
A friend asked me to write about how to train for a 5k. He’s never participated in a race, so he wanted to hear my advice on how to train,... Continue Reading
WARNING: This is going to get ugly – Sunday was the 11th Annual Southern Hot Wing Festival in Memphis. My family has had a tent for the last four years.... Continue Reading
If you haven’t noticed, I don’t like to be hungry. I’m good at packing snacks and gearing up for long periods of time 3 or 4 hours without food. Here’s... Continue Reading
Snacking between meals can be one of the hardest things to master when sticking to a healthy eating lifestyle. You are hungry, so you want to eat; however, you... Continue Reading
My weekends tend to be a delicate balance between sleeping late and relaxing and getting out to enjoy the sunshine. Sunday, my friend and I went to Shelby Farms to... Continue Reading
If you ask me how to improve your diet, I’m going to say: Eat Food that Grew from the Ground To me, this is an easy way to think about... Continue Reading