Fast Forward + Mixed Opinions + Worth Every Penny
BY:
Janae
On:
04/14/2025

(shorts)
*Edited to add: I just realized that it’s the 40% off sitewide Spring event at JCREW in case anyone has been waiting to buy something there for it to go on sale.
Friday night: “I’m not setting an alarm, I’m going to bed way too late and there isn’t a chance I can get in a run before all of the games for the day starts.” Fast forward 5.5 hours and I was wide awake. I am afraid that my jetlag is never going to melt away.
The moon was sure gorgeous. 9.23 miles @ 8:13 pace.

And then it was straight to games. My MIL joined us, which made them even more fun.

Bite or string the cheese? Mixed opinions over here.

Beck and Skye got in some laps around the track during Knox’s soccer game. HIS SMILE at the end of his interval.

Knox had his first flag football game! Time for me to learn the rules…

Here are our first two loaves of sourdough that we completed by ourselves! The taste was 10/10, and now we will work on shaping and decorating. We took a class from Scott’s Bread, and I cannot recommend him enough. He makes it as simple as possible and even brought all of the supplies we needed. The whole experience was worth every penny we paid for the four of us to learn!

I love that Brooke butters each side of her bread:)

It is shocking to me that this bread is only made out of water, flour, and salt.

Andrew was working all Sunday, so it was just me and the kids. I wear this dress at every opportunity.

I’ve posted about 100 videos of our new chicks on IG, but also have to post a picture of two of them here. We bought thirteen, and I cannot get over how much I love them. We lost our chickens a few weeks ago to a raccoon (for the first time in five years of having chickens!), but we have fixed up their coop, and these chicks will be safe and sound when they are ready to move into the backyard.

I saw this on traderjoes5itemsorless and had to try it. I also had a Core Power with it because I have protein goals again. It was 5/5, and the first time I liked honey: Sweet potato, goat cheese, spicy honey sauce, & pecan pieces.

The Boston Marathon is just one week away! I am so excited for everyone that has worked their buns off to prepare for these 26.2 miles, and I hope you smile as many of those miles as you can! All of my tips for Boston are HERE. I hope that I get to go back someday.

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Who is racing Boston next week?
Who else currently has protein goals?
-Over 100 grams a day for me!
String cheese… how do you go about eating it?
Food with few ingredients that you absolutely love?
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12 responses to “Fast Forward + Mixed Opinions + Worth Every Penny”
I want to run Boston so bad….one of these days.
I try to get 30 grams of protein per meal minimally but not willing to do so through powders. Like real food though Core Power is really tasty.
Hard to beat a simple pasta bolognese.

Should we all do it next year? How is the taper going for you? I love that goal and I agree… real food is best. Now you have me craving bolognese! I hope you have the best day, Valene!
I would love to do next year. I need to get faster to qualify..lol
Taper is going well. Im trying to figure out what to do with all this extra energy so my house is getting clean and organized after being neglected the last few weeks..lol

SO MUCH EXTRA ENERGY! Isn’t the taper crazy? I don’t know which way is up haha. Good luck figuring out what to do with the extra energy once your house is perfectly clean haha. AND YOU WILL QUALIFY. I can feel it.
I hope the jet lag passes soon!
It’s always nice to have another adult to watch games with:-) Does Knox like flag football? My son can’t wait to play tackle–it makes me sooo nervous!My protein goal is 145, but it is hard to hit and my digestion usually is off. I’m happy if I hit around 125. Once marathon training is over, I will work on it again.
My oldest and I are taking a sourdough class next week at the library. We are so excited!
Have a great Monday, Janae!

I think it will because if it doesn’t, I guess I will have to jump on a plane and go back. He LOVES it so much and also cannot wait for tackle which is a new world for us too. We are very nervous, too…
Okay, 125 is awesome. I will try that out today. Your library does one?! That is so fun. Thanks Becky, you too!Man, Skye really resembles your MIL!

That makes me so happy!!!
Yay for sourdough! Your loves look perfectly rustic. I love Brooke’s butter technique! I highly recommend a pinch of salt on the butter.
I can’t believe I’m admitting this but Boston Marathon is so off my radar right now with all the cycling classics right now. Did you hear about the active fan hunt for attempted manslaughter of the winner of the race? Cycling is so unpredictable.
Rustic… Oh, I love that word. I’ll tell my kids that. And the salt, even better. Stop it. I had no idea about this!?! Send me the article!
Yay sourdough! I highly recommend picking up some old fashioned scary-looking straight razors to score the dough, that’s the only way to get a really beautiful ear or intricate patterns (someday, if you want). My favorite everyday is a box shape, but I love doing “christmas trees” as the tutorials call them. I live in the PNW so trees are forever!
I also have a 100g+ goal. Have you looked into a Ninja Creami? I have one for dinner most nights (girl dinner) but my husband is getting on board too! Sounds crazy but I love adding some beans and/or cottage cheese for extra “real food” rather than just protein powder and sweetener, lately loving strawberry “cheesecake” and black bean brownie 🙂
What a busy and fun weekend, Janae! I love how you balance family activities with your running. It reminds me of my own adventures, like exploring new places while playing geoguessr free. Those sourdough loaves look amazing—it’s great to hear you had such a rewarding experience!

welcome!
















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