On A Personal Note
Letter From The Owner
Happy summer, everyone!!
While many members of my midwestern family maintain we have only one season (and it’s not winter!), I believe we have changes of seasons, enough so that many of my activities change as the seasons change. Historically, summer used to mean triathlon season for me. For the better part of 25 years, I regularly participated in triathlons of varying lengths--mostly in the “international distance” (1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 10K run), but occasionally a longer race (half Ironman distance--1 Ironman distance).
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My older daughter is a competitive swimmer. In spite of over 30 years of swim training, I’m definitely not a competitive swimmer. The difference between our two versions of swimming is amazingly different. One of my dreams has been for the two of us to participate in the same triathlon when she is old enough to enter an adult race. Well, she turns 13 in mid-September, the minimum age for many adult triathlons, and we’re going to do a sprint triathlon together at the end of September. This is a long way of saying, I got back in the pool today for the first time in over 5 years. And after 2 shoulder injuries and 1 heart attack, it was brutal!! Though it was painful, ugly, and tiring, I loved it!! I’ve started on my journey to reach a goal that’s super important to me and my family. Which takes me to my message: in order for me to reach a very important functional goal, I’m going to have to be happy taking small, consistent, frequent “baby steps.” No big, sexy, dramatic steps will be in the cards for me for the next 2+ months as I get myself ready to be able to complete the triathlon. To reach my goal, I’m going to embrace the process, work within my limits, be consistent, and look for, and be happy with, small little “victories” along the way.
Stretch Your Brain!
Sound familiar? Just trying to practice what we preach.
Hope everyone has a great rest of the summer!!
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Healthy Recipe Roasted Pomegranate Brussel Sprouts • 1 1/4 lbs organic brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved • 2 tbsp organic canola oil Ingredients
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted organic hazelnuts • Finely grated zest of 1 organic lime • 1 tbsp organic finely grated orange zest
• Salt & freshly ground pepper • 3 tbsp organic pomegranate molasses • Seeds from 1 organic pomegranate
Instructions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the Brussels sprouts in a medium roasting pan; toss with the canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven until light golden brown and a knife inserted into the centers goes in without any resistance, about 45 minutes. Transfer the sprouts to a large bowl and add the pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, hazelnuts, and lime and orange zests. Season with salt as needed. Recipe courtesy of Bobby Flay
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