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		<title>Develop Muscle, Burn Fat and also Lose Weight with L-Glutamine.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obsession Factory L-Glutamine Over the past few weeks, I have been informing you people about some of the incredible items I have been making use of from the Obsession Factory. If you have actually not seen my previous articles regarding the Obsession Factories products I&#8217;ve currently written about, you can review them HERE. Even though &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Obsession Factory L-Glutamine</h2>
<p>Over the past few weeks, I have been informing you people about some of the incredible items I have been making use of from the Obsession Factory. If you have actually not seen my previous articles regarding the <a href="https://www.obsessionfactory.com/shop/">Obsession Factories products</a> I&#8217;ve currently written about, you can review them <a href="https://www.all4health.co/">HERE</a>. Even though it is winter time and most of us want to pig out and also rest during this time around, we should not entirely disregard our health. This is the end product I have been making use of from the Obsession Factory recently and it is L-Glutamine (powder).</p>
<p>For any individual who has not heard of L-Glutamine prior to it is a gentle yet efficient amino acid supplement that advertises lean body mass. Throughout times of anxiety or showing off the intensity, this supplement may offer you the side to do at your top and to recuperate more effectively. If you are wanting to lose weight fast as well as construct muscle mass then this is the product for you.</p>
<h3>What are the benefits of L-Glutamine?</h3>
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<li>Boosts sports efficiency as well as healing from exercise</li>
<li>Improves metabolic rate</li>
<li>Boosts intestinal health</li>
<li>curbs food cravings for sugar as well as alcohol</li>
<li>Is an important neurotransmitter in the brain and assists with emphasis, memory as well as concentration.</li>
<li>Boosts the body immune system</li>
<li>Decreases fatigue</li>
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<p>L-Glutamine from the Obsession Factory has actually had numerous advantages for me over the past couple of weeks, it feels I have extra power, I&#8217;m more focused and a great deal much less diminishes then I would usually be during this moment of the year. You can learn more regarding it and also buy it on the <a href="https://www.obsessionfactory.com/">Obsession Factory site</a>. Food supplements are fantastically practical however it is still vital that you keep a healthy lifestyle as well as diet, while the benefits are beyond remarkable it will certainly not reverse all the misdoings of a bad diet regimen and little to no workout.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[My weekend was fabulous. Time spent with family and friends, amazing food, laying in the sand on the beach, long walks with gorgeous views, some movie watching, wine drinking, dancing, lots of laughing, and shopping. What more do you need in a weekend? Nothing, that’s what. So I don’t do a full 3-day recap, which &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My weekend was fabulous. Time spent with family and friends, amazing food, laying in the sand on the beach, long walks with gorgeous views, some movie watching, wine drinking, dancing, lots of laughing, and shopping. What more do you need in a weekend? Nothing, that’s what.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-56 alignleft" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CLJCL13-300x201.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="201" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CLJCL13-300x201.jpg 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CLJCL13.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>So I don’t do a full 3-day recap, which would be one long dragged out post, I will just post some pictures with captions. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you have probably seen some of these already. Also, I got a new iPhone app (Camera +) that I tested out this weekend so that’s why some of the pictures are really cool coloring and contrast. Here ya have it.</p>
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<p>I didn’t take as many pictures as I planned to and didn’t document even half of the things we did, but you guys know that I often forget about my phone/camera when I’m having fun. So that’s all for now but it was an amazing weekend and I got to see some great friends who I miss dearly.</p>
<p>This is a busy week socially. Tonight my friend from LA is staying at my house because she is moving to the area tomorrow and her apartment is getting opened up in the morning (so excited to have her here!). She is arriving in the afternoon and having dinner with my family. Thursday night I have a date (no details for you yet <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131128174441im_/http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=";)" /> ) in San Francisco with a boy none of you have heard about yet, so that should be fun. Another night this week I will be going to dinner with my bestie Steph, but not sure yet when or where. <img class="size-medium wp-image-57 alignright" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/La-Jolla-Kayak-Tour-Discount-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="169" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/La-Jolla-Kayak-Tour-Discount-300x169.jpg 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/La-Jolla-Kayak-Tour-Discount.jpg 730w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />So most of the nights I will be out and about this week and then hopefully have a more low-key weekend and study a lot for one of my teacher tests next week! Life is pretty great right now. <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131128174441im_/http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=":)" /></p>
<p>Time to get this day started!</p>
<p><strong>Are you a beach person? When was the last time you went to the beach? </strong>Obviously I am a fan, but I think I may love being up in the mountains even more.</p>
<p><strong>What is your favorite meal to enjoy at home with friends? </strong>I love pizza, salad, and wine or sushi!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heyyyy! It’s “summer” for me right now since I have a month off of school before Fall semester starts. I have definitely been taking advantage of it and doing lots and lots of fun stuff as well as relaxing. This post is going to be a little bit backward as I will recap my life &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heyyyy! It’s “summer” for me right now since I have a month off of school before Fall semester starts. I have definitely been taking advantage of it and doing lots and lots of fun stuff as well as relaxing. This post is going to be a little bit backward as I will recap my life in reverse starting with this past weekend. This past weekend one of my best friends visited me from New York so we spent all day Saturday exploring San Fran and then had a BBQ at Steph’s house at night. It was the most perfect day. I know I say that a lot but I think any day I spend the whole day out doing activities with people I love is pretty perfect. Didn’t you guys miss my cheesiness? <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507im_/http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=";)" />Pictures comin’ at ya!</p>
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<p><em>Lunch at an adorable French cafe. Twas delicious.</em></p>
<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_2509.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2501" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507im_/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_2509.jpg?w=500&amp;h=375" alt="IMG_2509" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><em>Recognize those houses? They are the Painted Ladies aka where the Tanners lived in Full House!</em></p>
<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_2505.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2500" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507im_/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_2505.jpg?w=375&amp;h=500" alt="IMG_2505" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><em>My bestest friend in the world who I have actually travelled the world with</em></p>
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<p><em>The gang in front of the Golden Gate</em></p>
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<p><em>I promise we aren’t actually in love haha</em></p>
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<p><em>The BBQ spread her awesome parents made for us + piña coladas + goat cheese bruschetta (heaven)</em></p>
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<p>We played Taboo after dinner for two hours and it was hilarious. I love playing games with a group especially when alcohol is involved. It was girls versus boys and we dominated (duh).</p>
<p>Backtrack to earlier in the week – I went into the city (I go into the city a lot?) with my friend Shelly, my sister, and a few of her friends. We went to a comedy show at Punch Line and it was A BLAST. I had never been to a comedy show before and my jaw literally hurt for 24 hours afterwards. I was laughing hysterically the whole show and I now want to go to one once a week.</p>
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<p><em>Not the best seats in the house, but it’ll do</em></p>
<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_2475.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2495" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729224507im_/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_2475.jpg?w=500&amp;h=375" alt="IMG_2475" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><em>Let’s go, G.N.O. (name that song)</em></p>
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<p><em>I missed this girl (roommate in SB last summer!)</em></p>
<p>Backtrack even moooooore and I had a wonderful weekend hanging out with some of my grad school friends in Walnut Creek. We shopped, we wined, we dined, we may have danced a little bit…</p>
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<p>….and I may have mooned a few peeps thanks to the wind. Whatever.</p>
<p>I also went on an epic run (totally sarcastic – it was 2.5 miles and we walked half of it. ha.) around the reservoir with a friend. Basically we used going on a “run” as an excuse to catch up and lay in the grass in the sun for an hour.</p>
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<p>And that’s life since we last spoke! Basically just been having fun with friends and family as much as possible before I start school again. No use discussing fitness because honestly it has not been a huge focus for me as of late, which is fine by me. And I will leave you with the sandwich that is now currently in my belly as of the end of this post.</p>
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<p>This is a cajun turkey sandwich from the local deli I’ve been going to since I can remember. I had an appointment this morning and decided to swing by on my way home instead of make myself lunch. There were a few years where I refused to order anything other than “sliced wheat” and I am now making up for those years with massive sourdough rolls as often as possible. Yes please.</p>
<p>Hope you all are having a good start to your week and that you aren’t as nervous for the Bachelorette finale as I am. I have all these predictions of what will happen and feel slightly pathetic how invested I am in it. I am watching it with my dad (he secretly loves it too) and we are getting takeout from one of our fave local spots. Father daughter bonding at its finest.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Herrrroooo! How is everyone doing on this fine Tuesday? I am doing great! I just got back from an early morning run and am currently sipping on some coffee with coconut milk. So glad I decided to let coffee back into my life because I missed it as part of my morning routine. Another &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Herrrroooo! How is everyone doing on this fine Tuesday? I am doing great! I just got back from an early morning run and am currently sipping on some coffee with coconut milk. So glad I decided to let coffee back into my life because I missed it as part of my morning routine. Another thing that has been part of my routine again is prepping overnight oats at night to eat in the morning. I was kind of lacking in the breakfast department for a while and I realized how much better I feel (all day) when I have a good solid breakfast pretty soon after I wake up.</p>
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<p>This is what my breakfasts have been looking like as of late – and sorry I didn’t drizzle anything on it or put cool toppings to make it picture-worthy. This particular picture is actually a little different because instead of putting rolled oats into my bowl I put in a scoop of brown rice (cooked already, obvi). Sounds weird, but after sitting overnight in the yogurt and almond milk, it turned into kind of a breakfast rice pudding. TRY IT PEEPS!</p>
<p>Enough breakfast talk. Yesterday was my first day of officially being a GRAD STUDENT! Wahoo! The wait is over. The past few months have been looooooooooooong waiting to start. Don’t get me wrong – it’s been nice to kind of have a lax schedule for a while since I haven’t had that freedom in god knows how long, but I am more than ready to be busybusy and actually challenge myself while working toward a goal. Remind me of this when I am whining of having too much on my plate in the Fall. Mmmkay?</p>
<p>Yesterday morning we had orientation for all of the students in the Multiple Subject Credential program at St. Mary’s and it was fun getting to meet all of my fellow future teachers as well as all of the faculty. The faculty is AMAZING. So helpful and nice and just genuinely excited to work with us. We went over logistics of the program, course information, student teaching, and some other random business. We did some ice breakers and took a tour of the campus (which is absolutely gorgeous by the way).</p>
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<p>This is the church that you see when you drive into the main campus area. It is so beautiful. Fun fact: my aunt got married here and I was a flower girl in the wedding!</p>
<p>I am really glad that my friend Kelsey is in the program with me and is now living in Walnut Creek because I know someone from the start (and we have all of our classes together), but I am more than ready to make some new friends. The entire program (which is only about 45 people) is girls…which I was kind of surprised by, but I guess it’s uncommon for men to be elementary school teachers? C’mon society.</p>
<p>Back track a little bit more to this weekend….sorry this post is all over the place and I am jumping to and fro. The most memorable day from the past weekend was on Saturday when I went into San Francisco to have a spa day at Burke Williams with my mom and sister. My sister will be out of town for my birthday this Friday, so we “celebrated” with massages, facials, and lunch a week early. It was incredible and such a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. We showed up to use all the spa amenities about 30 minutes early – my favorite was the whirl pool – and then each had a relaxation massage followed by a facial. I think I have had one facial in my life a long time ago so I wasn’t sure what to expect with that, but I loved it. I learned a lot about my skin and am vowing to spend a little extra time every day taking care of it since I am super low maintenance when it comes to skin care. I left the spa feeling so great and my skin was glowing. I had my nails + toes done, eyebrows waxed, body massaged, and face facialized (?) all in 48 hours. Not too shabby. I sadly didn’t get to take any pictures inside the spa since we had to put our phones away and it’s obviously a little rude to take pictures in an area where women are nude haha. But trust me when I say the spa was beautiful and peaceful.</p>
<p>After the spa, we went to this super cool market called Bi-Rite because we decided we wanted to eat back at Britt’s apartment and have a few of her friends over instead of going out. The market was so cute and had such amazing baked goods, ice cream, prepared food, produce, etc. I wish I bought more stuff!</p>
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<p>It was like a mini, local Whole Foods. My mom, sister, and I all got sandwiches from the deli counter and they were so good. The bread came from a local bakery that apparently has some of the best bread around and I got mine on the country sliced bread. Not really sure what that meant, but the girl at the counter recommended it.</p>
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<p>It was almost a mix between sliced bread and a roll because it was so thick and chewy. I couldn’t even fit my mouth around it to take a bite so I had to eat it open-faced! We ate lunch and chatted with Britt’s friends before my mom and I braved the SF traffic and headed home. Such a wonderful Saturday with my favorite ladies.</p>
<p>Today I have class from 1:00-9:00. My Tuesdays/Thursdays are going to be long but I will already be on campus so I stacked my classes to get them over with. I bought a big nifty lunchbox to bring with me on those days and hopefully will get used to being in class when I am usually getting ready for bed. I am going out to dinner with the guy who cooked for me a couple weeks ago again tomorrow night and then on Friday doing a low-key birthday night with some girlfriends. A small group (7/12 people I invited to come are out of town this weekend <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621144955im_/http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=":(" /> ) will be going out to dinner and then probably go out to some bars after for dranks. Should be a good time!</p>
<p>Hopefully I didn’t confuse you too much with my time-jumping and you are all still with me. Since I have been posting pretty sporadically and will likely continue to do that throughout the summer, I am going to just do some highlights of the past few days usually and not recap everything that goes on in my life (which I’m sure would bore you to tears anyways). Sound good? Good. Seems to be working for me and then I don’t feel like I need to take pictures of everything I do <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130621144955im_/http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=";)" /> . Have a fantastic Tuesday mis amigos!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work was so great yesterday. Since it’s the end of the school year, the kiddos are extra excited (read: hyper and out of control) a lot of the time, but they also are really happy. I got so much love from the students yesterday at Vista Grande since they know I won’t be back for &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Work was so great yesterday. Since it’s the end of the school year, the kiddos are extra excited (read: hyper and out of control) a lot of the time, but they also are really happy. I got so much love from the students yesterday at Vista Grande since they know I won’t be back for a long time (if ever). I am getting letters from some, lots of hugs, and just smiles all around. I also am constantly cracking up at the things kids say. I wish people could keep some of that innocence forever because it’s very refreshing.</p>
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<p>Work outfit was jeans (you can’t tell, but they have really faint stripes on them), coral blouse, and boots. I got a lot of compliments from fellow teachers yesterday for some reason on this ensemble. One of the teachers whose class we go into always wears the CUTEST clothes and we constantly are exchanging ideas of where to shop for cute/appropriate teacher attire.</p>
<p>I shared this on instagram yesterday already but it just made my heart melt when Layla handed me this after class. I guess while I was grading one of her assignments she decided to write a letter thanking me? So precious. Love little kids (most of the time).</p>
<p>QUESTION – Does anyone want to go to Healthy Living Summit with me this year? I have always thought it’d be fun to go to some sort of blogger retreat thing and it is in September on a weekend I am pretty sure I am free for. I mean, I could just go alone and meet people, but I would love to know one face going into it. Come with me someone!!!!</p>
<p>This morning I went to bikram yoga with my mom, which felt amazing per usual. My hair is long enough again to put it up in a high bun like I used to do over summer a lot. I was excited when I made this discovery this morning because I like having it all up out of my face during yoga and I hate wearing headbands. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130527023553/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/img_2769.jpg"><br />
</a>I look really pissed but I promise I was happy. Off to do other Friday things. Should be a good weekend, balanced with relaxation, studying, and fun stuff with friends. Hope you all are having a good Friday!</p>
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<p><strong>Ever been to a blogging conference/retreat? Would you want to go to one? </strong>Please <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130527023553im_/http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=":)" /></p>
<p><strong>What’s your favorite thing about your job? </strong></p>
<p>Very short and sweet post, which I’ve been more inclined to write lately and I’m guessing you guys like reading more. I tend to not get through super lengthy blog posts anymore so I’m doing you guys a solid and not getting too detailed.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy May 1st friends! I always love the first day of a new month. It has this feeling of a fresh start, know what I mean? Kind of like January 1st, except usually on January 1st I am extremely exhausted and hungover from New Years Eve festivities. Today I am not hungover or tired in &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy May 1st friends! I always love the first day of a new month. It has this feeling of a fresh start, know what I mean? Kind of like January 1st, except usually on January 1st I am extremely exhausted and hungover from New Years Eve festivities. Today I am not hungover or tired in the slightest as I got a good nights sleep last night and yesterday I drank a ton of water. I seriosuly was guzzling the stuff like fish all day (except that makes no sense…you get the point).</p>
<p>I made a bigger<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502163056/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2500.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-2163 alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502163056im_/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2500.jpg?w=375&amp;h=500" alt="IMG_2500" width="254" height="339" /></a> effort to take care of myself yesterday because I was feeling a little sluggish after all the events of the weekend – period (sorry again any boys reading this), extreme leg puffiness from my workout (does this happen to anyone else?), being sad about what happened, combined with really decadent meals + drinks out. Physically and mentally I was not in my prime for the past week. Funny enough, yesterday I craved healthy meals most of the day and was itching to get in a good sweat. I went on a run in the morning (only three miles, but it felt really good), ate relatively healthy, drank lots of water, and had a great “normal” day. Today I feel good as new.</p>
<p>This is the salad I had for lunch that was deeeelish – romaine + spinach, cheese, corn, black beans, tortilla strips, chicken, and a southwest dressing. Enjoyed with a bag of pop chips on the side because I now eat pop chips with all of my lunches to make it through the huge stash I have.</p>
<p>After dinner later last night, while watching <em>The Voice </em>with my mom, I ate my typical greek yogurt bowl but it was with a new flavor and it was amazing. I combined raspberry greek yogurt (basically it’s plain greek yogurt + raspberry jelly) with vanilla almond milk then crumbled in a deep chocolate muffin top.</p>
<p>The combination of raspberry and chocolate was a winner. Loved it. Don’t worry, I don’t always substitute things like this for “dessert” – I like my real ice cream and cupcakes and cookies too – but I genuinely LOVE these yogurt and muffin top bowls.</p>
<p>So…since it’s the first day of May and at the beginning of each month I like to think of something that I am going to work on that month, I have a little something to share. I don’t usually share these “goals” I set because sometimes they are very personal or sometimes I drop the ball a few days in. This month I will say it on the blog to hold myself more accountable. This month, and hopefully after May ends as well, I am going to stop looking to others for approval and not care as much about what others think. I have gotten <em>a lot </em>better at this with age as I’ve gotten more confident in myself and in my own decisions, but I still am guilty of getting worked up over the opinion of someone that I shouldn’t care about or feeling like others don’t approve of my decisions. This is no bueno and is pointless because in the end I am going to do what makes me happy and that is ALL that matters. There is no one “correct” way to live and I want to live the rest of my life OWNING my decisions. I really have been doing this most of the time in the past few months especially, but sometimes I fall into a trap of questioning who I am and what I do.</p>
<p>Also along these lines, I need to remember that “those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind”. If I start looking to only myself for approval for my decisions, this shouldn’t matter. BUT sometimes I do care what other people think, and I need to remember to ONLY care about those who truly matter a<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502163056/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2507.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-2164 alignright" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502163056im_/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2507.jpg?w=375&amp;h=500" alt="IMG_2507" width="292" height="389" /></a>nd want me to be happy. I am sorry if this is all very vague, but I can’t exactly say certain names or situations in public. Basically…I have some amazing friends and family that support me in whatever I do and lift me up. I also have some people in my life that bring me down and seem to only point out things things I am doing “wrong”.</p>
<p>I sometimes let those people (the latter) impact the way I feel about myself. NO MORE. NO MORE. These people don’t deserve to be in my life, let alone make me feel bad about myself or that I am less awesome than I am. The people that matter love me for who Iam and what I do and I don’t have to make excuses for any of it. Those are the people I choose to focus on from here on out. Okay? Okay. Thanks for bearing with me on this rant. I know who I am and what I want, and the opinion of people who don’t care about my happiness means nothing to me anymore. I just needed to put it in writing so I can refer back to this when I need a quick slap in the face (figuratively…please don’t slap me). <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502163056/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bill-cosby-i-don-t-know-the-key-to-success-but-the-key-to-failure-is-trying-to-please-everybody-framed-quote-168.png"><br />
</a>AMEN to that.</p>
<p>Aaaand I’m off!</p>
<p><strong>What are you focusing on this month? Any goals? </strong></p>
<p><strong>Anyone else let the opinions of others bring them down and want to join me in letting that go? </strong></p>
<p>&lt;3</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[hat’s been going on lately in Hayley land? Well… 1) Yesterday I did my first “upper body” strength training circuit followed by 20-minutes of HIIT on the treadmill. I kind of created my own workout using different ones I found on blogs that worked with equipment we have in the home gym and that I &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hat’s been going on lately in Hayley land? Well…</p>
<p>1) Yesterday I did my first “upper body” strength training circuit followed by 20-minutes of HIIT on the treadmill. I kind of created my own workout using different ones I found on blogs that worked with equipment we have in the home gym and that I knew how to do. Let’s just say it was real difficult washing my hair in the shower this morning. Hurts so good. Also, thank you to everyone who gave me advice yesterday on strength training! You guys rock.<img class="size-medium wp-image-33 alignright" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/home-fitness-equipment-1840858_960_720-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/home-fitness-equipment-1840858_960_720-300x199.jpg 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/home-fitness-equipment-1840858_960_720-768x510.jpg 768w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/home-fitness-equipment-1840858_960_720-780x518.jpg 780w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/home-fitness-equipment-1840858_960_720.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043926/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/image012.jpg"><br />
</a>Now that is frightening.</p>
<p>2) I have been diggin the snack plates for lunch this week. I have been very indecisive in terms of what I feel like for lunch, so I love having a bunch of random things that don’t seem to go together but somehow do. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043926/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2453.jpg"><br />
</a>Similar lunch that I ate the other day, but with a kiwi. Popchips, hummus, veggie burger, kiwi, followed by lunch dessert of greek yogurt + muffin top. I’m now out of hummus and veggie burgers and need to get more ASAP.</p>
<p>3) Speaking of lunch, one of the many perks of my weird schedule for the time being is that I get to each lunch at home. I love sitting outside in my backyard and enjoying lunch with my beautiful mama. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043926/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2458.jpg"><br />
</a>Lunch this day was an enchilada salad. Aka I microwaved Trader Joe’s black bean and corn enchiladas (one of my favorite frozen meals from there), cut them up, put them on a bed of spinach, ad a scoop of plain greek yogurt, mix it all together. Try it.</p>
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<p>4) I pretty much have to have my nails looking nice for me to feel put together. I am such a girl and it’s an expensive habit, but I get my nails done usually every couple weeks. This is the color I’m rockin right now. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043926/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2456.jpg"><br />
</a>I only get Shellac (gel) nail polish now because regular polish chips in an hour for me.</p>
<p>4) The other day when I was walking into the store for an errand there were some visitors chillin on the lawn. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043926/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2450.jpg"><br />
</a>I thought they were cute so I talked to them in an (insanely annoying) voice that I use to talk to my pups, only to have them make scary noises and attack me. Well they didn’t exactly “attack” me, but they started to come toward me and I got nervous and ran away. Don’t bite me!</p>
<p><img class="wp-image-34 alignleft" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sports-1564493_960_720-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="187" height="250" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sports-1564493_960_720-225x300.jpg 225w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sports-1564493_960_720.jpg 540w" sizes="(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px" />5) Does anyone else watch <em>American Idol</em>? It’s always on a couple nights a week at my house and my whole fam gathers around the TV to watch it. It’s down to the final 4 and I think I want Angie to win. She is the total package and I want to be her friend.</p>
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<p>6) My blow drier exploded while drying my hair this morning. It sounded like I slammed it into something and the back flew off and the whole thing started smoking. I threw it across my room away from my head and my room smells absolutely horrible. I’m just glad it didn’t burn my hair off!!</p>
<p>7) Tomorrow is my big sister’s birthday part in San Francisco and I am so excited! I haven’t been out there in a while and I’m ready to get my dance on. Happy almost birthday, you old lady. I love ya. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426043926/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_0126.jpg"><br />
</a>That’s all I have for you today. Off to work! &lt;3</p>
<p><strong>Do you get your nails done regularly or paint them yourself (or neither)? What’s your favorite TV show on right now? </strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heyyyyy again! Back so soon? I know, weird. I felt the urge to post again this morning and so I’m rollin with it. Yesterday I had the BEST sushi dinner that I’ve had in a long time. I go to sushi fairly often, but lately I’ve been just ordering the same things every time and &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heyyyyy again! Back so soon? I know, weird. I felt the urge to post again this morning and so I’m rollin with it. Yesterday I had the BEST sushi dinner that I’ve had in a long time. I go to sushi fairly often, but lately I’ve been just ordering the same things every time and going to the same place. Last night, however, I went somewhere new to me (at the suggestion of who I went with) and got rolls I’ve never tried. It was so fun and everything was deeeelicious. Another thing I’m really diggin’ this week is the warm weather. The other day I went for a run on the trail and it was 87 degrees. Holy cow. I</p>
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<p>could’ve dealt without that for my run, but I loved it when I was not running. And I realize that isn’t THAT hot, but I am not used to it yet and it was a struggle trying to run in a temperature my body hasn’t adjusted to yet. Anyways, yesterday was another sunny and beautiful day, and it was still quite warm when heading out for dinner. I decided to wear a sundress and sandals, which I haven’t worn to dinner since last summer. It felt like a summer night (my absolute favorite thing is when it’s still hot out when the sun is going down). <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130412212747/http://runningonpumpkindotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_2325.jpg"><br />
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</strong>I &lt;3 sundresses. I never really say where my clothes are from, and I feel like I should when I include outfits? Yeah? Dress and bracelet – Urban Outfitters, Sandals – Report from Nordstrom.<strong></p>
<p></strong>So last night…it was a date. I told you all that I broke up with Adam a while ago, but I’ve kind of just been having fun meeting guys lately. Nothing serious, but my friends’ friend asked me to sushi this week so why not? And it was such a good evening. <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130412212747im_/http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=":)" /> We went to Kane Sushi – there is one in my hometown that I have been to a bunch but this one is a little further from me. He said it’s his favorite sushi place in the area hands down so he wanted to take me there. The atmosphere was super relaxed and casual, and the staff all knew him when we walked in. Love when that happens! Another cool thing about Kane Sushi (both locations) is you can request to create your own roll. They put it on this special paper and hang it up on the wall with the name you give it, a description, and any illustrations you put on it. If I created a roll, it would definitely involve hamachi, avocado, unigi sauce, cucumber, and some sort of seared tuna on top. Yum.<strong><br />
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</strong>We started with a couple beers – a large one for him and a small for me – but I can’t for the life of me remember the name of the kind we got. It was pretty light, but also had a great punch of flavor. I really enjoyed it, and I don’t always like beer. Once again, why not? We also ordered some miso soup to start and then he went to work on deciding which rolls to order. I told him to order whatever he wanted and I would try it all, since he has tried almost everything on the menu. We ended up ordering four of the special rolls plus one nigiri sushi (butterfish on rice). It was A TON of food, but I was more than game to tackle as much of it as my stomach would allow. <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130412212747im_/http://s2.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=":P" />  <strong><br />
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</a>I could go into detail of the names and what was in every roll, but really, I don’t care and I’m sure you don’t either. I will just tell you my favorite one was the one on the left: the Volcano roll. It was super spicy and the fish on top was melt-in-your-mouth good. My least favorite was the one closest to him with tempura shrimp inside….I like tempura shrimp but it isn’t what I would choose because I prefer sushi with raw fish in it. All of the sauces were incredible, and I usually don’t order sushi rolls that come with sauces on them. We went all out and I loved every bite. <strong></p>
<p></strong>After two hou<img class=" wp-image-30 alignleft" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/restaurant-926524_960_720-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="284" height="213" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/restaurant-926524_960_720-300x225.jpg 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/restaurant-926524_960_720-768x576.jpg 768w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/restaurant-926524_960_720-780x585.jpg 780w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/restaurant-926524_960_720.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" />rs of conversation (it’s amazing how much you can feel like you get to know someone over one long dinner date) and finishing off <em>most </em>of the sushi, we headed back to my house. My parents are out of town this week – cool, my mom and dad went to Hawaii WITHOUT ME – so we had the house to ourselves and all of the puppies. The other night when we were texting I told him I was about to watch the movie <em>P.S. I Love You</em> and he said he has never seen it and wanted to. REALLY?! Such a chick flick, but I appreciate a guy who is down to watch an extremely girly movie. So I didn’t watch it the other night, and we popped it in last night after dinner.</p>
<p>I managed to refrain from crying, and I usually am sobbing by the end of the movie, and he seemed to actually really enjoy it. My puppies were also mildly obsessed with him and I think would’ve rather gone home with him than stayed with me when he left. Rude <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130412212747im_/http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=";)" /> <strong><br />
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<p>It was such a great night with a new “friend” and I love having things to look forward to like that on a weeknight – makes the week go by way faster! Today I have some work, a hair appointment (my ends need a trim real bad and highlights are grown out). Tomorrow is my friend Sean’s birthday so a group of us are all going out for it and the boy from last night will be there. Should be fun. <img class="wp-smiley" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130412212747im_/http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g" alt=":)" />  <strong></p>
<p>What are you all up to this weekend? If you could create your own special sushi roll, what would you put in/on it?</strong></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello! Alright guys – I don’t know how else to start this so I’m just going to dive right in. I have been absent for a few days, and honestly it’s been a nice break. I decided this weekend that I am going to take a little blogging hiatus. Not sure for how long/if I will miss it too much that I will start back up again after only a week or so, but for a while I am not going to publish any posts. This weekend I had a lot of time to think about the near future, and this week I have really been starting to dive into my new career aspirations. I am at a crossroads right now in my life and in my career, and I want to take some time to step away from blogging and really focus on making positive changes in my life. It is difficult settling into a new routine and is going to take all of my attention and focus to get the ball rolling, as it is going to be all self-motivated and my schedule is pretty much in my own hands right now.</p>
<p>I feel like blogging and any extra little tasks are allowing me to procrastinate and be distracted during the times when I should be really pushing myself to be proactive. I am no longer settled into a schedule in which I know I have X amount of time to be blogging or whatever, and then get back to work. Everything is changing and I need to get crackin on my bigger goals. I also no longer am using this blog in the same ways as when I first started it, which is only natural, as I have grown and evolved. Maybe when I start back up again I will change things around to reflect more of where I am in my life, or maybe not. Who knows? Also, I know some of you are working so much and still finding the time to blog (and loving it), so power to you…but for me right now, even if my schedule isn’t jam packed, I just need this break. A ton of people continue to blog when they are far busier than I am right now (I am not saying I am TOO busy for blogging because that would be a lie), this is just what I think is best for me right now. <strong><br />
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<p><strong><img class=" wp-image-26 alignright" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/macbook-336704_960_720-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="341" height="227" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/macbook-336704_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/macbook-336704_960_720-768x512.jpg 768w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/macbook-336704_960_720-780x520.jpg 780w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/macbook-336704_960_720.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px" /></strong>My blog has helped me in more ways that I can describe and I will be forever grateful for the people it has brought me closer too. I will admit, however, that writing posts is becoming to feel a bit like a chore lately, which is reason enough to take a break. I don’t want to be writing only out of feeling obligated or just half-assing posts that I don’t feel I put enough effort into. I will still be following all of my favorite blogs and blends daily because I care about you guys and you will continue to motivate and inspire me. I hope you all understand and for those of you that have become my good friends through blogging, I want to continue to grow as friends with or without this little blog o mine. <strong></p>
<p></strong>I seriously can’t thank you all enough – whether you have been following me from my very first post or are a newbie around here – for the endless amount of support you have given me and words of encouragement. I have grown so much in such a short amount of time, and I can say with 100% confidence that blogging played a large role in that. I just think for right now, I will benefit more from taking time off and not letting something that is feeling like an extra stressor turn into something I think negatively about. Know what I mean? If you started reading this post about me taking a break and didn’t need this long explanation, I apologize for being so wordy about it. I just feel you all deserve an explanation as this is something that means a lot to me. Anyways, I love you all more than words can describe and I hope you all welcome me back with open arms when I decide to jump back in. Thank you thank you thank you again for all of your sweet words or even just reading without commenting. &lt;3 Keep being your awesome selves and I will for sure still be reading your blogs daily. <strong></p>
<p></strong>Xoxoxoxoxoxox times a million,<strong></p>
<p></strong>Hayley</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s always hard to write vulnerable posts about things that are on my mind and weighing me down. I try to keep this a positive place most of the time so I’m not complaining right and left (everyone’s got their own problems), but sometimes I like to get something off my chest and hopefully get &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s always hard to write vulnerable posts about things that are on my mind and weighing me down. I try to keep this a positive place most of the time so I’m not complaining right and left (everyone’s got their own problems), but sometimes I like to get something off my chest and hopefully get some responses from others who may have gone through/are going through similar things.</p>
<p><img class=" wp-image-17 alignright" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dish-1883501_960_720-300x224.png" alt="" width="321" height="240" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dish-1883501_960_720-300x224.png 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dish-1883501_960_720-768x574.png 768w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dish-1883501_960_720-780x583.png 780w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dish-1883501_960_720.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px" /></p>
<p>If you’ve been reading, you know I moved to Palo Alto about a month ago after graduating from UCSB and finishing up a couple summer classes in Santa Barbara. I had this idea in my mind that after college, I would have this super fun social life where people would be more mature and looking to connect over more than who could drink the most from a beer bong. My sister lives in San Francisco, and there is <strong>always </strong>something to do and people to meet. She has just as much fun now as she did in college. I knew that living in Palo Alto and not the city would be mellower, but I have been struggling with making new friends. I am a very friendly person, and I am trying to put myself out their in different ways, but man is it harder than I thought it would be.</p>
<p>In college, you are inevitably surrounded by people your age all the time, all looking to meet people and have fun. It’s not the same being out in the real world. I have realized that I am going to have to make even more of an effort to make new friends out here by being really open to anyone and everything. At the gym, at a local coffee shop, at work, etc – these are places that I am going to try even harder to connect with people. When I went to a coffee shop to do homework while in college, I had a ton of friends already and didn’t care who was sitting at the table next to me. I didn’t need to expand my social circle – not saying I was rude to people, but I wasn’t actively trying to make friends everywhere I went. This may sound like I’m thinking desperately (it’s not like I just want to make friends with random people who I have nothing in common with), I just want to make even more of an effort and be conscious of it.</p>
<p><img class=" wp-image-16 alignleft" src="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gym-595597_960_720-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="221" srcset="http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gym-595597_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gym-595597_960_720-768x511.jpg 768w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gym-595597_960_720-780x519.jpg 780w, http://runningonpumpkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gym-595597_960_720.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px" /></p>
<p>This has been on my mind for the past month since I’ve moved out here as I’m slowly meeting new people and feeling a little discouraged that within a couple weeks I didn’t have a million friends to hang out with, which is what I’ve been used to my entire life! It’s definitely a change, but staying in contact with my high school and college friends via text/call/facebook is helping a lot because I truly do have a ton of amazing friends I just need some more friends in my own city to share new experiences with. I think a big part of this is I’m at that age where I want to meet boys, or rather “the boy”, and I may be feeling a little lonely in that department. I also want to note two of my best best friends Alexis and Jessica live near me now which I <strong>love </strong>and am so glad I get to see them more, but they are pretty much the only friends I have in this city so far (aside from a few others I’ve met).</p>
<p><strong>Has anyone else had experiences moving to a new city where you only knew a couple people? How did you make friends and meet people? Any advice would be much appreciated! </strong>Sorry for this kind of emotional post, but I sometimes need to vent and hope others out there can relate.</p>
<p>I’ll end this post on some things that have made me happy today:</p>
<p>My mama came out and we had lunch together. She always makes me feel better.</p>
<p>I got in a good workout at the gym (30 minutes on the elliptical, 20 on the treadmill, intervals on both).</p>
<p>I made this delicious salad: spinach, baked sweet potato, and an egg.</p>
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