After months of training, the big weekend is finally here. It’s my first triathlon! I am as ready as I’ll get, which I try to remind myself when I start getting nervous. I have read tons of articles, watched videos, picked the brains of all the triathletes that I know, jogged many miles, biked many,…
I have decided to challenge myself physically, and I am planning to do a sprint triathlon in early June. What is a sprint triathlon, you ask? I don’t know if all of them are the same, but the one I am doing is a half mile swim, followed by a 12 mile bike ride, then…
This weekend, I decided I needed a pair of Tom’s wedges. (For every pair of shoes bought, Toms gives away a pair to a child in need. While for a long time I have admired what they do, I’ve just never found their normal shoes that attractive. Then they came out with peep toe wedges,…
One of the things I consistently include on my packing lists, whether it’s for a week vacation, a short business trip, or a day trip, is Emergen-C. I talk about it all the time to my family and friends, handing out packets for them to try. I don’t work for them, they don’t compensate me…
About eight months ago, I made a lifestyle change with regards to my eating habits. Figuring out how to incorporate that lifestyle change into my travel schedule was challenging, to say the least. After some research and trial and error, I think I’ve got it down. They say that one of the best things to…
In my post last week about traveling when you don’t feel good, I promised to talk about why I don’t fly or go to work when I’m sick. Here is that story. In my first job out of college, I was working in sales for a large corporation. I was very excited to put my…
Andi is a travel lover, foodie, writer, and Francophile who writes the fabulous blog Misadventures With Andi. If you travel a lot for business you may not realize that you are particularly susceptible of falling into bad eating habits. You risk not only unnecessary weight gain, but also health problems such as indigestion. There are…
Sunday night Home Warrior and I went over to his brother’s house to watch the Cowboys game. At some point, I started paging through my sister-in-law’s August copy of Real Simple. I have to say, I love Real Simple. Not only do they include cute, affordable clothes (often that are great for traveling), in this…
This past weekend, I went to Chicago to visit my sisters. I hadn’t seen them since my younger sister’s wedding in February, which is six months ago. Six months is the longest I think I’ve ever gone without seeing at least one of them, so to say I was excited about this trip would be…
Eating healthy while traveling all the time is something that many road warriors struggle with. The long hours, few choices, and temptations can leave even the best-intentioned eating badly. We can all use a little help!! Here are a few strategies you can use to make it easier to make good choices. (Pictured: Grilled Salmon…
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