Brummer Family

I'm so excited! SXSW Interactive is just a few days away! I think I picked out at least one panel to attend every hour of the festival. I think it's time to go in and narrow it down -- I must leave time to socialize and eat! Still, it will be amazing...

March is traditionally the time to plant tomatoes in Central Texas. I wish it had been warm enough to plant sooner, because these seedlings are really showing some stress. But we've had an exceptionally cold winter -- the coldest on recent record, according...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, even if you’re averse to celebrating such a Hallmark holiday. I did, and my husband sure knows how to treat me – dark chocolate, the new Spoon album and two years of hosting on Dreamhost! You know what...

Andy and I have been amazed at our green thumbs recently. We decided to start seeds again this winter. I felt reticent about doing so, because we've had so much bad luck in the past. But Andy said, let's try it again -- we have nothing to lose. So we...

Wow, I hadn't realized how long it's been since I've written in this blog. I usually have updates for my fitness blog, but I feel like I've been spinning my wheels lately and haven't had anything significant to announce in Tirades for a while. Things...

Today is a good day, and it's about time I've actually thought that. The sun is shining. It's cold as heck out there, but I'm warm. My muscles are tired, but only that one glut muscle is bothering me, so I'm OK. I'm not exhausted for once in my life,...

I wish my current relationship with food was better than it is. Lately I have been shunning all of my favorites, and despite eating Paleo for months now -- barely craving bready carbs all that time -- for weeks I have been craving everything I'm not supposed...

The sun is finally out today as I write this. I’m so happy to see the sun, which has been gone for the better part of a week. I don’t think I’d last long in the North if I have this much trouble without the sun. Yep, it’s been cold and wet – one reason...

I've been rushing about the house in the hours since my workout ended this morning, and I haven't had much time to reflect on how I did. Now, sipping my tea, I can think about it, even though the dogs are running through the house, playing, and making...

I've never been so happy that a week of the challenge is over. Between being sick and having to put off the WODs until the end of the week, I was fried. On Friday morning, with my stomach aching and the rain pounding away outside, I decided to do this...

Crossfit Central's Facebook status today started out with "Is this a typo?" Uh-oh. It actually wasn't that bad. It was hard, sure, but in hindsight, not too bad. 21-15-9 Toes-to-bar Overhead squats (M 95# / W 65#) Supermans Burpees Box jumps Class was...

This has been a very rough week for me. I'm slowly starting to feel more like myself after that virus hit me hard. I took off Monday to rest and recover another day before starting back with my normal schedule. My appetite is still wacky, but my energy...

This sickness is playing havoc with both my appetite and my nutrition. A recap. Yes, cedar is at its worst this week in Austin, but I don't have allergies. I'm one of those lucky people who just don't have to deal with them... yet. Of course, I started...

My husband likes to remind me that my hands wouldn't be torn up so bad if I had decent form on my pull-ups. I guess, technically, I shouldn't be gripping the bar with my palms. According to him, my grip should be strong enough to support my weight without...

After my sneak peak of Tuesday's WOD, I decided I would finally wear my Vibrums to class. Not only do I want to strengthen the muscles in my feet, but I also hate slipping around in my shoes when I lift heavy weights. It's not just a hindrance -- it's...