Keeping Track of the Runners - guest post

Guest post of the week by Austin Fields
As a fitness coordinator, it is obvious that I enjoyed running. My job is a gym employee where I help train a few individuals and a couple groups of people in bettering their health and improving their self-image. Outside of work though, I am a volunteer fitness coordinator for a group of high school track runners.

Each Friday and Saturday, during the spring, I plan a running regime for a group of twenty to thirty rowdy track runners. After getting my pack together, I set my home security alarm (Adt home alarm) and head out to a local park to meet up with the teenagers. The typical regimen is a short half mile run, followed by a brisk two mile jog, then a quick fifteen minute break. This week, I decided that after the break, we would all run to the school, and then do one suicide run. The school was about a mile and a half away, and when the whistle blew, they all took off running like the wind!

Once we got to the school, me last to make sure everyone made it safely, they were all complaining on how tired they were from the run! I could not believe it. So instead of a suicide run, I said whoever gets to the ice cream parlor first will get a free cone. It is no wonder how fast they ran

online shopping made easy

I love shopping online. There isn’t the stress of finding a parking place, or having to get 3 children in and out of the car at every stop. It’s so much easier to compare prices from the comfort of my own home using my computer. I can bookmark pages to easily come back to them as soon as I’ve made my decision. There are a million different sites out there to shop on and I was recently introduced to a new one by my sister.

Become.com is a one-stop shop for nearly all of your shopping needs. You can simply type in what you’re looking for and the site brings up a list of everything meeting your search criteria. It lists items from different stores in the same category so that you can compare prices right there! No more having to bounce from site to site, or store to store! How is it that they made online shopping even easier?

You can find tons of great things here, and at great prices. Everything from Hello Kitty Car Accessories to Lawn Mowers can be found in one place. In the market for a new digital camera? Check out their listings for Nikon cameras. You’ll never have to spend hours upon hours shopping for that perfect gift again!

Coffee Anyone?

I used to absolutely hate coffee. The smell was bad, but the taste? Gross. As I've grown up I've come to love coffee. Unfortunately I don't get to drink it very often with having been pregnant or nursing for basically 4 consecutive years.  So when I do get to drink a cup of coffee, I want it to be good. ROASTe.com has an amazing selection of coffee to choose from. On their website you can find anything from Colombian Supremo Decaf Coffee to Vivatace Espresso Dolce Coffee. They even have a huge selection of flavored coffees such as Candy Cane Flavored Coffee or Sticky Bun Flavored Coffee. Yum!
On top of all that they have coffee brewers as well. I'm sure you're probably thinking that coffee that sounds this good must cost a fortune, but it doesn't! Just check out the site. The prices are very reasonable.
Right now you can get $5 off your first purchase with coupon code BLOGME5 and you get FREE shipping on orders that are $35 or more! Can't beat that! I think I'm going to go order the Chocolate Chip Flavored Coffee because it sounds too irresistable to pass up!

my new favorite cookbook

I got this cookbook from a friend, and have fallen in love with it! I always enjoy getting new cookbooks and trying new recipes, but generally I only end up making a couple of recipes out of the book. I have had this cookbook for just a couple of weeks and have already made several things. And the added bonus? The entire family has enjoyed the things I've made!

 Last week I made the "No-Fry Doughnuts"
Yum! They took a little bit of time because you use yiest and have to let it rise, but it was well worth it.

Can you see the yummy glaze dripping off? Delicious!

We've also made the "Spicey Honey Pretzels", "Herbed Tortillas" "Herbed Tuna Sandwiches" (a nice change for a Friday night during lent), and "Ham and Apricot Crepes" which I changed up a bit because we're not a fan of apricots.
The "Salmon-Stuffed Potatoes" were another big hit in our house. My husband's brother even came over to enjoy theym with us. He's kind of a foodie and even he thought they were great!

titles

Choosing a title for your blog is much more difficult than it should be. Or at least it is for me. You can't just pick some random words and hope they appeal to your readers. The title of your blog is what people see first. It tells them what your blog is about, and what they can expect from it's content. You can spend hours or even days contemplating what you want your blog title to be, but even when you find what seems to be the perfect title, your quest may not be done. After all, you have to make sure that your domain name is not already taken.
I spent a considerable amount of time thinking about what to title this blog. I wanted it to be easily remembered, and hold key words to what the blog is about. I picked several catchy phrases, but alas, they were all taken, and I was not about to add my name to the front of it just to make it work.
So here we are, "Just For Your Review". A blog full of my opinions on sites, products and services. I'll be writing short articles about things I like, things I don't like and random people, places and things you might find interesting. This blog is strictly for the readers. If you want ooey-gooey all about my life stuff, check out my personal blog. And if you want to see super cute hand-made perfect for a new mommy or baby, check out my shop blog.