HELLO bloglings!
I am BACK. Finally. It seems like it has been so much longer than 5 days. Driving from Iowa to Texas is kind of a long trip, in case you were wondering.
While I was out, I was working on trying to do the Fitmixer Bootcamp (week 1) while on the [...]
Today’s guest post comes from my blend (blogger + friend), Kelly. I met her in person a couple weekends ago and she is SO sweet. Even though she doesn’t eat sugar anymore.
Here’s the abridged version of her story, along with some great recipes of hers. Thanks, Kelly!
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Hello, life + running readers! I’m [...]
Today’s guest post comes from my friend Calee. Yes. Calee. I’ve not met her in person but we are crazily super similar and I can’t wait to meet her someday for some sort of a Caleefest.
I originally asked Calee to write about her foot injury and how she got back into running. But I [...]
Oddly, this is probably my most running-related post for a while. And it’s a short essay that my college boyfriend wrote. He’s currently working on a masters in creative writing. I’m keeping him anonymous because he is pretty private on the internet, and I don’t want this cropping up in a search engine somewhere. Well, [...]
Guys. I am almost too tired to write one last recap post. Everybody else did a glorious job. And once those are all compiled, I will give you the link to read everybody else’s posts. Because there are some really hilarious recaps out there.
Sunday morning we woke up again for some boot camp action. [...]
Oh HI there. I have more recaps of last weekend — but hey, thanks for sticking with me if this doesn’t interest you. I know that a good portion of my audience is into the crafty stuff. There will be more of that next week after I get back from Renegade.
Also, [...]
Before I regale you with recaps, I have to share this picture with you. My friends and I went for a group trail run last night and though I didn’t think I kicked as much ass as I should have, I did manage to look the part.
That’s my friend Sheena [...]
In case you forgot, I was at Blend this weekend. It. Was. AWESOME.
These people are my people. In short? I learned:
Sarah from the Smart Kitchen wants to come to Iowa because she has a (secret?) love of musicals and one takes place at the Iowa State Fair. [...]
The following post is a guest post my friend Kim. We met at Wartburg our freshman year of college and we became instant friends when we randomly sat next to each other in choir and discovered we were both dating boys who were juniors in high school.
Kim is an artist living [...]
Today’s post comes from my friend (well Blend or Tweep really), Jaci, was kind enough to write a post for you today about librarians. She’s on her way to becoming one. And I’ve thought of becoming one myself. Maybe. It’s on the short list of “What I want to Be When I Grow [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
recent tunes
my etsy shop
blogger + friend = BLENDS
- [insert clever title here]
- 33% disaster
- A Love Letter to a New Year
- Best Body Fitness
- BS in the Midwest
- Candace Illustration
- Cara Corey
- Designing Daily
- DIY or Buy
- Freckles and Spice
- Gluten Hates Me
- HEY! Jen Renee
- jaclynne.jaci.jax
- Kiss My Broccoli
- Lindsay's List
- look a little closer
- Made by a Brunette
- meals and moves
- No Sugar, Sweet Life
- Oatmeal after Spinning
- Oatmeal in my Bowl
- Radical Possibility
- sewzinski
- Sprint 2 the Table
- the hipster housewife
- things we make
- turtle soup
- Yes I Want Cake
READ
- Anna Maria Horner
- Annie's Eats
- Bake at 350°
- Carrots 'n' Cake
- comfortstitching
- design*sponge
- DESIGNLOVEFEST
- designworklife
- Eat, Live, Run
- french paper sample room
- Geek Crafts
- Gen Y Foodie
- Healthy Tipping Point
- Honey I Shrunk The Gretchen
- iowa girl eats
- Love Veggies and Yoga
- made by mike
- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog
- Oh Fransson!
- p.s. i quilt
- poppytalk
- Red Pepper Quilts
- sew mama sew
- Smitten Kitchen
- Spoon Fork Bacon




