2010 Eve

Hola! Happy Last Day of 2009! I started off the day with naner oats and a glass of OJ.

Lunch was leftover vegan Mac ‘n Cheese, cherries and carrots with hummus. Mmmmm.

Tonight David and I are going to his boss’s house for a partay!! Can’t wait. I just need to find something to wear (from my closet of course)!

Around this time last year I outlined some goals for 2009. My main goal for the year was happiness and simplicity. I think those two words were successfully key to my year.

I’m proud to announce I met all of my 2009 goals!

Run another 10K and half marathon.- Check and more! I ran 2 5ks, a 10k, 15k, 2 half marathons and full marathon!

Have more get-togethers with friends.

Volunteer.

Try new recipes in the kitchen.- Going vegan helped with this!

Make whole foods my habit.

Open up to more yoga and Pilates.- Yoga is now a huge part of my life!

Spend more time with God and in the Bible.

Always look for the positive and have fun.

Cherish and spoil David and my family more.

Dedicate time to invest in healthyashley.- In 2008 I had 213 posts and in 2009 I had 236. Works for me!

Get to a weight that's best for me.- I set a “stay under x” goal. Thanks to the holidays I’m a few pounds over, but that will change!

2009 was a tough but wonderful year. I quit my job; moved to Orlando; adopted Jack, Dixie and now Sabrina; went vegan; became a personal trainer;  and ran my 1st marathon.

Overall I learned to be content with who I am and to love life and trust in God. I learned to breathe through yoga and pushed my limits with distance running.

  For 2010 I’d like to continue the happiness and simplicity theme. I’ve also outlined a few more specific goals:

Run 30 miles.

Complete a century race (100 mile bike ride).

Keep my weight under X.

Maintain a healthy, balanced vegan diet.

Set aside specific time to invest in David, my family and friends.

Make a move to enhance/change my career.

Choose happiness.

Happy Holidays: New Bourbon Arrivals

I hope everyone has had a pleasant and healthy holiday season. We are absolutely loaded to the brim with Christmas beers, wines, sparklings and even beer de Champagnes to meet your holiday needs. Futher more I would like to invite you all to celebrate with Health Spirits and bring in the new year proper with our newly received shipment of world class Bourbons.


-Pappy Van Winkle's 23yr Family Reserve Decanter Set (Special bottling that includes a crystal decanter and two Van Winkle Glasses)

-Pappy Van Winkle 23yr Family Reserve

-Pappy Van Winkle 20yr Family Reserve

-Pappy Van Winkle 15yr Family Reserve

-Van Winkle 12yr Special Reserve

-Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr barrel proof

-WoodFord Reserve Master's Collection

-Elijah Craig 18yr Single Barrel

-Bakers 7yr Small Batch

-Booker's True Barrel Reserve wooden box set

-Old Forester Birthday Reserve

Don't forget to check out our full Bourbon Menu on the right side of this page under store info, and have a fantastic New Year. Come and get it!

Nate

Two Dog House

The pets are overtaking the house!!!

Sabrina, my dad’s boxer, has come to live with us. In case you’re counting that now makes us a family of two humans, two dogs and two cats. I believe a house with pets is a house with laughter… so four furry family members makes us one fun house!

No matter what, my Dixie will always be my baby. Nothing beats that face!

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Oh, how was my Christmas? Yummy! I enjoyed not taking photos for a few days. I spent the holiday with many different parts of my family, but here’s one photo from Christmas Day. I hope you all had a great Christmas, too!

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I went 100% vegan in July of this year and have loved it; however, I’ve allowed a few non-vegan bites of this and that sneak into my diet this month and I’m paying for it. I can definitely feel the difference when I avoid animal products and I’m ready to give a big fat goodbye to all those treats at my office and little things at holiday parties. To kick off my renewed commitment I went grocery shopping! I can't wait to dig in to all the fresh fruits and veggies!

For a fun change tonight I made a box of Mac & Chreese- cheddar-style, organic, vegan pasta-in-a-box! Ryan recommended this so I picked up a box at Whole Foods.

It is tasty! It’s definitely no Kraft blue box, but it definitely fills the void.

I’m using the rest of the night to catch up on my to-do list. Next up? Clean the cat box. Oh, the joys of having four pets!

I think it’s safe to say I should buy stock in teas. I just can’t get enough of Celestial Seasonings and their Holiday Teas! I have more boxes, too- at work, in my car, etc. :)

What’s your favorite holiday drink?

Healthy Spirits in the New York Times

We were mentioned in Jordan McKay's article in the Christmas edition of the New York Times! You can find the article here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/dining/25sfdine.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Christmas%20beer&st=cse

Happy Holidays!

dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610

Christmas at Healthy Spirits

Season's greetings from all of us at Healthy Spirits! We will be open on December 25 from the late morning to the early evening. Owner and beer master Rami will be behind the register, as Nate and I are away for the holidays.

Best wishes to all of you. Have a drink for me!

cheers,

dave hauslein
beer manager'
415-255-0610

Eating Out and a New Addition

 

David left for a work trip early Friday morning. He’ll be gone until late Christmas Eve :-/ Before every work trip he takes me out for a special dinner.. it’s a nice way to spend time together- and he likes to eat good food before heading out since he never knows what to expect with the cuisine of the country he’s visiting!

This time it was Seasons 52… “A Fresh Dining Experience That Celebrates Living Well”

We ordered the Rosemary and Parmesan Cheese Crispbread- half with no cheese. My half came up as a giant plain cracker!

For my entree I had the Winter Market Vegetable Plate with cranberry almond tabbouleh, Bosc pears, butternut squash and grilled tofu. Yum! I could definitely eat this every day! Each item on the plate had it’s own delicious flavor and texture. Mmmmmm…

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Yesterday I went to lunch with a great group of local bloggers: Meghann, Caitlin, Lindsey, & Ryan. We went to my favorite- Infusion Tea! I couldn’t help but order my favorite- 1/2 tempeh chili with 1/2 Milton Salad and mint iced tea. A perfect lunch!

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In other news I am really excited to announce Dixie might have another dog to play with! My dad’s dog, Sabrina, is going to live with us starting after Christmas. Sabrina is so smart and so fun!  Dixie loves her, so I’m excited to see how another dog changes the dynamics. If you’re counting we will be 2 humans, 2 dogs and 2 cats!

Alesmith Yulesmith

cheers,

dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610

New Stuff

1. Ballast Point Sculpin (Limited Quantities)
2. Hopus Belgian Ale
3. Drake's IPA 6pk


cheers,

dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610

Dogfish Head Worldwide Stout at Healthy Spirits!

Worldwide Stout finally available in San Francisco!
We are limiting purchases to one 4 pack per customer. Of course you may also purchase single bottles. We will reserve bottles for BEER OF THE MONTH CLUB MEMBERS ONLY. All others will have to take their chances.

More new release info to come.

cheers,

dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610

How much is a picture worth?

So… I’ve missed blogging for a few too many days! What can I say? Life gets busy! But I’m back and I plan on staying here!

Let’s hope pictures are worth a lot because I’m going to give you a quick rundown on what’s been going on with photos!

Mellow Mushroom:

Friday David and I had a fun date at Mellow Mushroom! I got a tortilla soup with avocado and the veggie pizza- with no butter or cheese. Yummmmmmmm.

CPY Holiday Yoga Bash:

College Park Yoga is my home yoga studio (and Ryan’s and Katy’s!!). Saturday night they threw a fun vegan potluck dinner and they showed movies on a projector inside the studio. How awesome is that?!

My goodness, the food was out of this world! There was vegan pumpkin pie, raw fruit + nut leather, sesame sticks, a garbanzo + quinoa dish, zucchini + potato pie topped with homemade applesauce, tons of unique salads, mac ‘n cheese and edamame dip! I definitely had more than pictured here! (Thanks to Ryan for the following two photos!)

I splurged and (finally) bought a new mat for myself! I chose the Manduka biodegradable mat in this beautiful blue. It is SO much better than my old $15 Target mat!

Orlando Blogger/Dog Christmas Linner Party:

Sunday afternoon my little family (David, Dixie and me… the cats had to stay home!) headed to Sarah’s house for Meghann’s Christmas party with Katy #1, Katy #2, Ryan and Kelly!

This group (and our dogs!!) have so much fun together. With so much in common the conversation just flows! Food was great, too! Everyone brought a little something. Make sure to check out any of their blogs for full recaps (and doggie pics)!!

How gorgeous is Ryan’s raw vegan cheesecake? It was a-ma-zing!

Dixie is just a big baby sitting on David’s lap :-)

The highlight of the weekend just may have been passing these two houses. The house on the left was extravagantly decorated- lights everywhere- and the house on the right… well… they wrote “Ditto” with Christmas lights stapled to a wood board! LOL

Did you decorate for the holidays this year?

BEER OF THE MONTH CLUB JANUARY 2010...

...is available for pick-up!

cheers,

dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610

THE NEWNESSSSS

1. De Ranke Noir
2.Nogne-O Batch #100
3. Struise Black Albert
4. Struise/Mikkeller Eliot DIPA
5. Bruery Rugbrod
6. Avery Old Jubilation
7. Deschutes Jubelale
8. Kona Porter
9. Lagunitas Cappucino Stout
10. Big Daddy IPA 22oz.
11. Speakeasy Payback Porter 22oz.
12. Double Daddy 22oz.
13. Rogue Santa's Private Reserve 22oz.
14. Bridgeport Stumptown Tart 22oz.
15. 21st Amendment Monks Blood cans 4pk
16.Monteiths Black Lager
17. Monteiths Original Ale

Come and get it!

cheers,

dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610

Bike my Drive

I can hardly believe it.. some pictures of actual food!!

Morning started with naner PB oats and OJ…

During the day I had veggies with hummus, an apple and a sweet potato with veggies.  I had to eat dinner at work.. I didn’t get home until 7:30 p.m.! I had some salad with raspberry dressing, veggies and more than one roll :)

I also munched on the kitchen pantry when I got home. Whoops!

I’m still working on eating healthy while sitting at a desk for most of the day.

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Yesterday I talked about the post-marathon exercise blues.

Another thing keeping me in the exercise slumps is these long work days! Our office works four 10-hour days… which is great for 3-day weekends but terrible for exercise! I don’t belong to a gym and I’m doing everything I can to avoid that. I’ve always done my cardio outside, but I keep indoors when it’s dark out for safety. As a result I’ve been missing all my cardio workouts Mondays-Thursdays.

:(  Cardio is like a drug to me and I miss it!

Instead of just joining a gym, I’m thinking of all the ways I can beat the darkness and evening tiredness. I’m going to wake up extra early Mondays and Wednesdays to run in the morning (still dark but less scary)… and I’m going to bike to and from work!

My drive to work is 12 miles and takes about 30 minutes in the car with traffic. I think biking will take about 45 minutes each way, and it’ll take care of my workout!

Tomorrow I am going to by a headlight, an extra tube and a kit in case something happens while I’m riding. Tonight I’m checking out some articles and blogs for tips about riding your drive. I’m especially loving this article as an all-around guide to commuting by bike.

I’ll keep you posted!

Any tips for biking to work? Have you ever tried any forms of alternative transportation?

 

Thank you Ross for your donation to my Team in Training fundraising campaign!! I’m almost to 40% of my goal!!

Post-Marathon Blues

To be completely honest, exercise post-marathon has been tough.

I’ve been meaning to post about this for a while since it’s something I never really thought about before.

After the marathon I had to take time to rest, which through me off physically. I thrive on post-exercise endorphins and not having them was killer!

Also, my mind was not ready to jump back in the game. Every time I’ve headed out for a run I want to go out, but as soon as I start running I just feel like I’m not into it.

My body is stronger than ever but I’m working on getting my mind back into the game. I miss my long, intense workouts ;)

To balance myself out and get back in touch with why I love exercise, I’ve been including a lot of yoga into my schedule. Even if I don’t push hard, five minutes in child’s pose is like giving myself a huge hug :)

A surprise giveaway for one of my bake sale bakers tomorrow.. and maybe some FOOD pics!!

How do your workouts change after big fitness events?