Recent Posts
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I Miss Running–When Optimism Doesn’t Work Out
I don’t want to complain, but I thought I’d be running by now. I miss it. It’s my stress relief and something I really just enjoy to do. My recovery from Sinus Surgery and my transition back to work has been harder than I thought it would be. I am bouncing back much slower than [...]
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Planting the Garden
The garden is in the ground. WOOP! The weekend before last we went to the Herb Festival at the WNC Farmers Market to get our veggie and herb plants for the year. I’m waiting on doing our summer flowers until I feel a bit better, but the garden needed to get started! Those veggies can’t [...]
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Fashion- Striped Skater Dress with Country Edge
When I started this blog, I wrote the subtitle to Running In a Skirt as… Julie Wunder’s blog – Balancing Fitness, Food, Fashion & Fun! Cheesy alliteration huh? Just call me cheesy. I’m ok with that. I love cheese. Now we’ve had a fair amount of FITNESS talk (hello! I ran a Marathon), FOOD talk [...]
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Smoked Gouda & Portabella Pasta Bake
Even though it’s Spring, we have had a couple cold and very rainy weekends here in the mountains. I’ve got to admit the weather has been making me crave comfort food. My vice- Mac and Cheese. Yum. Cheese. But instead of your standard Velveeta shells and cheese (which I totally love sometimes) this recipe is [...]
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Pittsburgh Marathon–Running a Marathon with a Relay Team
I am super proud of my best friend Sarah. She ran part of the Pittsburgh Marathon this past weekend as part of a marathon relay team. Hi Sarah! Isn’t she the prettiest, nicest best friend ever! Here we are in Hawaii for the wedding! I am so lucky to have her! Sarah and I literally [...]
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Herb Festival- WNC Farmers Market
It’s time for what we call “festival season” in Western North Carolina. The unofficial season kicks off this time of year and lasts through early fall. You can pretty much count on Asheville or one of the surrounding towns having some sort of festival every weekend until it gets cool again. The Herb Festival is [...]
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Asparagus & White Cheddar Chopped Salad w/ Balsamic- Thyme Vinaigrette
There is something about spring and salads that go together in my world. In the fall I am all about soup, but when the weather warms up again I crave crunchy lettuce and colorful veggies. Yes, I crave salads sometimes. Please don’t hate me. Combine the veggies with a homemade dressing and you [...]
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Costa Rica–2012 Flashback
This time last year (give a week or two) the hubs and I were just getting back from our amazing Costa Rica adventure. Since I didn’t have my blog this time last year I thought I’d share a few pictures from our trip. Enjoy! ———————— We started our trip by flying into the San Jose [...]
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Today’s Victory & 5 Tips to Healthy Living
I am a firm believer in running, fitness, eating healthy, drinking lots of water and a lover of yoga. It’s one the reasons I started this blog. To share how healthy living has improved my life. I wish my healthy living and running blog has had a little more running content lately. But I know [...]
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Find Your Sunshine- Mantras
* This is the second installment in series of posts called “Find Your Sunshine.” My hope is you will find a little ray of light, joy or inspiration through the series.* CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE ORIGINAL “FIND YOUR SUNSHINE- MY MESSAGE” POST A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of [...]
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Hi! My name is Julie Wunder. Welcome to my blog. I may not be the fastest runner, but I always try to run with a smile and sometimes in a skirt.
Running in a Skirt is the journal of my life; running and beyond. Thank you for joining me on my crazy adventures.
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