We’ve made Outside‘s top ten best towns for outdoors activity, and we could be number one! Just head over there to vote (you have to use your Facebook account). You can also help our chances by using the twitter hashtag #OutsideInGville whenever you’re out doing outdoor activities.

(Via WYFF.)

Posted by Leigh | 22 May 13 at 17:33 | News | No comment | Tags: , ,

I might as well mention you can follow my blog with Bloglovin.  There’s also a link to the RSS feed at the bottom of the page, and my twitter on the sidebar.  (I might ought to warn y’all, since I haven’t really sworn on here, that I swear on twitter.  Kind of a lot.)

Posted by Leigh | 5 May 13 at 19:48 | News | Comments Off | Tags: , ,

I am going to do Jillian Michaels’ Ripped in 30.  I found the DVD while unpacking.   (I just moved house.  Lots has happened since I last blogged.)  When I first bought it, I remember being distinctly unimpressed with her pushup form and setting it aside.  Also the nutrition plan is something like 1400 calories a day, which, yeah, most people will lose weight on.  Kind of eyeroll-inducing.

But then I remembered that I can’t even do one pushup anymore, so who am I to talk?  (Still would fail her if I was grading her during an APFT, though.)

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Posted by Leigh | 5 May 13 at 14:27 | Fitness | Comments Off | Tags: , , ,

I went for a short hike this morning at Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve. It’s in Lexington County, about 15 miles away from Columbia.

I’ve been sick these past few weeks (like, had-to-be-hospitalized sick), and I wanted something to ease my way back into my usual activities. Peachtree Rock was just what the doctor ordered. (more…)

Posted by Leigh | 28 Apr 12 at 13:39 | Hiking | Comments Off | Tags: ,

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