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Hi, I'm Colleen! I'm a busy 25-year-old with passions for healthy living, fitness, writing and enjoying life! This blog follows my life as I earn my MEd in Counseling, work, live life as a newly wed, and enjoy good food and sweaty workouts! I love to hear from readers, so if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me at lunchboxdiaries@gmail.com
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Category Archives: Food
I’m Getting Paid for This?
Pin itHey, friends! Happy Friday! Man, this week has totally flown by, hasn’t it? First of all – thank you so much for supporting my friend Shannon. I can’t wait to hear the results! I’ll be sure to keep you … Continue reading
Thoughts During The First Day of a Diet “Adjustment”
Pin itI’ve been stuck in a familiar rut lately. I’ve been eating and drinking whatever I want, whenever I want. Long story short, Cory and I agreed we’d tighten the reigns at home, cut the crap, and hold each other … Continue reading
Ringing in 2013!
Pin itHappy 2013, my friends! Last night we hosted a “get together” and rung in the New Year with our closest friends. It was a fun, low key night filled with Cards Against Humanity, tons of food, and drinking games … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Came Early
Pin itHappy Thanksgiving, my friends! I got lucky and was able to celebrate Thanksgiving a day early For yet another year in a row, my mother-in-law, Joni, hosted a perfectly executed Thanksgiving dinner. Joni is the Queen of Hosting, and … Continue reading
Have Fun, Eat Sweets
Pin itLately, I’ve been seeing tons of articles and blog posts about staying healthy during the holiday season. I’ve heard of people challenging themselves to lose weight between Thanksgiving and Christmas (insane, IMO), and I’ve read of holiday recipes void … Continue reading
A Night at CineBistro
Pin itI’ll tell you the truth – I rarely go see a movie in the theatre. The overwhelming smell of stale, buttery popcorn genuinely makes me nauseous, my feet stick to the floor, and I always end up with a … Continue reading
Posted in Date Night, Food, Fun Things, Uncategorized
Tagged CineBistro Stony Point, media event
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Go with Bo
Pin itIt’s election season. Who’s enjoying the mud slinging, nasty chain emails, and ignorant Facebook statuses? Yeah. I’ve got to be honest with you – I’m tired of that. Let’s switch up the campaigning shall we? Today, I’m not talkin’ … Continue reading
Weekend in Review
Pin itHello, my friends! I hope you had a spectacular weekend. I was absolutely swamped with work and school last week, so it was absolutely necessary to step away from all things interweb related. I think I utilized Twitter/Instagram/Facebook a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fitness, Food, Friends, Fun Things
Tagged James River, McDonald's, Richmond Virginia, Ryan Homes, Sweet Frog
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Riding the Wave of Unfamiliarity
Pin itMany of my friends in my personal life, and many of my blog readers have told me that what they most appreciate about me is my sense of honesty. When someone tells me that, my heart swells. I try … Continue reading
Isn’t it Ironic? Don’t ‘cha Think?
Pin itIt’s a little toooo ironic that on Thursday I wrote about changing my diet and then had yesterday happen. I wanted to buckle down and cut out the bad/processed/unnecessary food I was shoveling into my body. Thank you for your … Continue reading








