Tag: RVA

  • Guest Blogger: The Lunchbox Diaries

    Today’s guest blogger is Colleen, currently a resident of RVA, who blogs life & healthy living. Her blog will motivate you to stay healthy, and make you laugh out loud! 

    Hello, friends! I’m Colleen, the blogger behind The Lunchbox Diaries. Over at my little piece of the interweb, I gab about things such as being a newlywed, giving healthy living my best shot, and everything in between!

    My take on healthy living is, in a word: humorous. I don’t take myself too seriously, and I don’t think you should either 😉

    To be honest, I’ve had tons of ups and downs in the healthy living realm. I’ve run a half marathon.

    On the other hand, I actually wrote a break-up letter to running – it’s an tumultuous relationship. I’ve found my fitness love, Body Pump – and I struggle with controlling myself around food.

    I’m a firm believer that fitness looks different on every body, and that we (I’m talkin’ to the ladies here!) need to celebrate that. I, my friends, will never be a long distance runner or have a perfectly flat belly. I just won’t!

    (Editors note: But she does have some sweet guns! I asked Colleen if I could include this picture!!)

    And you know what? After tons of hard work, I’m okay with it.

    Truth be told, my “being okay with it” fuels my mini-mission with blogging: to help other people realize how awesome they are.

    Yeah, that’s right – I’m talkin’ to you 😉

    Colleen @ The Lunchbox Diaries

    To meet more Virginia Bloggers, check out our blogroll, and keep your eyes peeled for an event announcement coming later this week!

  • Richmond Vegetarian Festival This Weekend!

    Summer time is festival time.

    And there is nothing I love more than a good celebration bringing the community together around a shared interest.

    Especially when that interest is food.

    Vegetarian food? Well, that’s just (non-dairy) icing on (vegan) cake.

    I know where I’ll be this Saturday: the 10th Annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival at Bryan Park.

    (Not to be confused with New York Fashion Week at Bryant Park. Just, you know, in case you made that mistake, too.)

    Join me for a couple of hours of restaurants and exhibitors proferring their vegetarian-friendly wares, while we listen to local music and enjoy (what will hopefully be) a lovely summer day in the park.

    The festival lasts from noon to 6:00, and the Virginia Bloggers will be meeting at 1:00 at the festival entrance, should you care to join the pack! [If you are late, tweet to us, or use the hashtag #VAis4Bloggers.]

    May the greens and beans be with you. 🙂