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Hello! My name is Caroline, I'm 25, married with two dogs and I work as a library assistant at one of the many libraries at the University of Georgia. I adore the people I work with, but this isn't my ultimate plan for life. I hope to start working on a Master's degree in nutrition in the not so distant future but I'm having to catch up on a bunch of prerequisites first. My college classes in astronomy and physics don't seem to contribute much to the field of nutrition! My life gets a little hectic with classes and trying to keep in shape. I will be the first to admit that my social life occasionally takes precedence over blogging.

I've dabbled with exercise on and off since sometime in high school. A friend and I would buy Shape magazine every spring and follow their monthly bikini prep workouts. These Shape routines came back into my life in the few months before the wedding courtesy of a free subscription for buying something from some catalog. I can't remember the specifics anymore.

The Husband and I joined a local gym for our six month anniversary, though he didn't last long with his work schedule. We just passed our two and a half year anniversary and I'm letting my membership expire, I haven't used it nearly enough in the past six months to justify the money. I plan to start using the campus gym now that I'm enrolled in classes.

I started running in the spring of 2009 using a plan that you can find a link to on my Workouts page. This March I ran the Disney Princess half marathon and the ING Atlanta half marathon within two weeks of one another. The first was just to see if I could, the second to support a friend who was running the full marathon. It was a lot of fun to be able to run with my best friend and visit all of my old haunts on foot.

My interest in exercise is inspired purely by vanity, I have to admit. Because of my build (larger chest and hips without much of a waist) it doesn't take much for me to look heavier than I actually am. When I do manage to maintain an exercise routine I love to watch the changes in my body as muscles build and develop and layers of fat slowly melt away.

I try to base my meals around fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables. I try to stick to a rather strict food budget and now that summer is here I'm very excited to resume buying my veggies locally at the Athens Farmers Market. I am lactose intolerant and don't find meat worth the money, so I eat a largely vegan diet when left to my own devices. If eating out or with friends I will often indulge in whatever strikes my fancy and don't hold myself to any particular food rules.

I hope you stick around!