Why I am Becoming a Flexitarian

Wake Up Call. First, it was Luke Perry. Then John Singleton. Both in their early 50s and gone too soon. Then, while watching The Sopranos, I remembered James Galdofini was 51 when he passed. I’m 45 with a 15-month-old daughter. Time to make some changes with how I’m living my…

Exercising: Roadblocks

If you have followed this blog for a long time, you would think that a post about roadblocks would focus on my palindromic rheumatism.  You are partially correct.  I haven’t had any flares.  However, this is an autoimmune disease which means I have a comprised immune system. I really haven’t…

Cooking: Last Minute Easy Thanksgiving Sides

Supporting Sides Are Important Happy Thanksgiving from the Nola Nerd Couple! Thanksgiving’s centerpiece is the turkey.  However, the star needs some sides to go with it.  Here are a couple of sides that can be made quickly that other people enjoy: Green Bean Casserole:  This is one of the dishes…

Reviewing: Purple Mattress Update

We have had the Purple mattress for about three months now and figured it was time for an update. We did an initial review and unboxing already, but people always want to know how it feels after we have slept on it awhile. For me, one of the big issues was feeling…

Eating: Philadelphia Eats

Normally, Nola Nerd Couple researches moderately priced local priced places to eat on our travels. Philadelphia was different. We were there for Wizard World Philadelphia (we will definitely have more about that in a series of upcoming blogs). While we were going to do some sightseeing, our schedules were determined…

A Review of Using Home Chef

Home Chef is a food delivery service.  You pick the number of meals you want from a variety of choices each week and they are delivered to your front doorstep.  Cristina’s sister, and Nola Nerd Couple guest blogger Cara, has been doing it for awhile now and loves it.  Each…

Running: WDW Inaugural Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon

Welcome our new guest blogger, Cristina’s sister, Cara!  You can read about Cristina’s inaugural WDW Star Wars 10K race here. For a long time, I had a dream of doing a half marathon in Disney World.  When they announced the first Star Wars half marathon in Disneyland, I really wanted to do…

Running: WDW Inaugural Star Wars Dark Side 10K

One of the top things I nerd out about is Star Wars. If you’ve read this blog for long, I think that becomes apparent very quickly. So when Walt Disney World said that they were starting a Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon, I was stoked. Star Wars and Disney…

Reviewing: The Purple Mattress

Deciding to Buy the Purple Mattress As I was teetering on the edge of purchasing, I saw someone say that if you order a Purple mattress through a link on Sleepopolis, an online mattress review site, you will receive a free Royal Purple seat cushion with your order, which is…