Hello and thanks for stopping by! My name is Angela. I am a scientist, wife, cat-mom, and fitness enthusiast. This page is my personal blog, and you will find a range of topics, centered around healthy living. Why “The Chicken Scoop”? Well, when I started this blog, we had just gotten a small flock of chickens and the name just stuck! I hope you enjoy your visit!
Happy Monday! I’m a little off today because I don’t have to be at work until 2:00 and I really don’t know what to do with myself. I like to get up and go in the morning so this sitting around waiting is killing me. What better to do than write a blog post, right?! How about a fun recap of the week via pictures?
Hello everyone! This past week was a whirlwind! Monday wasn’t so bad but the rest of the week was crazy!
Monday, I got home from work a little “early” and decided to head out for a quick run before dinner. It felt SO REFRESHING! In the sweating-your-butt-off kind of way. I only ran for 15 minutes, 13 minutes for a mile, but it felt good
Hello everyone! Last week was crazy. I mentioned a new job and a big move to Chicago. My company wanted me to come out ASAP to attend orientation so I got to spend a little time in the area last week!
The flight out was easy, no travel hiccups. I arrived midafternoon at the Westin Hotel in Lombard. The room was simple but cozy and
Phew what a week! It is going to be really hard to keep up my blogging this semester. I might have to switch to writing on the weekends instead! This is basically the first time I’ve gotten to sit down at my computer all week since I don’t take it with me to school (too heavy). Here is my schedule from this week (times are
Good news! I saw my doctor this morning and I do not have a stress fracture. It is a stress reaction to that run I did a few weeks ago – basically the bones are inflamed. He was glad I came in and caught it early so I can baby it before it gets worse. Basically, I just have to rest, ice, elevate, and no