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!

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An Orthodox Baptism

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?

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April 11th, 2016 | Category: Cats, Family, Fashion, Food, Groceries | 2 comments

Nicely Settled In!

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

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August 22nd, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Chicago, Exercise, Fashion, Food, Restaurants, Running | 3 comments

Orienting Myself in Chicago

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

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July 20th, 2015 | Tags: , , , | Category: Fashion, Food, Restaurants, Travel | 6 comments

A Week at School

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

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September 6th, 2013 | Category: Fashion, School | 3 comments

Not (Really) Injured!

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

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August 29th, 2013 | Category: Fashion, Health | 2 comments