Health and Fitness
Movement! Spin, run, swim, dance, instructing, training, picking up heavy things!
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Learning
Today marks 57 days consecutively that I’ve walked or ran at least 1 mile. (I actually thought I’d hit the half-way mark a while ago, but discovered I had miscounted, darn it!) While my poor sick daughter was resting comfortably after a bit of soup, I knew my daily mile was still waiting for me.… Continue reading
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Mr. Mom
I love my husband. Seriously. This whole mommy getaway adventure is because of him. He encouraged me to go, assured me it would all be taken care of, and he had it all under control at home. Seriously!? Who wouldn’t love this man? Here is what he’s been up to: Reading to Jake’s class during… Continue reading
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Everyday.
I’m in the middle of a fight. A bad one. She shows up and challenges me. She thinks it would be much nicer, more convenient to just take a day off. “Relax,” she says. “Come sit in the sun with your pup and just sip coffee for a while…oh, you could read your book! How… Continue reading
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Choose joy or choose pain. Either way, life goes on.
Originally posted on Hangin' by a Thread: A glorious fall sunrise on the morning of our run. As I begin writing this, I have been up for barely two hours. My muscles ache in places I haven’t felt before, I am chafed in places I shouldn’t be, and I’ve already eaten breakfast twice (and I am still… Continue reading
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Day 18
I’m about to head out on my 18th consecutive day of running. My niece over at Hanging By a Thread was inspired to run a 100-day streak. What this means is that you run at least a mile each day for 100 days. No excuses, find the time, or carve it out if you have… Continue reading
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Lemons, Lemonade and other Crap
Ever have the kind of life where everything goes smoothly in ALL areas? Yeah, me neither. First the good stuff! My daughter was first on the wait list at her PreK and was able to get in class this week! This means I have 3 hours ALONE! To do with as I choose! Yahoo! Do… Continue reading
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There Was a Time
We had some painters come today to finish up some odds and ends around the house. I had just started my workout, was sufficiently sweating like a beast, ahem, “glistening”, and the thought crossed my mind to just stop the workout and sit down. I could always just “do it later”. I mean really? Work out? In… Continue reading
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Fed Up
When I was in high school, I read Upton Sinclar’s The Jungle. It was a novel that highlighted the atrocities of the meat packing plants in the early 20th century. This book is what started it for me. In 2000, I got my hands on a copy of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, and became pretty… Continue reading
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Birthday Fitness Trifecta
So I had a crazy idea…and recorded it this morning, you know, for accountability. There was no way I could put this out there and then not do it. After my 37 laps, I relaxed and refueled back at the hotel room. Because it was still much to warm outside, I decided to wait just a… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 