Life and Other Stuff
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I had planned to do a couple of runs a few days ago. Well over halfway done with an 8-week running program, the kids’ spring break demolished my carefully laid plans to workout. I used to run all the time. Over a decade ago, I ran multiple times per week and cross trained with bootcamp…
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I have been asked this question many times. Someone I haven’t seen in a while remarks on body composition changes, or clear skin, or some muscle definition. I get a message along these lines: “What are you doing? Is it 75 Hard? Whole 30? Give me the deets! You look great!” And as has happened…
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Got a message from a friend asking if I’d listened to the latest Huberman Lab podcast. I hadn’t, but quickly went to load it onto my “Up Next” list because I love Huberman and have recommended his episode on What Alcohol does to the Body about a bazillion times. (No lie, actual number.) I’m halfway…
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The atmosphere of race events is contagious, invigorating and like nothing else. From bootcamp, half marathons and biathlons in Hawaii, a sprint triathlon in Washington, military 5k and 10k races on base, to Warrior dashes and even a Tough Mudder event – all of these things are fitness fun that, as an adult, I have…
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Ahhh, sports. Athletics hasn’t been a huge thing for us as a family. Our son dabbled in little league for a couple of years. He was more interested in picking dandelions in the outfield than watching for pop fly balls. (Later we learned that his right eye is blind and of course that impacts his…
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She comes in the room,Hair a blaze.A rats nest,A crazy maze. They bounce,And they flutter.Filled with light,Making the whole world shudder. People straighten,And brush.Hiding before society’s eyes,Refusing the discovery how to rise. Coils and curls galore,Frizzy and tangled,A head of hair so strangled,Dull and decrepit,A burden. Mask the natural,Redo and Revise.Don’t let them see,What a…
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The school had had an active shooter practice drill a couple of weeks ago. My daughter was in class, but students were working in groups and didn’t hear the announcement that it was just a drill. She thought it was real and texted me. She was upset the rest of the day. We talked about…
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The house we are renting needed to be treated for termites. As in whole house wrapped up in in gift wrap tent fumigated treatment. Obviously we could not stay in said gift-wrapped house while the treatment was performed so we arranged to go “camping” for the few days that the home would be uninhabitable. We…
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On the Peloton platform, they’ve gamified fitness utilizing badges and milestones to mark significant workouts. Garmin does this too, as does Apple and other fitness trackers. I have no judgment about this – I find them motivating. I would still move my body without them, of course, but it is fun! We have a Sober…
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I was listening to Glennon Doyle’s podcast and in one episode they were discussing all things recovery and rules and the parameters we set for ourselves, as well as those set for us by cultural norms and practices. They discussed wanting to do, or not do a thing, such as dyeing one’s hair, buying a…
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