27 Feb Checking in rather late today
I am very pleased to report that I made it to the gym last Tuesday. Of course, I did not also run on Tuesday. I ran Wednesday instead. I ran four miles and at a faster pace than I have run that route in recent...
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24 Feb Five Minute Friday: Grit
It's Friday again. Woo hoo! I know I completely skipped last week's Five Minute Friday, but once again today I join The Gypsy Mama to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to...
22 Feb Scattered Thoughts
Posted at 12:27h
in Facebook, Lent, simplifying, slowing down, Spiritual Disciplines, writing
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I’ve had trouble focusing lately . . . a million ideas for topics have come to me, but none of them solidifies into a complete post. In my next life (maybe after I’m finished with the half-marathon), I would like to have a blogging mentor...
20 Feb Another week gone . . .
Training went well this week. We didn't fit in a long run, but I ran 3+ miles on Tuesday, somewhere above 4 miles on Friday and 5 miles Sunday. When I look at the training plan from the race director every week, I think that...
15 Feb Sometimes I act like a five-year-old myself.
I’ve had a few frustrating days recently. Pull-out-your-hair-and-scream kind of frustrating. No joke.We all have colds. We’re sick of being sick. We’re tired. Our patience is wearing thin. Photo by April RoskosAnd then Camilla pulled something...
13 Feb Monday Check-In
Training has been going great! Three miles on Wednesday. Four miles on Friday and then on Saturday, Ariana and I ran six miles in the cold wind and snow. I even made it to the gym for a weight training class on Friday and felt...
10 Feb Five Minute Friday: Trust
It's Friday again. Woo hoo! Today I join The Gypsy Mama to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Trust".GOHow can we trust? Why...
08 Feb On becoming the Tooth Fairy
My baby girl just lost her first tooth. That may not seem like a big deal to those of you without children, but I remember when that tooth first broke through her gums. If I...
06 Feb Oh no! It’s Monday and I’m supposed to do an update.
Yes, that's about how I feel. I just checked Facebook. Fail. Overall I've been doing better with that--checking Facebook less, usually just once a day. Saturday was a long day with the kids, though. Todd was gone all day and I allowed myself to be...
03 Feb Five Minute Friday: Real
It's Friday again. Woo hoo! Today I join The Gypsy Mama to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Real".GOReal life is something you...