Every path has its puddle
Sometimes you can step around those puddles, other times you just need to splash through them. And then, occasionally, you may need to stand in the puddles for a bit. Jon and I are each standing in a...
View ArticleHoly ice cubes its cold already
Let’s talk about the weather for a hot second. My walk to work this morning was below freezing. Come on, Missouri, throw me a bone! Can we hold off on the winter temps until we’ve had fall?? Maybe...
View ArticleThe peace of a digital vacation
I am not afraid of silence. Quiet settles me. I am at peace in stillness. I’ve been a horrible blogger lately. Really, I’ve been pretty poor at social media as a whole the last couple weeks. The online...
View ArticleI’m a runner so I should probably run
Friends, this is primarily a running blog. Since I’ve run, oh, 5 or 6 times in the last month and a half, I decided to do a post dedicated to my weekend run. I went to my neighborhood park rather than...
View ArticleD.C. bound: we’re moving!
I can finally talk about it. We are officially leaving Missouri and heading east! We each came to Missouri, Jon from Ohio and me from New York, for college. Then work. Then graduate school. And...
View ArticleBrave enough to start – and stop
Packing and moving takes a lot of time, so I’m completely failing at regular workouts lately. Instead, I’m going back to some tried and true short interval workouts or quicker yoga sessions focusing on...
View ArticleThe countdown has begun
Well folks, we are a week away from being Maryland residents. Thanksgiving was calm as far as a holiday and busy as a packing week. We have a room filled with boxes and are quite tired of stuffing...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from D.C.!
We’re here!!! And I’m back online! Nearly completely settled as well. There are a couple of boxes left – mostly decoration stuff. The first couple things are on the walls. I’d say that’s pretty good...
View ArticleExploring D.C. + finally a roundup!
This means I’m getting back into a routine. It means we’re feeling settled in our new home. It means my need to run is being fulfilled. This is good. I haven’t done a ton and easing back into regular...
View ArticleRing in 2014 with 14% off blog design!
It’s that time of year. The blogosphere is full of resolutions, fresh starts and new adventures. Personally, I love it. I enjoy reading the 2013 recaps and new 2014 goals. The motivation high of...
View ArticleA year of new adventures
New adventures: that is my motto for 2014. I enjoy having a word or inspiration to help me focus throughout the year. If you have never seen or used Susannah Conway’s “Unravelling the year” workbooks,...
View ArticleSet up a home yoga practice for $75 or LESS
Yoga can be intimidating. There’s no question about it. You see photos like these… … and think there is no way you can do yoga. Or, when you think of yoga, you picture people chanting in a room hazy...
View ArticleA week in the yoga studio
First: there is a yoga studio in my office building. Second: it, and the four instructors I’ve had class with thus far, are fabulous. Third: last week was “preview week,” so all classes were only $5. I...
View Article4 free resources for home yoga practice
Last week I wrote on the equipment to start a regular yoga practice at home. Today I’m sharing some video resources. Sometimes I prefer to put on some music and do my own sequences, other times I just...
View ArticleSpring race
I’m scouting out a spring 1/2 marathon. I think I’ve decided on one (stay tuned) and I’m way motivated to run. Got a fair amount of work to do building up my mileage again, but I’ve kept a moderately...
View ArticleConquer treadmill run boredom
Peeps, I’m new to regular treadmill dates. Last winter I layered up and braved the cold – as often as I could muster the courage at least. This winter I am tickled pink to have a fitness room at our...
View ArticleHead to toes
I moved my body regularly this week! Much of last week into the weekend we were dog sitting at a friend’s house, completely throwing off any semblance of routine I had started to build. But we had a...
View ArticleStick-to-itiveness
Good morning, happy Monday and fabulous {can-you-believe-it??} February! I’m a bit drained today after last night’s Super Bowl festivities which, though we were with a fun group of people, was all...
View ArticleResolution anxiety disorder
If January is the month of resolution setting, February is the month of resolution anxiety disorder. (I feel a bit dramatic calling it a disorder, but please realize I am being silly, mostly.) The...
View ArticleGreat runs and a yoga challenge
Week 2 of a good schedule! Success. Good balance of runs and yoga. I’m feeling back on track and great about heading into the spring – and training again! I’m kind of ignoring that I need start that...
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