What I’m about to tell you about has nothing to do with running. But please don’t stop reading. Because it does have to do with freedom. And if there’s anything I’ve been about on these pages for the last 2 years, it’s freedom. Did you know that there’s a place in the Philippines (well, not […]
My Favorite Bloggers
I love the world of blogging. It took me awhile to fully embrace it and when it first started, I was a bit of a blog hater. I saw it as pure narcissism and just one more opportunity for folks to focus on themselves and tell everyone else how wonderful they are. Walter likes reading […]
Happy National Dog Day!
So, thanks to the internet, I now know that this is a thing. And a wonderful thing at that! Today is National Dog Day, and I saw the photos come up on Instagram and FB before I really knew what it was. And then, of course, went ahead and posted pics of my 3 fur […]
Time Alone: What Every Woman Needs
I am typing this from my room at the Gaylord Texan where I have been happily retreating since last evening. (Room service for one) Scott is at home with the boys (and two of their friends) while I am here alone enjoying room service, a quiet room and my books and music. It’s lovely. And […]
New School Year, New Running Schedule
School starts Monday!! I can hardly stand it. Seriously. I love my kids and at the end of the school year I am so ready for them to be home and for our schedule to lighten up. And it was lovely for 3 months. Or at least 2 of the 3 months. And now I’m […]
5 Things I’m Happy About Right Now – Spoiler: This post is NOT about Robin Williams
Are ya done? No really, are ya? I know I should go all deep theology about encouragement right now but I need to laugh. I need to stop imagining horrific things happening at the hands of terrorists, feeling sad about mental illness that takes people we love, and Ebola. So we’re gonna just have fun […]
The Ballad of Walter The Wonder Dog
Well I took this week off work to get stuff ready for the school year. For all of the 10 years that I’ve worked and had kiddos in school, I’ve taken time off before the first of school crazies for all the usual stuff: back to school shopping, school paperwork, haircuts, yadda yadda yadda. But […]
Parenting is a Full Time Job for All Of Us – Not Just Women
Almost a decade ago, a boss of mine said something that I’ve never forgotten. I saw him at Starbucks on my way into the office having just dropped the twins off at a private school we had enrolled them in due to their learning difference (they both have dyslexia). The school was almost 40 minutes […]
Pace Schmace – How I’m Embracing the Middle of The Pack
I just got done listening to a great Another Mother Runner Podcast where they interviewed Greg McMillan about running a sub 2 hour half marathon. In the wee recesses of my brain, it’s a goal I had entertained and actually have hoped to achieve. This is what I look like when I run happy! Listening […]