It's the last day of May and my first thought is Hallelujah! Somehow I went into this month believing that without all of the traditional school events and both of my sons' lacrosse schedules to contend with that this would be a low-keyed month...Boy … [Continue reading]
A Few May Runfessions
Happy Friday! It's the last Friday of the month which means Marcia has opened the Runfessional and I've got a couple of things to share. Mother Nature flipped the humidity switch this week and decided to go right for "oppressive" levels … [Continue reading]
Weekly Run Down Memorial Day Edition
Happy Sunday! Wrapping up week 10 here on the Corona trail. While it was another stress-filled work week, knowing that I had the 3-day weekend coming helped to make it more manageable. I'm happy to say that the Family Plank Challenge is … [Continue reading]
Looking for calm in the chaos
This week was a roller coaster for sure! Work has been super hectic and really will be for the rest of this month. Add in our washing machine checking out on us and sleep being super evasive, and yeah...this week was about finding calm in the … [Continue reading]
Weekly Run Down – Mother’s Day Edition
Wishing all my fellow running moms a big Happy Mother's Day! Another week of the "Corona life" is a wrap. A couple more races on my schedule for this year were postponed or canceled, leaving me with just a few fall holdouts. At this point, I'm … [Continue reading]
Week 7 & May Goals
Hello May! I'm sure many of you will agree that April felt like an eternity! There was something energizing to me about getting to Friday and the first of the new month. I am so ready to flip the page and dive into this new month with some new … [Continue reading]
May 2020 Ultimate Coffee Date
Happy Friday! While I'll admit with the stay-at-home orders in place it can feel a bit like the days are blurring together, I still like to celebrate Fridays. It's the end of the workweek, it's "pizza night," and, in general, I welcome the change … [Continue reading]
Week 6 on the Corona Trail
Happy Sunday! I just got back a little while ago from a really nice 3-mile walk with J and our pup. I had originally planned to run this morning, but my right hip had different ideas, and the one thing my PT made me promise was to not run if I had … [Continue reading]
Runfessions – Stay at Home Edition
While social distancing is disrupting some of our routines, runfessions on the last Friday of the month remains. Marcia has opened the Runfessional so let's get started... While I'm trying to not get sucked into "too much" television watching, … [Continue reading]
Adjusting
As the days roll on, I feel like I got my feet back underneath me this week. I did my best to focus on what I could control, turned down the volume on all the pandemic news, and just tried to take each day in stride. Week 5 of social … [Continue reading]