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]
Week four and counting
We're wrapping up week #4 of COVID madness and social distancing. While I've been touting the importance of my workouts in helping me to navigate our current situation, I'm not gonna lie, this was an especially tough week. My motivation was way down, … [Continue reading]
Running from March into April
To say March was a rollercoaster of a month would be an understatement for sure. And while we roll into a new month with even more mounting concerns about the impact of COVID-19, I'm making it a goal to stay focused on the positives and those things … [Continue reading]
Virtually Connecting through April Coffee
What a difference a month makes! It feels like so much has happened since Deborah and Coco hosted last month's Ultimate Coffee Date. I'm glad they continue to host this little virtual escape as staying connected feels more important than ever. I've … [Continue reading]