It’s hard to believe another year is approaching a close and I’m still running and still blogging about it. Before I post about my goals for 2013, I feel the need to asses 2012. Verdict? 2012 was a good year. Running Continue to run injury free in 2012. LISTEN to my body and visit my…
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September in my rearview mirror
It’s hard to believe that we are three quarters of the way through 2012. We are nearly one month into the school year. We’ve refinanced our house, I’ve worked a lot of hours, and the kids have kept us busy. I keep thinking “things will slow down soon”, but somehow they never really do. So,…
Yoohoo! Wagon! Over here!
Virginia has a law about kids starting school before Labor Day, so my kids technically have one more week of summer. However, this morning, they start a full day Martial Arts camp. (Why, yes, I am nervous about Shoo learning how to fight with swords…) So, today our lives return to a schedule. I tend…
Halfway? Really?
If you are reading this post at MommyTrack, please realize that this post was borrowed without my permission. If you enjoy my material, please read it at my actual website. Thank you. The last few days have been sort of a surreal existence. Who knew that a 30ish minute thunderstorm could knock a region on…
About those goals…
After I wrote Friday’s post, it occurred to me that I had actually written a goal post for 2012. I had no memory of what I’d written, so I thought “hey, let me go see how I am doing on those.” (Obviously I was really concerned about them, seeing as how I hadn’t even thought…
Unfocused
Most of my life I’ve felt like I’ve been working towards a specific goal. There was always something. First, there was the goal of graduating near the top of my class and getting into a good college. Then there was the goal of getting through college and finding a job. Then getting into a top…
New Year, New Me?
Yeah, not so much. I’m not really a “resolution” kind of girl. I mean, really? “Spend more time with family and friends?” (I see plenty of my kids thankyouverymuch) “Fit in Fitness?” (Think I’ve got that one covered.) “Get Organized?” (How ’bout we all just accept that I’m a train wreck and move on.) No,…
Staying true to myself
I’m not a “keeping up with the Joneses” kind of girl. Anyone who knows me IRL knows that. I tend to zig when others zag. Beer Geek is even more like that. We live in a small house because we chose location over size. And, while a master bath or a stove that’s not older…
2010 Plans and Goals
2010 is a big year here. In May, Beer Geek and I will have been married 15 years. In August, I turn 40. To celebrate, we have some exciting plans. Big Plan #1 – We are going to Alaska. We honeymooned in Alaska and had a fabulous time. Now we are going to take the…
Closing out the year
2009 was the first year I’ve ever set out really specific goals for running. I think they were fairly realistic, without being “easy”, so I’m pretty happy that I was mostly successful. Run at least three half marathons, with the eventual goal of a sub-2 hour half. All done, with two of them at sub-2….
Scaling back
Lately, long runs have become something I dread. Partly because they are long and a bit boring and partly because I have so many other things I could be doing with that time right now. They feel a lot like a chore. So, I’m not going to do them any more. OK, at least not…
The Forerunner is not an attractive bracelet…
Unfortunately, despite charging it last night, my garmin was not up for the 8 mile run today and crashed almost immediately. Grrr. Fortunately, the run was good despite my missing running buddy. I ran an approximately four mile loop and then a three mile loop and then one of my measured miles that I use…