I’m pretty sure that Mother Nature missed the memo and decided that summer is coming early. I ran four miles yesterday in “feels like” 95 and thought I was going to die. Ah, welcome to Washington,DC summer: hot, humid, and sunny. My boys get out of school next week and they aren’t going to many…
Category: Life with kids
Awesome but exhausting weekend
We live a pretty low key life. It’s quite infrequent that we have multiple social events in one weekend, but this weekend was the exception to that. I think I need a detox to recover… I’m linking up with Tara and Erin for my weekend recap, so stop by their blogs to see what everyone…
Ultimate Coffee Date – June
It’s June! We are only two weeks away from school getting out. Woot! I’m joining up with my friends Deborah, Coco, and Lynda for a virtual coffee date. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I’m really tired this morning. We went to one of our favorite events last night – Savor. It’s all about…
Banana Bread Beer, Ragnar and #rockyourcore
Here we are in the last week of Rock Your Core and guess who has not rocked her core nearly enough… This girl. This girl right here. Ah, well, best intentions and all that. I’m linking up with Tara at Running ‘n’ Reading and Erin at Her Heartland Soul with the details of my weekend. Last week started with…
Tips for running through allergy season
This post about surviving allergy season was sponsored by CVS Minute Clinic, but all opinions (and allergies) are my own. I love spring. It’s a beautiful time of year in Virginia. The sun has come out, the temperature is generally mild, and tons of flowers are blooming. Unfortunately, all of the trees are also producing…
TOTR: Running from Depression
I always joke that my motto is “I run so I don’t run away.” And it is mostly a joke, but there is definitely some truth to that. I became a consistent runner to help me survive postpartum depression. So, when Patty, April, and I decided on the topic “Why do you run?” for this…
Five Good Things Friday
Today’s Friday Five topic is “Five Good Things” which is honor of today being Good Friday. I’m linking up with the lovely ladies of the DC Trifecta: Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney. I’m going with five good things that happened this week: 1. The boys and I spent two days with my parents in Chicago this…
5 Things to do in DC in the spring
OK, maybe I’m jumping the gun. After all, I didn’t get to run yesterday because the kids had a snow day. Yes, I got a walk in and I shoveled snow, so it’s not like I didn’t move, but I’m still in search of a 13 mile run. (Didn’t happen on Wednesday because I spent…
Chicken Marsala recipe, fast run, and a busy weekend
Monday? Already? Where did the weekend go? Oh yeah, it was a blur of orchestra, running, and the Superbowl. Today I’m linking up with Tara at Running’n’Reading to share my weekend shenanigans and a recipe that I made when I finally had time to cook! Last week was a blur of running and orchestra. I…
Five things about my childhood
TGIF! It’s been quite a week. The boys were off for two days, I missed out on an 8 mile run because I took a 2 hour nap, and my parents are here visiting. Busy, busy. But it’s Friday and that means a beer and some relaxing with the family. It also means Friday Five…
Day in the Life of MCM Mama
Ever wonder how everyone else juggles all the crazy things in their lives? Want a behind the scenes look at the life that bloggers share a teeny bit of each time they write? I know I love to see how other people balance everything, so I’m linking up with Katie and a bunch of other…
Weekend in a nutshell: good, bad, ugly
There was a lot of good in the weekend and thankfully only a little bit bad and ugly. I’m joining Tara over at Running ‘n’ Reading for my weekend update. So, let me tell you about the good. The biggest good: I’ve been chosen to be a 2015 Ambassador for Altra Running. I’m pretty excited…