Disclaimer: I received this book free in exchange for a review. If you purchase from various links below, I will make a commission. I don't talk on here often about my crunchy granola chick tendencies. After all, this is a running blog, not a parenting or green living blog. But in my daily life, I try to make choices that are good for the environment and good for my family. We buy grass fed beef from a local farmer, I get organic produce as much as possible, my husband takes his lunch in reusable bags/containers, vinegar is my favorite cleaning agent, and I recently started replacing all of my beauty products with Beautycounter items. (And Shoo was born at home, but I'm not sure if that helped the environment LOL) But I'm not … [Read more...]
Because coffee is its own food group…
Have you ever had a week where you are pretty sure that without coffee you would have fallen asleep standing up? This was definitely one of those weeks. I've been really good at getting a decent amount of sleep lately, until this week. The combination of a short month (which meant cramming my usual number of miles and usual work hours into fewer days) plus Beer Geek being on travel (so there was no one to tell me to go to bed) meant I saw 1am on the clock every night this week. Oops. Good thing I recently got a coffee delivery and have enough to keep ALL of us awake now. Anyways, I'm joining up with my friends Deborah and Coco for a virtual coffee date as well as linking up with Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness for Friday Five … [Read more...]
Excited to be 2018 Skirt Sports Ambassador!
You all know my love of Skirt Sports. I probably spend more than 50% of my life wearing some piece of Skirt Sports gear (and now that they have the Hangout Pants, it might be higher.) But it's not just the clothes I love (and you know I love my Happy Girls!) It's the people. Nicole DeBoom is the bomb. And Noelle, the amazing Ambassador Wrangler (not her actual title), has become my BFF. And the other ambassadors? So many have become close friends, even some I've never actually met in person. (I need all of y'all to move to DC, m'kay?) So to celebrate another year with an amazing company that has incredible products and awesome people, here are 5 of my favorite Skirt Sports pictures. Want to try out a … [Read more...]
January Ultimate Coffee Date because BRRR…
I can't believe it's been a year since I last had coffee wth everyone. I don't post on the weekends these days and I never seem to remember to post the Friday beforehand. I like combining Friday Five and Coffee, I'm just a slacker apparently. But I've been drinking so much coffee to stay warm that it seems appropriate to meet up with friends for coffee. Anyways, I'm joining up with my friends Deborah and Coco for a virtual coffee date (they are both local to me - I should meet up for a real coffee date...) I’m also linking up with Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness for Friday Five 2.0. If we were having coffee, I'd tell you that I'm really struggling with my goal of rolling with the punches. I want everything on the … [Read more...]
Evaluating my 2017 goals
2017 is mere days from ending. I still have 6 more runs and 14.4 more miles to complete my year. I'm taking the boys to visit my parents for a few days - where the temps are barely in the single digits. I have a feeling I'll be hitting the treadmill each day for the three days I'm there. Meanwhile, it's time to evaluate my 2017 so that I can start firming up my 2018. Running Get back into the local race scene. I knocked this goal out of the park. I ran 5 races with Pacers Running - my favorite local race company. Over the years, I have run many of their races and never been disappointed. This women led organization ROCKS the DC area race scene. Find some speed again. I did pretty well with this. I hit my goals at the GW … [Read more...]
Top 5 posts from 2017
This week has been a crazy week. Having Christmas fall on a Monday means that the stores and post office have been swamped this week. This is normally my week to get everything done before people who have less flexible schedules are out of work. It's been totally crazy with the lines! Thankfully, other than wrapping the gifts, I only have to hit the grocery store for a few things. Hopefully that means bedtime before 1am for the first time in a week. Every year, I like to look back and see what posts were popular. There's always at least one that makes me go "hmmm..." This year does not break that mold. So, without further ado, here are the posts that hit it out of the park this year. Marine Corps Marathon 2017 Race Recap Yep, my … [Read more...]
Halloween on the Run
Tuesdays on the Run is getting into the spirit of the season, so join me today for Halloween on the Run. First, I have to wish a happy 12th birthday to our little Halloween surprise. He came early and fast and joined us unexpectedly on the morning of Halloween. It's hard to believe it's been 12 years. I confess I only let him get it because I plan to wear it to cheer at races... Halloween has always been a favorite holiday and now it's even more fun. But figuring out costumes has never been my strong point. I've been such unimaginative things as a cowboy, a princess, and a librarian (ok, I was the sexy librarian dressed in a spandex dress and 4 inch heals, but still...) I can't be the only one who needs a costume at the last … [Read more...]
Things that make you go hmmm…
This week has been, well, a week. My older son turned 16 - on the same day he had to take the PSATs. Poor kid. I've barely been running. I've just lost all motivation plus suddenly all the things that I ignored this summer are suddenly needing to be done. So today's topic of "Things that make you go hmmm..." seems perfect for where I am mentally right now. Swedish Death Cleaning - I came upon an article about this on Facebook. I'm not sure if it's legit, but I love the idea. The theory is that as you age, you start going through your things and start getting rid of stuff so that you don't leave your family with a ton of crap to dispose of. I have to admit that this resonates with me a lot more than the KonMari method. We've lived in … [Read more...]
Alternative Marathon Training AKA hiking at altitude
Last Wednesday, Beer Geek, the boys, and I all hopped a plane at o'dark thirty from DC to Denver. Upon arrival, we grabbed our rental car and headed 5 hours away to Angel Fire, New Mexico. Our plan was to visit Taos and the Taos Pueblo, as well as various hiking activities. Instead, he and I both came down with a wicked bug that threw a wrench into the first bit of our vacation. Beer Geek and Jones managed to make it to Taos, but I was barely capable of walking from the bedroom to the bathroom that day. Luckily, we were staying with family and they made sure that everyone survived. Thankfully, the bug was short-lived, so by Saturday, we were active again. First order of business: taking the ski lift up and hiking down the mountain in … [Read more...]
Amazon Prime Day AKA Christmas in July
Today on Tuesdays on the Run, our topic is "Running items you use for non-running purposes". Since I wrote pretty much that exact post last spring, I figured it would be a bit redundant to do so again. And you all know that I haven't worn anything but Skirt Sports skirts since it warmed up enough to pack away the winter clothes. No surprises there. By the way, don't miss the last couple of days of the Skirt Sports end of season clearance. (affiliate link) There are some good deals there! So, what's a girl to write about? Well, conveniently, today is Amazon Prime Day! All links below are my Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I will get a small payment. I did a little "wish listing" on Amazon. Lately, I've … [Read more...]
Rating my year at the 6 month point
At the end of each month, we've been asking you to rate your running month as part of Tuesdays on the Run. As we close out June, I'm also going to check in on my annual goals too. As far as June goes, it started off strong and then flatlined. My body didn't bounce back as well after the Heartland race series as it has after other series. I really have no one to blame but myself. I did a lot of speedwork this spring, but I didn't do a lot of back to back runs. I also didn't do as many double digit runs as planned. Just this past week, I finally started feeling more like myself on the run. I no longer feel like I'm running through mud. I'm quite thankful for that as the I need all the energy I can find to start Hansons Marathon Method in the … [Read more...]
Five vacations I’d like to do again
Tomorrow is our 22nd anniversary. Crazy! I apparently was a child bride because I am way too young to have been married that long. (Or not, but I'm firmly in denial.) In our 22 years of marriage, we've gone on some amazing trips. I'd probably be willing to do them all over again, but here are five trips we've taken outside the US. I'd love to do all of them again. Australia - We got to spend time in Sydney and Brisbane. Both were really wonderful. We did a really cool spelunking trip while we were there, complete with headlamps. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to do that again. We did not get a chance to see the Uluru Rock, so I'd love to go back and see that. And while I'm in that part of the world? I want to go to New Zealand. (And … [Read more...]
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