September was a whirlwind month for me. I’m still trying to recover – and October is not exactly laid back either. I’m pretty sure that I have coffee running in my veins at this point. So, it seems appropriate to jump in on Deb and Coco‘s coffee date. If we were having coffee, I’d tell…
Category: Ramblings
This is 48: wrapping up a year
This past weekend, I turned 48. As I get closer and closer to a new big round number, I keep thinking I’ll start freaking out about getting old. But I feel better at 48 than I did at 47 (well, except for that pesky ankle/heel issue.) Last year at this time, I was deep in…
Have Skirt Sports, Will Travel #sisterhoodofthetravelingskirt
Post contains Affliliate links, which means that if you purchase through them, I get paid a small commission. It’s been about 7 years since I first put on a Skirt Sports skirt and went out for a run. That first skirt was the Happy Hour skirt (basically a Happy Girl without the pockets). I fell…
The summer where no running goals were met
This has been an interesting year for me so far. In some ways it was super planned (our trip to Australia and New Zealand) and some ways it’s been completely a “roll with the punches” year. I’m still dealing with the hail damaged rental car, my kitchen is still not started, and Monday I worked…
How is it already Friday again?
This week has just flown by. But time spent at my parents’ house always does. I’ve been so busy that I realized today that I’d completely forgotten to blog this week. I guess that’s a good sign – I’ve been too busy with real life to write. And thankfully, it’s all good busy. So today,…
August Coffee Date: Pour me another, please!
It always amazes me how fast the months slip by. It’s hard to believe I wrote my last “coffee date” post from New Zealand. We’ve been back 3 weeks and I still feel like I’m trying to catch up. Apparently, taking two full weeks off from life does not work well for me. Anyways, I’m…
Add some ZING to your summer with OLD BAY Seasoning
This post was sponsored by OLD BAY. All opinions and recipes are my own. I’ve spent most of my adult life living within an easy drive of the Chesapeake Bay, where OLD BAY seasoning is a fixture in cooking. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know what OLD BAY was. It’s been a…
Favorite photos from Australia and New Zealand
I’m not gonna lie. Our vacation was AMAZING. But I’ve been home since Sunday and I’m still struggling to recover. The almost 16 hour flight from Sydney to Houston, coupled with the layover and then 3.5 hour flight from Houston to DC wore me out completely. Add in the fact that it’s literally day and…
Getting coffee halfway around the world
It’s time for a coffee date, international style. 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…
Happy 10 Year Blogiversary to MCM Mama!
Ten years ago, I sat down and created my little space on the web on Blogger. Back then the blog was MCM Mama and the whole point was to make it so that Beer Geek did not have to listen to me talk constantly about my training for my first Marine Corps Marathon. So, some…
A different kind of race: NASCAR
A couple of weeks ago, I got contacted by the marketing department of the Richmond Raceway, asking if I’d like to attend a race. They offered me free tickets to suite, a pit pass, and a parking pass. Once I ascertained that I could take my 12 year old as my guest, I was…
Practicing Self Care in my 40s
I read an article recently about how self care is not all spa trips and girls’ night outs. It’s more about doing things that make your whole life better rather than trying to recover from a life that’s wearing you down. I realized that many of the changes I’ve been making in my life in…