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This has been a crazy busy weekend (but then really, what weekend in my life isn’t crazy busy?) Friday I spent all day at Jones’ school hosting a “book swap” where every child in the school got to take home at least one “new to them” book. Many of the kids in Jones’ school come…

A few of my readers (and most of my Facebook friends) thought I was a bit crazy to be sitting in an ice bath. (I believe the comment on FB was along the lines of “WTF” LOL) Let me preface the post by saying I’ve never done an actual *ice* bath. Our water is super…

Jamoosh told me I should “woman up” and post a 30 things Thursday, so I’ve decided to accept the challenge. Most items will be stuff from my week, but I may include a few random tidbits that my new readers may not have read. Sorry if it bores you to tears LOL. The princess and…

Didn’t I just mention something about flexibility? Shoo’s dental appointment went faster and better than expected, so I was able to drop him off at preschool on time. Since I only had 16 miles to do (there’s definitely something wrong with that statement) and I was worried about tomorrow’s weather, I decided to do my…

When I decided to train for another marathon, I saw a sea of preschool days stretched out ahead of me, just waiting to be filled. I imagined I could easily run two days during the week and then two short runs on the weekends and hit my goal mileage, no problem. I apparently didn’t factor…

Thanks to all of the snow (did I mention it snowed here? Yeah, it did. Just a few inches. Like 30 or something.), I’ve done most of my miles since the beginning of February on my treadmill or on the less busy streets of my neighborhood. Today, I was desperate for some new scenery! I…

Welcome to my new followers! Thanks for helping me hit 100!!!! I go to the county gym. It’s cheap, nearby, and has a wonderful selection of equipment and an indoor track. It does not, however, provide much in the way of amenities and does not have daycare. Since I workout mid-morning during the week, the…

I’ve been a nuun convert for a while now. I used it while training for the Marine Corps Marathon in 2008 and recently rediscovered it. I’ve found that drinking water on long runs does not work well for me, even if I’m eating gels on a fairly consistent basis. I used to drink various “ades”,…

1. Yesterday was one of “those”days. Nothing went precisely wrong, but nothing went smoothly either. My desktop and laptop would not talk to each other. Purchase of some very important tickets went wonky. Garmin went into bracelet mode on me. Shoo managed to mess up one of Jones’ video games. On and on it went….

You will not often hear the words “wake up early” and “run” in the same sentence in my life. I am not a morning person. I could easily sleep most of the day away. Even with kids, I often don’t get up until 8am on the weekends and will sleep later when I can get…

I could really use the combined positive thoughts of all my RBFs to ensure that Monday’s snow is a non-event and the kids go back to school on Tuesday. Really! I’m ready to have my “normal” schedule back. Shoo isn’t in school for many hours a week, but I use that time to do my…

I could really use the combined positive thoughts of all my RBFs to ensure that Monday’s snow is a non-event and the kids go back to school on Tuesday. Really! I’m ready to have my “normal” schedule back. Shoo isn’t in school for many hours a week, but I use that time to do my…