I can’t believe we are a week into the new year already. Last week was a minute and a million years long at the same time. I’m still not hanging out with people in person, so I’m joining Deb and Coco for virtual coffee again. My thoughts on when I might have coffee WITH someone…
Tag: goals
Kicking Off 2021 with a Big Ole Cup of Coffee
I’m not one to stay up super late on NYE, but ironically, last night I was up late thanks to insomnia. Thank you 2020 for one last kick in the teeth. So, I’m up a bit later than normal and sucking down caffeine like it’s my job. Seems appropriate to hook up with Deb and…
Keeping my sanity during the Covid-19 / coronavirus pandemic
AKA how I’m only losing my shit occasionally during the coronavirus pandemic. I’m not going to pretend that I’m not stressed and that I haven’t had moments of panic or that I haven’t yelled at my kids, but for the most part, I’m doing ok. But it’s not just “luck” that I’m doing ok. I…
Kicking off 2020 with some new goals
Yes, I realize we are already more than a week into 2020. But mentally, with the way the holiday fell this year, it feels like 2020 started last Monday. So, I’m only a week behind in figuring life out. It’s going to be an interesting year, with some things still very up in the air….
Setting some S.M.A.R.T Goals for 2019
In 2018, I didn’t sit down and come up with specific goals for the year. So, it should come as no surprise that I feel like I didn’t really move forward in most areas of my life last year. I’m not disappointed about that as I spent most of the year trying to find a…
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…
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…
My Big Scary Goal for 2018
2018 is here and I still feel like much of my life is in flux. While I am not a Type A personality, I do like to have my life somewhat planned and be in control of the things around me. That doesn’t seem to be how life is going to work for now, so…
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…
Marine Corps Marathon 2017 Goals
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you already know that time goals are not my thing. I run because I need to run, so anything that takes away the enjoyment of running is something I don’t do. Speed work is not my jam and tempo runs kind of suck. You…
Setting 2017 Goals not Resolutions
Here we are at the start of another year. It seems like 2016 flew by. For me as a runner, it was a really awesome year, but I chose goals that played to my strengths: back to back half marathons, trips to races, etc. I also chose typical things like manage my time better and…
Wrapping up another year as MCM Mama
In a very few months, I’ll be celebrating my 9th year of writing this blog. NINE YEARS! What?? Also in 2017, I will run my 10,000th *recorded* mile. (Yeah, I know I took some months off here and there where I didn’t record my runs.) It’s hard to believe that when I started, I’d never run…