Where were you on 9/11/2001? I was moving a little slow that morning. Not fully awake yet, I get a call from a friend sobs out, "turn on the news!" I was a 26 year old homeschooling mom of 3 and pregnant with my 4th child at the time. I say that as I am going to point out that I had no experience with terrorism, but the reality is that most Americans …
Read moreI thought I would review my 2021 goals as it has been a hot minutes since I've even take a look at the list: Marathon: We tried doing a marathon and it got canceled due to covid. We are scheduled to run an unorthodox ultramarathon in October that will technically cover this. Tough Mudder: woot woot! Nailed it. Everesting: Turns out that this event is very e…
Read moreDid you know that newness is life to the brain? Feed it! Get out there and try something new. Or stay in and try something new. The Beardo and I are trying out Crossfit. I am now a Crossfit Bro! 💪👊💪 I am learning the handpan drum, David Kuckhermann · Asymetric Refraction 2.0 - featuring Naghmeh Farahmand (Tonbak) It really helps when t…
Read moreThe song is just because. As you can tell from my last blog post, I'm a bit mully grubby. And... that's ok. We probably all are as we head into a new form of Covid lockdown. Even if you don't feel stressed, we have stressors on us of types that we could not have prepared for. But this is why we have routines and habits. They aren't for when e…
Read moreI am really struggling right now with my mortality. I don't know that there is one trigger, but seems like multiple triggers. The crease between my eyebrows is deepening. The crows feet have turned into the Mariana trench. I noticed last night when stretching that the skin above my knees is sagging. Let's not talk about my floopy boobs. I had a conversa…
Read moreI just wanted to take a quick moment and review the items I spoke about in my Nordstrom haul: If you remember, these are available in a size 12 which is unheard of in a mule. They fit perfectly. I haven't worn them yet mainly due to a foot injury (plantar fasciitis) and I'm trying to wear more supportive shoe which means most of my shoes are out for now. T…
Read more8/21/2021 4:44 a.m. : We are running Ridge to Blazing Ridge this morning. It is 10 miles of what are supposed to be intense hills. I'm in a weird space right now with my training where I wasn't able to train for this race at all due to other exercise obligations. Weird, I know. This race though will kick off my training for an ultramarathon race in …
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