Ice Caves

Hike to Ice Caves Done. *** It must be said that this was pretty much a holy experience for me. I don’t know why, but walking up the side of a mountain gives me tremendous pleasure, a feeling of connectedness, a sense of awe. I just marvel at this amazing world I get to live … [Read more…]

Boots and Summer Goals

Way back in June I wrote the following list of goals. I started wondering how I was doing on them. Turns out, I’m not doing stupendously well! This summer I want to… – End with my weight in the 220′s – Run an average of four runs per week – Hike to the ice caves … [Read more…]

Color Me Rad

Today I woke up at 6:30, crawled out of bed, rubbed the bleariness from my eyes and woke my kids up to head to the Color Me Rad 5K (the race where you are pelted with color while you run, ending up with a colored shirt and body by the time you cross the finish … [Read more…]

Anyways…

I keep thinking I need to write something for my blog… But then I keep not writing anything for my blog. Funny like that, eh? Frankly, I’m in the throes of summer. The weather is hot, I’m sweaty, a little sleepy and am just not into doing much in the way of running. It’s hot … [Read more…]

20 Questions

I don’t make a habit of doing this kind of stuff- the lists of factoids that circulate on social media, but I was reading over at fat chick 2 fit chick today and she posted this. I was fascinated to read about her so I decided to add this to my own blog. Perhaps some … [Read more…]

I’m Still a Firework

I have been really considering, lately, what is up with my New Kids thing? I’ve rejected them for years, then, on a lark, I go to their concert and get hooked back into their world. Suddenly I’m following Donnie and Danny on Twitter, the rest on Instagram and looking up their personal lives online to … [Read more…]

Fabulousness

Running today was super awesome with a side of awesome sauce fo-sho! I spend a good amount of time on Hulu passively watching shows like The Biggest Loser and Extreme Makeover: Weightloss Edition (EM:WE) I’m aware that their practices are not always the best for losing weight ‘right’, but I think they must know something … [Read more…]

Eye of the Beholder

I haven’t done one of these in a while. I like seeing these things 😉 There aren’t HUGE changes or anything, but it’s fun to compare and contrast. I just am noticing that I’m a wee bit smoother, my boobs are definitely shrinking… I’m just kinda less.. Lumpy, I suppose. I’ll take it. I’m not … [Read more…]