Valentine’s Day was Sunday. Normally, I do not celebrate Valentine’s Day. I am not a believer in the holiday but I think it’s important to show yourself some love. We are all guilty of proclaiming what we hate about our body and/or ourselves. Myself included. 2016 is my year. I am working on myself and learning how to relax and let things go. Part of my stress relief is writing in my journal. As I Read more
So you want to start running? Maybe you see someone out running every day in your neighborhood and you think, “I could do that”. Or you see your friends posting about that race they did over the weekend and it looks like fun. If I can run, pretty much anyone can run. Growing up, I had exercised-induced asthma and it was not well controlled. I could barely do a lap around the track. I don’t Read more
Natural History Museum was one of my favorite stops in New York. I went for the bones but stayed for the rest. We didn’t get to see all of the museum and could have spent another few hours there, if not another day. If you are interested in going to the National History Museum I would recommend arriving when they open and don’t have anything else planned for the day. You can definitely spend the Read more
Racing is a huge part of my life, even though I am not fast. I believe everyone should do a race at least once. I have done a lot of races over the years and one of my favorites continues to be the Kiss Me I’m Irish 4K, 8k or 17K which takes place every March at Westgate in Glendale, Arizona. I am a very small percentage Irish but this race is for everyone, Irish Read more
Sunday I ran a half marathon. I was not trained. For a while, I didn’t even want to do it. I was originally supposed to do a marathon, my first, but didn’t get far in training. I had a rough year and for some reason got a mental block about running. I finally decided I needed to run the half. I signed up and paid and did not finish is better than did not start. Read more
Part of the reason I moved to Arizona is for winter. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Wisconsin. As a child I loved winter but as I got older I grew to strongly dislike winter. I didn’t like being cold. I didn’t like ice or black ice. I liked the first snow but anything after that? Over it. I would take a real feel of 41 degrees over -28 any day. Read more
I have decided to do a blog post to go along with the photo of the month on my main page. I thought it might be fun to learn a little bit more about each photo or why I chose it for the photo of the month. Some months I will pick an obvious theme, like using my Christmas tree for December. Other months will seem completely random and it most likely is. These will Read more
I don’t usually make resolutions. We all make the same resolutions, lose weight, quit this, be a better person. We usually start out gung-ho and go all out. We join a gym. We buy something to help us quit that bad habit. We work out, balls to the wall, for a month or so. Then our drive starts to fade. We think I can skip it today. I will start again on Monday. Yet we never Read more
My first gluten-free Christmas… and I survived. Barely. My family was very supportive, but it was still hard not being able to enjoy all the Christmas goodies. I made sure to bake a few items that I could share and enjoy myself. I ended up making three different treats to share. For Christmas brunch, I made peppermint mocha donuts. I learned a few things from this recipe and will remember for future recipes. I stuck Read more
I gave up three weeks ago. I had interviewed for a job and really wanted it. I thought I had it. That is how well I thought the interview went. Outwardly I was trying to keep calm and not show how excited I was but inwardly? I was already planning. I had mentally packed up my current office and had a goodbye party. I started planning my first week on the new job. I wondered Read more