I am working up to my next race. I’m going to compete in a 5k. This will be my first 5k since high school. But I didn’t technically run cross country in high school, so I never really ran a […]
I completed my first road race on Mother’s Day. It was only one mile, but for me it was, and is, a huge accomplishment. When I was young, both of my older brothers were into sports and athletics. They both […]
It’s been two days since I wrote a blog entry about super foods. Un-posted, mind you, but written nonetheless. I’ve been a bit distraught trying to figure out what the heck happened to it, because I literally save my work […]
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. ~ Lance Armstrong When […]
It’s been a long process, but I am proud to announce that I have successfully shed the 22 extra pounds I had been carrying since the birth of my son in October 2009. What started in August 2010 as a […]
I recently read an article on the Huffington Post website. It is called “Nostalgic for High School? Rethinking the ‘Reminiscence Bump.’” Here’s the link if you’re interested. The article discusses how social norms have influenced us into using life event […]
I have a love-hate relationship with snow. I love it. It’s beautiful. It’s fun. It’s sloppy, dirty. And cold. I hate it. Living in Northeast Ohio during the winter months is an experience, to say the least. It is truly […]
I feel like I have so much random stuff on my mind. I’ve been trying to focus on what to blog about, and for the last three days I’ve jumped from playgroup topics to exercise topics and now to I […]
One of my best friends and I were recently talking about smoking cigarettes. She was never a “pack-a-day” kind of girl. I, on the other hand, was. So we were talking about all the “bad” things we used to do […]
My 30th birthday has come and gone. Highlights of turning 30: I literally feel less stupid. I know I’m no smarter than I was yesterday, but I feel much wiser than I did when I was a mere twentysomething less […]