On this day nine years ago, I officially started my journey of adult-onset fitness by finishing a local 5K in a little over 36 minutes. Today, I celebrated the fourth day of not being in pain after injuring my shoulder about six months ago. I’m injury free!! Yippee!! I have been about as consistent in … Continue reading 9th run-versary
Category: parenting
Reset mindset
It’s 6 in the morning at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. From our hotel window, nature puts on a show by painting the sky in shades of blue, pink and orange. I nudge our youngest son, who made me promise to wake him up for the sunrise, awake. He gets up long enough to … Continue reading Reset mindset
March reset
This month marks the 5-year anniversary of my dad’s death and the 1-year anniversary of the death of one of our dogs. It also marks when the pandemic closed our local schools and my kids’ world turned upside down.It seems odd that anniversaries impact you in a way that chills your soul. Some are hit … Continue reading March reset
Motherhood, the most epic adventure of all
Blogger's note: I wrote this column for work. I've expanded on it here a bit since space isn't an issue. I'm a mom. I don't know what I'm doing half the time, which makes my perfectionist side crazy. But we all have clothes that fit, food in our bellies and a roof over our head. … Continue reading Motherhood, the most epic adventure of all
Finding courage and forgiveness
Our neighbor's dog -- it's a sweet dog but jumps on my kids and can be a pain in the butt. It takes a lot of courage and forgiveness to deal with the dog's antics. And courage and forgiveness is something I've been dealing with a lot lately as I tackle some mental aspects of … Continue reading Finding courage and forgiveness
The princess of 2017
New Year's Eve: The celebration of the start of a new year. This is often a time of reflection, where we look back at the past year and note our failures, triumphs and those things we remember in between. Since I woke up an hour earlier than usual, my thoughts are a bit scattered. But … Continue reading The princess of 2017
The card
My mom knows how to read minds. I needed some sign of encouragement this week, and it came in the Mother's Day card pictured above. I think I've said this before, but the past few weeks have been rough. There were days where everything ran smoothly. There were days when the kids seemed to fight … Continue reading The card
Germy germs
HOUSE OF AWESOME -- As I lean over my stationary bike, I feel it ... the mixture of coleslaw, biscuits, mashed pototoes and fried chicken want to make their way back to the fast food buckets from which they came. I sit up, happy but a little scared. For the past month, someone has been … Continue reading Germy germs
