Do a Half-Marathon? It’s not too late to turn back, but…
Do another half-marathon? Why not?! Actually, I could give you about 1,000 reasons why not. But the monies have been spent, and truth-be-told… I am a glutton for punishment. I am also a glutton for other things, particularly food things… so putting a good, healthy goal on the calendar is probably a good idea. But [...]
- February 1, 2013
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If pulling into a parking stall counts, then… I totally went to the gym yesterday.
Somedays seem like Mondays even though they are Thursdays. At one point yesterday I saw the direction the day/my attitude was headed and I took Thursday by the collar and was all, “YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME, THURSDAY. YOU ARE THE BULL AND I BELIEVE I HAVE YOU BY THE HORNS, THERE BUDDY.” [...]
- December 20, 2012
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Last-Minute Holiday Fitness Gift Ideas
Howdy friends! 5 days until Christmas! I recently got to share about some last-minute Christmas gift-giving ideas on KOMO 4 News… one fine December afternoon. (Go Seattle!) If you saw the broadcast, you know I promised to share links and information… Perchance you are here to find that promised information? If you did NOT see [...]
I Am Going to Run 400 Miles This Year.
I am. I am going to run 400 miles this year. 400 to “celebrate” the onset of my 4th decade of life, shall we say… Unless…. I break my legs. I digress. Speaking of digressing, HAVE YOU SEEN MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL? Well, my channel isn’t new, but the design is. I am tickled to [...]
- October 25, 2012
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Hey! I’m a Mom on a Bike! Meet my Huffy Regatta!
UPDATE! WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Heike – commenter #2! Thanks to all who participated! Imagine… … … the wind at your face. Fresh air. Just you and the faint sound of road passing beneath your feet. YOU’RE ON A BIKE, MOM! I wish you guys could really see the hill grade… and it’s [...]
- May 29, 2012
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Running: My Musical Strategy
One of the biggest motivations for me to get out and running is music. Running (a.k.a. JOGGING) gives me the opportunity to play music I love AS LOUD AS I WANT. It’s all about me. Not unlike this blog. Aaaaaaanwho… Lately, I have taken to running a shy 3 miles near my home. PROBLEM IS… [...]
- May 8, 2012
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Irony: Thoughts on cutting one’s finger on a cookie box and subsequent exercise.
So. One night recently… I remembered (a special thanks goes out a particularly fierce tummy growl) I had gone to Trader Joe’s and bought a box of Jo Jo’s. FOR EATING. Unrelated, never go shopping hungry. *eyes go wild* Aaaanywho. The box sat in my pantry… unopened for 3 days. THREE. DAYS. WHO DOES THAT?!! [...]
- March 15, 2012
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My Favorite Snack: Bread, Bananas and the Peanut Butter
Well, not “favorite” in a chocolate decadence sort-of way… Rather, “favorite” in an, “I am counting calories and really need something other than celery and water” sort of way. LIKE, I REALLY NEED SOMETHING BESIDES CELERY, but I cannot ingest the chocolate torte drizzled with caramel and sprinkled with sea salt. I mean I COULD ingest [...]
- January 31, 2012
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- Health, Life of Jenny
An Essay on Kickboxing, Drug Dealers and Resting On the Sixth Day
Well, I’ve been working hard to… well, feel better overall. Aaaaaaand try, try, trying to reduce my warehouse-store-sized-muffin-top to more of a standard-sized-muffin-top. Am I making sense? I really am just a woman who sets reasonable goals. I will always have a muffin top. I’m OK with that. Well, not really, but that’s what I [...]
Return to You – The Great Return to Me
I am in the middle of writing my most current, and possibly most moving “Return to You” story. A story of returning to the best me possible. I am not at all dramatic. In my lifetime I have “written” several of these stories. Life is like that. We are always changing, always growing. Some of [...]