When some Injinji Toesocks showed up here for trial, I won’t lie, I was skeptical. I am the high priestess of blisters. Actually I tried Injinjis years ago when I was just getting into distance running and they were a no-go. But you know what they say: open mind… So I gave them another try [Read More]
Psychology of the Closet Purge
The other day I boxed up some clothing to be donated. Among the items on the chopping block: 2 pairs of jeans: the rise was just too high by today’s standards. Plus I just bought a new pair over the weekend. Out with the old, in with the new, right? 1 plaid shirt: Saving in [Read More]
Runners vs Cyclists
With our ‘ring of fire’ heatwave still going strong, I was grateful today was not a running day. Although I haven’t been running outside (my mill and I are having a rare summer fling) I’m still getting out on my bike as much as possible. Cycling when it’s 100+ degrees is a sweat fest but [Read More]
Settling Into Summer
The kids have been out of school 3 full weeks now and I still don’t feel like we’ve settled into any kind of routine. In my head I think of July 4th as the ‘middle’ of summer break and it’s all downhill from there…you know days getting shorter, back to school ads cropping up (grrrr). [Read More]
