Ah Thanksgiving week! It was a great one filled with family, relaxation and a welcome break in flute concierge duties. Since my last Rundown, Thing 1 has flown in and back to college again, but we made the most of our fourish days with her. I don’t bother with tallying my mileage for the month [Read More]
Rocking the Running Offseason
Before I get to the rest of this week’s goodness, here’s how my “off-season” workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 5ish miles Wednesday: Strength/core Thursday: Run 3 miles + Yoga Friday: Run 6 miles (wanted 8 but caught in downpour) Saturday: Rest Sunday: 20 min stepmill + Crossfit On 11/14 the Caveman and I celebrated our [Read More]
Thanksgiving: It’s a Wrap
Before we get to Thanksgiving stuff, here’s how last week’s workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 6 miles Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: Turkey Trot 4 miles Friday: Swim Saturday: Run 6 miles Sunday: Strength & Swim I’ve officially shifted my focus from running to lifting heavy and yes, swimming. So far the swim is kind of sucking [Read More]
Pass the Whipped Cream
I’d so hoped not to have to go the grocery store again today. The three I went to on my quest for fresh thyme yesterday were a zoo. Everyone seems to be off this entire week. Us? It’s business as usual for the Caveman who commutes into the city. Thing 1 still has school while [Read More]
Thanksgiving Good-Bad-Ugly
Thanksgiving 2014 is history and I survived. No oven fires or slips of the carving knife to be had. Chalk it up to turkey trot endorphins, but I think I handled the in-laws and the weeks of food-prep pretty well. I don’t think I’ve ever been as exhausted as I was on Black Friday, but [Read More]
Runfessions
It’s that time once again! Time to air it all out and come clean. I usually post my Runfessions on the last Friday of the month but with Black Friday next week, who know? So here they are a little early. Feel free to join me and tag me. I promise you’ll feel better. Yesterday [Read More]
Tips for Handling Holiday Drama
For the first time in….well…forever…..my mother-in-law is not cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Typically we rotate between us hosting my family one year, and going to NC where the in-laws host, every other year. If you’re an old-timer around here you may remember the year BIL and his family refused to travel to NC due to very [Read More]
Thanksgiving: Final Morsels
We are back from visiting family in North Carolina. Overall the trip was a smooth one: Flights were on time, no lost luggage, no stuffed animals went missing. I managed to stay (mostly) gluten and soy free. Yes that meant no stuffing. I’m at peace with it. I totally dug into dessert though. Did you [Read More]
Dysfunction Junction: Managing Holiday Stress
Ah the holidays. Images of golden turkeys carved table side, the warmth and comfort of family and friends, it’s all good right? The reality is few of us have holidays that even begin to approach the perfection depicted in glossy magazines. Thanks to inappropriate comments, unfair judgement, unrealistic expectations, alcohol induced barbs, and emotional wounds [Read More]
