By far the most popular question from the Q and A was how I balance my training with parenting/blogging/commenting. First let me say I feel flattered that many of you have the perception that I AM balancing it all. Sometimes that’s the case, sometimes it’s not. But it’s always a juggling act. Here are some [Read More]
Archives for 2011
Weekend Rewind and More Q and A
Saturday was our annual pilgrimage to Wrigley for a Cubs game. Hanging out at Wrigley is always fun but wow they really stink this year…I mean they pretty much do every year… Look at Thing 2 being her sullen self. Probably a lemon ice withdrawal. I had a 17 mile long run on tap for [Read More]
5 Answer Friday
I’d better start chipping away at all the great questions I received. Since I’m late posting and short on time, I’ll do 5 easy ones: 1. Comes from Johann: What is your dream running goal? I’d love to run the 5 marathon majors (NYC, Chicago, Boston, Berlin, London). I’ve done two of the five twice [Read More]
TTT: As the Compost Turns
Compost Gone WildI returned from vacation to find my humble compost out of control.Very warm temps coupled with nobody home to turn it and probably not enough carbon caused it to go south not in a good way. I’d show you a pic of it but surely I’d throw up if I tried to take [Read More]
Benefits of Sun Chlorella
With the recent news about the growing obesity epidemic in America, the topic of whole foods is a timely one. Americans are getting plenty to eat. But too often it’s plenty of calorie-dense, nutrient-deficient food. When I was invited to try Sun Chlorella, I’ll admit I was skeptical. For the past couple of years I’ve [Read More]
Year Over Year
Remember this hydrangea I added to the garden last year? Here it is a year later. It’s less full, the flowers are now pale pink instead of the previous, gorgeous blue, but most importantly, it’s still alive and kicking. To be fair, I’ve transplanted this hydrangea twice in the year since I got it. Hydrangeas [Read More]
10 reasons to stop procrastinating your workout
1. It’s summer. It gets hotter the longer you wait. No need to sweat your ass off more than necessary. 2. The sunrise really is a beautiful thing. It’s even more beautiful when you’re all jacked up on endorphins. 3. You won’t hear the doorbell when the Publishers Clearinghouse Prize Patrol stops by to tell [Read More]
Vacation by Number: Maine
1: lobstah roll 2: pairs of lobstah socks. Thankfully only one pair was worn this way. 1: bowl of chowdah 1: maiden voyage to Tim Hortons 3 runs: 1 sucky, 1 stellar, 1 solid 4: ice cream encounters: check out peanut putter paradise from a great place in Bar Harbor. The absolute best ice cream [Read More]
9 For Friday
1. I’ve been up since 4 (thank you grass-eating dog) and haven’t done a damn thing. 2. When I hauled the trash to the curb (thank you golf-junketing Caveman–wait I DID do something), I found this standing in our driveway. WTF? 3. I’m going to go pump some serious iron now. Really I am. Now. [Read More]
Inspired or Defeated?
Google images I saw a comment on another blog the other day that made me sad. It said something to the effect of (paraphrasing here): …”especially when I read running blogs and see these super athletes running 10 and 11 miles at paces I cannot hold for even one mile….then I go out and run [Read More]
