All In For Cozy Season

November is here and it’s time to sit down with Deborah, Coco and YOU for a little catch-up session over coffee as we speed toward the holidays. They arrive faster each year, don’t they? After prolonged warmth, cooler weather is finally here and I am all in for cozy season and the joy of the holidays.

All In For Cozy Season

Over coffee I’d ask about your Thanksgiving plans. We have 3 college freshmen in our extended family as well as our two daughters who will all be rolling in for Thanksgiving and I could not be more excited to have everyone together. While it is the in-law’s turn to host Thanksgiving dinner, I’m planning a little (ok maybe not so little) get-together as well.

Over coffee I’d ask how you feel about the latest marathon cheating scandal involving 2024 marathon “winner” Ruth Chepngetich. Doping is so common in endurance sports lately it’s hard to be excited when someone wins or sets a world record. I wonder if she has to return the prize money?

I’d also ask if you saw that the Cape Town Marathon was canceled 90 minutes before the start due to high winds. That had to be such a bummer, especially for all those who traveled great distances. It was also “on trial” to be a World Marathon Major race. Apparently they issued “provisional stars” to those who return to run in 2026. Since Cape Town will not yet be an official major in 2026, I’m not sure that was the right call. What do you think?

Over coffee I’d tell you I am so proud of myself for overcoming the inclination to procrastinate and getting all my annual medical/dental/vision appointments and tests done. I’m not sure why I loathe doing this every year but the struggle is real.

Over coffee I’d tell you I tried to winterize our outdoor spaces in stages this year so it wouldn’t be a giant task all at once. While that was partially successful, the final “shutdown” still felt like a ton of work, and I left a birdbath out there because birds were still using it. It will have to come in now that we’ve had frost.

What would you tell me over coffee? Are you good about getting those annual appointments done?