Motivation, Running, The Journey, Uncategorized

Boston Strong

To all of those running Boston today.  You own the finish line.  Have a great race!

friendship, love, Motivation, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

Today, I need beauty in my life

I have not blogged about working out or eating in at least a few days.  Still on track in case anyone is wondering :).  I have found myself stumbling on beautiful things on the web and I just cannot help but share them. Today, in particular I needed a little human kindness and beauty in… Continue reading Today, I need beauty in my life

friendship, Motivation, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

Take a Seat

I want to do this right now!  How fantastic is this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHV4-N2LxQ

Health, Motivation, Running, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized, Weight Loss

10 things I learned over the past 21-days

Well, today is my 21st day.  I ended it at boot camp, which is appropriate since it is this boot camp that inspired me to try this in the first place.  Also, today's class instructor was The Vince, see my post from my second day to learn about The Vince. It was an exciting challenge;… Continue reading 10 things I learned over the past 21-days

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The Homestretch

17-days down and coming into the homestretch!  I am feeling great and feeling committed to my goals. Want to save my back for my race on Saturday so today was a little light yoga and some ibuprofen; I am going to go on a short run tomorrow morning make sure my body is ready for… Continue reading The Homestretch

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What Ferris Bueller and I have in common

We took a day off; although my day was not quite as full as Ferris's it was still a good day. Fridays are my rest day in my training program and since this is my first week of training I decided to do it right and took a vacation day from work.  I did not… Continue reading What Ferris Bueller and I have in common

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Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers’ Day to all of the fabulous moms in the world!  I love this little saying I found today, it made me laugh out loud and I thought I would share it :). It also lets us know that although we strive for perfection in our lives, we do not need to be perfect… Continue reading Happy Mothers Day!

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The 10K that almost wasn’t

I had a 10K race this morning; a race that almost did not happen, for me anyway.  I had a million excuses running through my head.  My race partner (my daughter) has the flu, my back has been hurting for about a week, in the past two weeks I have only run four times and… Continue reading The 10K that almost wasn’t

Health, Motivation

Ease on down the road

One more run down towards my half marathon goal.  Today I ran my 2nd officially timed 5K race.  I ran the race at the same place where I ran my first one.  This course is at a local park with many hills, it is so easy to forget how hard it is to run uphill.… Continue reading Ease on down the road

Motivation, The Journey, Weight Loss

Make of it what you will

This is the power you have, this is the power we all have.  When you wake each morning you decide the course of your day.  I found this expression "Make Today Ridiculously Amazing" several months ago and I absolutely love it. Since my journey began in January 2012 I have had ridiculously amazing days and… Continue reading Make of it what you will