2015 Running Goals

I've been sitting with this post for a bit...perhaps a little gun-shy to put it down in print after coming up short last year ... or just needed a little more time to marinate. But as I said in my Year of Running post, having had a challenging … [Continue reading]

First Coffee Date of 2015!

Happy New Year! It's the first Saturday of the month/year so grab a cup of your favorite tea, cocoa or coffee and join in for the Ultimate Coffee Date! If we were having coffee together, I'd tell you that it's been a great Christmas break around … [Continue reading]

Top 5 Posts for 2014

Hope you all had a great Christmas! Ours was wonderful and I'm still enjoying some great family time this week. Of course it's the natural thing to spend some time reflecting as the year winds to a close. I've been doing a lot of thinking about my … [Continue reading]

Merry Christmas!

The cookies are made... Gifts are wrapped (almost)... Food prep has begun...and now it's time to kick back and enjoy. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! … [Continue reading]

Ready to #RocknBlog 2015!

Well it looks like my dance card just got a little fuller... I'm super psyched to announce that I've been selected to be part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series 2015 Rock 'n' Blog Team! There are so many great RnR locations to pick from - … [Continue reading]

December Runfessions

Given that the last Friday of the month falls on the day after Christmas, Marcia decided to do her monthly "runfessions" today - and once again, I'm in. Runfession #1 -- I'm very excited that the lottery gods smiled on me and I'm in for the … [Continue reading]

Year of Running – 2014

Recently Amanda posted for her annual look back on the year of running and invited others to join in and answer a few questions about their year:   Best Race Experience? Ah well, if you've been around here for a bit, then you know there … [Continue reading]

Thursday Thoughts – Things that make me smile

 Christmas lights -- I love how my boys still oh and ah at Christmas lights as we drive through town. Makes the early sunsets worth it :) Runs with my hubby -- For the past month, my husband J has been joining me for my weekend runs. We've never … [Continue reading]

Ultimate Coffee Date: December Edition

It's the first Saturday of the month so it's time once again for the Ultimate Coffee Date! This morning I’m happy to be linking up with Coco, Lynda and Deborah. This is always one of my favorite link-ups - it's a great time to catch up, so grab a mug … [Continue reading]

Mindful Monday

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I really enjoyed having 5 days off - it was a chance to unplug and re-connect, and I took full advantage of it. It also gave me time to think a lot about how I want to spend this holiday … [Continue reading]