For A Woman Your Age

If you want to know how to rile me up quicker than just about anything when you're talking with me, complete a sentence with "for a woman your age." Wow - you look great (for a woman your age) You're pretty strong (for a woman your age) You did an awesome job on that race …

New Best

The first of many new bests for me!  The thing I love about tracking everything in my garmin is that it keeps track of my PRs. I'm getting to the point in my training where each Saturday when I do my long run I will get a new "Congratulations" notification. 5.2 is not the furthest …

Love/Hate

I have this love/hate relationship with my hair. It's pretty much my crowning jewel, so I love it. But it is a battle every day to contain it. Ever since my hysterectomy I've had some fairly bizarre hormonal changes in my body. This has caused my thyroid to act goofy. And by goofy I mean …

Strength Through Weakness

When I was a kid - from early teens on - I was strong. Weirdly strong. I didn't look it because I was a toothpick. "Wiry" is what my dad used to call me. Long, lanky, gangly, and strong equals wiry. I'm not sure why because I really didn't work at it. It was just …

Evolution

I feel as though I'm in a constant state of flux. As a type A planning fiend, I tend to set a plan and if anything gets messed up with that plan I freak out, certain that everything is now going to be ruined. I'm trying to let go of that mentality and be more …

Two Easy Steps

How to crack up your daughters in two easy steps! While having mighty struggles building a retaining wall, your daughter (who is sitting next to your UBER religious mother) asks, "What are you trying to do, Mom?" You respond, "I'm trying to get the nail to go into the fucking board." ::crickets:: Then - the …

The Struggle Is Real

Some workouts are easy. Some workouts are hard. The hard workouts tire me out more than the easy workouts. When I say hard, I don't mean "wow, this is a difficult workout." I mean "wow, I think I need to quit and never try this again." That's a hard workout. This is how pretty much …