Every year I pick a word that I want to use as my mantra, if you will, for the year. It's usually something I need to work on.2016's word was Respect (you can read that post here).Yes, I am off theme today for the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy again. I'm … Continue reading 5 Reasons Patience is my 2017 Word
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5 Gifts for the Traveling Runner
I may be going off theme today for the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy again -- but I hope you'll bear with me and see if any of these gifts seems right for the runner in your life. Which just might be you. Heating Coil I have had a small heating … Continue reading 5 Gifts for the Traveling Runner
Where’d my kitchen mojo go?: November 2016 Runfessions
I'm hooking up with the new Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy, and Marcia's Healthy Slice for Runfessions today. I runfess that in honor of Black Friday, this post was going to be another post full of stuff to shop for, but since it's the end of the month and runfession time, … Continue reading Where’d my kitchen mojo go?: November 2016 Runfessions
5 Gifts for the Runner in Your Life
I may be going off theme today for the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy -- actually, this was the theme for the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup -- but I hope you'll bear with me and see if any of these gifts seems right for the runner in your life. … Continue reading 5 Gifts for the Runner in Your Life
5 Things I’d do if I didn’t run
What would you be doing if you weren't a runner? The new Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy ask what activities you wish you had time for instead of your current activity -- while I do enjoy many forms of fitness, running doesn't leave me as much time as I'd like for … Continue reading 5 Things I’d do if I didn’t run
5 Surprising Things about CRJ
We're having a little get to know your blogger better talk today. That's what the new Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy dreamed up for today. Who am I to argue? So here are five fun/surprising things you may not know about me. In High School I won an art scholarship Surprised? Lemme tell … Continue reading 5 Surprising Things about CRJ
Speed FOMO: October 2016 Runfessions
So yeah, we're now married 31 years, I completed half #13, and my parents are moved into their new apartment. It was a busy month, y'all. Not too busy to scare up a few runfessions (like how I got in a little Halloween theme, there, even though it's not really my thing). I'm hooking up … Continue reading Speed FOMO: October 2016 Runfessions
Just because you can . . .
. . . should you? It seems like multi event weekends are all the rage now. And Ragnar, of course, which is sort of a multi event weekend. I haven't done either. And I'm not saying you absolutely shouldn't, but sometimes it's wise to stop and give some hard thought to why you're really signing … Continue reading Just because you can . . .
5 hacks to replace eggs when baking
I am not vegan; no, I'm not even vegetarian. Yet I often do eat vegan and vegetarian -- I also eat meat, cheese, and fish; but I try to limit the meat and cheese, as I don't consider them the healthiest options. I do eat a lot of eggs, but as I said, I like … Continue reading 5 hacks to replace eggs when baking
5 Ways To Know You’re Ready for a Half
Well, you know I'm ready for a half when suddenly I start writing a lot of posts about half this and half that. For this Fitness Friday Five from Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run, I'm going to give you five ways to know … Continue reading 5 Ways To Know You’re Ready for a Half