It was a grueling week getting ready for Thanksgiving; I won't lie. Especially since Chester wasn't doing well the beginning of the week, but oddly enough, he rallied over the weekend. I'm joining up with Holly of Hoho Runs and Tricia of Misssippipiddlin to recap last week. You don't have to be a runner to join in & tell … Continue reading Trotting off the Turkey: 11/23-29 Weekly Wrap
Runfessions, Thanksgiving Edition
Today I'm joining up with Marcia at Marcia's Healthy Slice to share my runfessions. I just might have made our Thanksgiving snacks my lunch on Thursday. I also ate 2 of the desserts I made on Thanksgiving, and a taste of my sister's pumpkin cake and my niece's apple crisp (while keeping my own mini apple crisps all … Continue reading Runfessions, Thanksgiving Edition
5 Reasons I’m Grateful for Running
So here I thought I was all set -- I thought I'd totally written this post and had it scheduled to post this morning (which it did). Luckily I actually looked at it and realized that while I'd written out my subheadings, I hadn't actually finished the post! Whoops! Kind of like my post on … Continue reading 5 Reasons I’m Grateful for Running
A Time for Gratitide: TOLT
My thoughts, like most of us in the United States, have turned to Thanksgiving this week and yes, I'm Thinking Out Loud about all the surrounding hoopla and work. And maybe throwing in just a wee bit of gratitude, too. 'Tis the season. Still time for Christmas Shipping At least that's what a catalog I was perusing … Continue reading A Time for Gratitide: TOLT
A Trip to Bountiful
Bountiful: Giving or providing many desired things In the United States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I am so thankful to all the farmers that toil so hard so that I can set my Thankgiving table with bountiful food. I am especially thankful to the ones that go the extra mile and raise organic food and treat … Continue reading A Trip to Bountiful
Girls on the Run Inaugural 5k Race Recap 11/21/15
Today's TOR topic is runner's gifts, which is a great topic and I'll be reading blogs with interest. Somehow this diehard shopper didn't feel like writing about stuff, so I decided to recap last weekend's 5k instead. A new race Darlene of My 1st 5k & More has been invovled with Girls on the Run and had sent me … Continue reading Girls on the Run Inaugural 5k Race Recap 11/21/15
Racing for the girls: 11/16-22 Weekly Wrap
As in actually for girls, not the breasts! Speaking of girls, it was also Lola's birthday this week. No, Chester & Lola are not related and although they are just months apart in age, we got them a year apart (both are rescue dogs). It was a busy week of fitness, racing, decluttering, cleaning, … Continue reading Racing for the girls: 11/16-22 Weekly Wrap
5 Things I’ve Learned from My Half Marathons
Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run have 5 favorite cool weather drinks as this week's Friday Five linkup. In my case that would be hot chocolate, and then tea, tea, tea, tea. I suppose I could bore you with what kind of teas I enjoy … Continue reading 5 Things I’ve Learned from My Half Marathons
Thanksgiving on the brain: TOLT
I've got Thanksgiving on the brain so I'm Thinking Out Loud about it this week. Chester likes his 2 walks a day Unfortunately, it's getting very difficult to get them in as the sun dips lower and lower on the horizon. So when I don't have time to walk him in the afternoon, I let him … Continue reading Thanksgiving on the brain: TOLT
Cherish is the word I use to describe . . .
. . . all the feelings that I have hiding here for you inside . . . And now that I've given you your ear worm for the day . . . I have been trying to cherish the time I have left with Chester (read more about him at 5 Ways to Know It's Time). But … Continue reading Cherish is the word I use to describe . . .
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