2023 running is off to a rocky start. I thought I was doing everything I could to be off to a better start than last year, but it's actually worse. I know I don't sound like one, but I actually am an optimist. Each year I do have hope it will be better than the … Continue reading Welcome 2023! Runfessions January 2023
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Mom Edition: Tea/coffee Date January 2023
I'm joining Coco and Deborah for our first hot beverage meetup of the year! Luckily my family doesn't read this blog, so I'm sharing some observations from my recent stay at my mom's. At her 94th birthday If we were enjoying tea/coffee . . . I'd tell you that my mom is diabetic, and yet she basically … Continue reading Mom Edition: Tea/coffee Date January 2023
Last Runfessions 2022
Running in December started out strong, and then petered out at the end of the month. Since this is a typical Winter pattern for me, I'm not surprised or worried -- I know I can rebuild when the time is right. If I rest now hopefully I'll be back out there running soon in 2023. … Continue reading Last Runfessions 2022
Travel Tools: Tea/coffee Date December 2022
I'm joining Coco and Deborah for our last hot beverage meetup of the year! Seriously, how is that even possible? I'm sharing some of my favorite travel tools (this post contains Amazon affiliate links). These are what I bring when I'm driving to my destination and have room. This has also become my at-home tea kettle If … Continue reading Travel Tools: Tea/coffee Date December 2022
Travel & Winter: Runfessions November 2022
I didn't think I'd be writing Winter runfessions in November, but apparently Mother Nature had some other ideas. Because after a lovely Indian Summer at the beginning of the month, Mother Nature took a really nasty turn. Speaking of nasty turns, how bout those prices? Yup, that's a runfession too! I runfess . . .While … Continue reading Travel & Winter: Runfessions November 2022
Life’s Little Surprises: Tea/coffee Date November 2022
I'm joining Coco and Deborah -- life can be filled with little surprises -- good and bad. I'm sharing a couple today along with a few other odds and ends. Why doesn’t it work when we try to make the ends grow? If we were enjoying tea/coffee . . .I'd tell you Mr. Judy found the above … Continue reading Life’s Little Surprises: Tea/coffee Date November 2022
A Half on the Down-LO: Runfessions October 2022
I'm taking a page from Cari @ Travelingwithcari's playbook, and revealing why I've been running trails and running longer lately. Yes, I'm planning to run my second trail half marathon. I started to run on the trails in this nature preserve during the Pandemic, but it wasn't until I was regularly training here this Summer … Continue reading A Half on the Down-LO: Runfessions October 2022
Don’t get coffee in my tea: Tea/coffee Date October 2022
I'm joining Coco and Deborah and sharing how I'm making my hot beverages now and a very odd thing I saw in a trail parking lot recently. It has now become my daily tea kettle If we were enjoying tea/coffee . . .I'd tell you I don't know what I was searching for when I stumbled across … Continue reading Don’t get coffee in my tea: Tea/coffee Date October 2022
Embracing Fall Running: Runfessions September 2022
Runners who live in cold places often bemoan the arrival of Fall, because that means Winter is not far behind. You know I am no Winter lover, but it's going to come whether I embrace Fall or not, so why not enjoy all that Fall has to offer up here? Nowhere near peak but Fall … Continue reading Embracing Fall Running: Runfessions September 2022
Hitchikers: Tea/coffee Date September 2022
I'm joining Coco and Deborah and sharing random odd encounters lately. If we were enjoying tea/coffee . . .I'd tell you about the woman with the walking shorts. As in she walked in the same shorts every single time I saw her for days. Does she own multiple pairs? It just seemed odd. Eventually I did see … Continue reading Hitchikers: Tea/coffee Date September 2022
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