Tag Archives: fitness

Sunday Coffee – A Day in Quarantine Homelife

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

A couple years back, I participated in Trish’s “A Day in the Life of…” event, which happened to be my life as a stay at home mom in the middle of spring break. Not sure why that particular event came … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Reasons

Posted on September 23, 2020 by

Two weeks ago, my sister and brother-in-law traveled to the Rocky Mountains for a socially-isolated vacation. They stayed in a cabin and did a lot of hiking in their week away. While they were there, an old friend of mine … Continue reading →

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Summer Break Quarantine Goals Wrap-up

Posted on August 17, 2020 by

Back in May, I decided to make a “summer break” set of goals – a bit of irony during a quarantine period where my kids had been home full time since early March and will likely remain so for the … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Overtraining. Again.

Posted on August 12, 2020 by

I’ve talked about this time and time again. Fitness has long been one of my passions. I was an active kid, who grew into an adolescent competitive swimmer who did 3-4 daily hours of training and cross-training five times a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Meltdown

Posted on August 9, 2020 by

Thursday morning, my alarm went off at 6 am. Even though I’d had bad insomnia the day before, I’d set the alarm early because I wanted to get in some quick yoga as a dynamic warmup, and head out to … Continue reading →

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Run to the Finish, by Amanda Brooks (audio)

Posted on August 5, 2020 by

Subtitled: The Everyday Runner’s Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run This is a nonfiction book about being a “middle of the pack” runner: how to enjoy being an average runner while avoiding injury, burnout, and … Continue reading →

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July 2020 in Review

Posted on August 3, 2020 by

It was a rather peculiar month. All but the last few days of July were spent up north at my in-laws’ house with my two younger kids, while Jason and my oldest son stayed in San Antonio. I admit, I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Chaos and Celebrations

Posted on July 26, 2020 by

The last week and a half have been a bit nuts. Some good things, some less good, but lots of stuff happening both here and at home in SA. I needed a little catch-up post (one which has absolutely nothing … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Personal Ah-ha! Moments

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

Last week, on my third day of severe insomnia and a bit delirious from having been awake since 4:15am, I had four major ah-ha! moments throughout the day. Probably due to the delirium, I could only remember three of these … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Gabriella’s Cupcake 5K (Virtual) + Personal Milestone

Posted on July 19, 2020 by

This was the last 5K that I signed up for in 2020 before the plague took over. It was meant to be a non-virtual race in May that I was walking with Jason and several hiking friends. Then the event … Continue reading →

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