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Wellness Wednesday – A New Personal Milestone!

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Thistle

Note: This post was pre-drafted before Jason got sick and my family entered full-on quarantine. Last Thursday, I looked at the weather and saw that soon, San Antonio would be sitting in a multi-week rain cloud. I hadn’t run in … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Week 3

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Thistle

So we enter Week 3 locally just as the US case number surpasses any other countries worldwide, and end the week with triple that number. Yikes. It was a scary week for us personally, too, as both Jason and I … Continue reading →

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March 2020 in Review

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Thistle

Um, well…this month fell off a cliff, yeah? We (both the collective “we” and my family specifically) didn’t really expect to spend the second half of March under quarantine. But there you go. The Gignacery is all together again, all … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Shamrock Shuffle (Virtual) 5K

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Thistle

This was my first virtual race, and a major race fail in so many ways. The original event (non-virtual) had to be canceled due to COVID-19 (sadness!). They still gave out finisher’s awards, though, so Jason and I both picked … Continue reading →

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February 2020 in Review

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Thistle

There are a couple months in the year that I expect to be insanely busy. Late November through December (holidays!), May/June (end of school!), October (October!!). What I don’t expect is for February to be absolutely nuts. February. Normally quiet, no … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Chocoholic Frolic 5K

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Thistle

The Chocoholic Frolic is the first 5K I’ve participated in since the Elf Run 5K back in early December. To be honest, I was hoping to be at least halfway through Couch to 5K before getting to this particular race. … Continue reading →

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20-20 in 2020 – A Mini Challenge

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Thistle

Y’all know the year 2020 is going to have so many puns about vision and clarity and foretelling the future and all the rest. I gotta join in somehow. So on that note, I thought I might as well make … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Running Bingo

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Thistle

I’m sure it’s abundantly clear by now: In 2020, I made a personal goal to work toward becoming a runner again. That journey will be filled with inconsistency, starts and stops, frustrations, injuries (most likely), doubt, and all the rest. … Continue reading →

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2020 Vision Board

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Thistle

Before I begin this post, I want to apologize in advance for the next week or two of my blog. I haven’t read a book since early December and I’m in a bit of a reading slump. On the other … Continue reading →

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2020 Book Priorities

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Thistle

Every year, I begin with a list of books that will be top priority over the next twelve months. This list is pulled from multiple sources: anticipated new releases unread books from my shelves backlogged audio queue Goodreads TBR and … Continue reading →

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