Ra ra ooh la la

Hey folks! Happy Friday. I hope all is well. I've got a great weekend planned. I've got my usual 10 miler with the BRA. Then, I'm heading to Orlando for some schmoop and for some baby Maddie. I can't wait to see how she's grown. I'll also throw in some outlet shopping...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Let me start by saying that you guys and gals are totally effing amazing. The feedback I got on the shoes was awesome! I made a purchase and will wait until my new mode of transportation arrives to fill you all in what I wound up doing. And yes, a couple of your...

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HELP! I need new shoes

Hello bloggy friends. I need some help. No, not that kind of help. I already take these little blue pills for that and I haven't seen those nasty pink elephants in weeks. That being said, I need some help selecting my next shoe.Here's the deal. I hate going to the...

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Under the sea….

Under the sea….

I returned from my first vacation of the spring/summer on Sunday and would like to report that I had an awesome time. I pretty much ate, drank, and snorkeled my way through Key Largo. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. Keep in mind, that while it is a...

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Thankful Thursday: Gone’ Snorkelin’

Hey kids! This is my last post until next week since I'm heading to Key Largo (just like Bogey and Bacall) this Thursday morning. Don't be jealous. Ok, fine. Be jealous. It's going to be major fun, happy times. We'll have some boat drinks, some beach side pizza, a...

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May the Fourth be with you

May the Fourth be with you

Yeah, that's right. Star Wars nerd here. Now, I don't have "action figures" (dolls) on my desk like a certain female co-worker, but I do enjoy the movies and participate in the annual May the Fourth Star Wars day celebrations. These celebrations include, but are not...

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Thankful Thursday

It's been a great morning and I'm so sorry I didn't get this post up sooner. I can't believe it's already Thursday. My morning has been so great in fact that I am just smiling like a buffoon for no apparent reason. Well, of course there are reasons, but let's start...

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Grandma’s Marathon 2026 Race Recap

It’s been 84 years since I’ve written on this website. Since more than five of you said on my social media that you would read a race recap, here we go. I will attempt brevity but I have SO much to say. Grab a beverage and settle in. PRE RACE Way back in January I saw...

2023: A Look Back

It's almost the new year, and I keep hearing people say how the year flew by. Well friends, this year did not fly by for me. I think I would have preferred that. For me, it was a year of rebuilding my fitness. It was a year of new challenges and learning to work with...

Top Ten Things That Have Helped My Mental Health During Injury

As some of you may know, I am an ambassador for Still I Run. Ironically enough, I got the news I was accepted to be an ambassador about a week before I hurt my back. The irony being that Still I Run is a cause that supports running to help with mental health, plus a...

Happy New Year!…and How to Work on Your Lower Back Pain

Happy New Year! I promised to write more, mostly to myself cause who the heck still reads this, and so here I am! I'm just shy of six weeks out from my initial back injury. I'm not sure if I call it an injury or lumbar disc disease? Either way it sucks. Here's what...

The Return of the Blog

I realize the last time I wrote an update here was February 2020. Yikes. I was all guns blazing heading into my bikini competition prep. But, we all know what happened the very next month. The C word: Covid. I tried so hard to stick with the training. Truly. I worked...

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