Pirate Booty

Pirate Booty

Since I officially ended my birthday festivities on Saturday it's time to re-group. I was going to extend my birthday throughout the month, but after Saturday's many drinks and dancing, I'm closing the book on it. I'm beat.I'm so glad March is almost here and I've got...

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Thankful Thursday

BIG thanks for all of the birthday wishes yesterday. Thus far, this birthday has been like Chuck Norris. It kicks ass. I say thus far because I've got a full weekend of fun festivities planned and I'm so looking forward to all of the hoopla. I obviously love...

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32 years

32 years

Happy Birthday to me! Since I'm turning 32 today I've compiled two lists with 32 items. Fortunately for you all I'm not turning 82 or this would take forever. These 32 years have seen some ups and downs with the ups far outweighing the downs. Thus far my life has been...

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Birthday Suit

Ok, so since tomorrow is my birthday, I asked my favorite fashion blogger to help me select an outfit for this weekend's festivities.My only request was that it be under $100 since I'm balling on a budget. Not only did she select one outfit within budget, she found...

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Michigan Vacay Recap

Michigan Vacay Recap

And I'm back in Florida after a most lovely and winterful vacation to the mitten (that means Michigan cause it's shaped like a mitten, get it?). I flew up on Thursday night and had a great long weekend visiting one of my bestest friends and her fiance, who is very...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

I have the day off today to pack and head to the airport later to go see my favorite redhead and bestie Morgan! We have plans to head up to Traverse City for this fun festival. I'm praying for snow because my Floridian self wants to make a snow angel, snow man, or...

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Rock N Roll Half Marathon St Pete Race Report

Rock N Roll Half Marathon St Pete Race Report

The night before the Rock N Roll Half Marathon in St Petersburg, FL, I had a horrific dream. My friend Strawberry E (who wasn't even going to St Pete so I'm not sure how she ended up in this dream) and I were going to the race start and I told her that we were 30...

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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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