August 2012 Goals
July 2012 Goals Get back into the swing of things & develop a new routine for Alvie, the architect & me that works well so that we’re all getting our needs met. – SUCCESS! – Mostly. Alvie is...
View ArticleThree Things Thursday
I was all prepared to do a Wednesday chub-day update on my baby, and then read the Ambitious One’s Three Things Thursday and realized that it is, indeed, Thursday. My world is topsy turvy! (I vote for...
View ArticleTriathlon Report – 1st Annual Non-Invitational Self-Supported Post-Baby Tri!
After my horrible, no-good, very bad failed triathlon on 9/23 in which I didn’t finish the swim (arguably my strongest sport at this point), I was determined that I would still do a triathlon this...
View ArticleDecember 2012 Goals
You guys! 2012, i.e. the year of CRAP (except the Bean) is almost over. Woo to the hoo! Let’s review how I did in November. November 2012 Goals Do not cancel any plans other than for legitimate reasons...
View ArticleGetting My Move Back
Hello interwebs! We are almost 1 full week into 2013, and so far it’s been great. Great New Year’s celebration. Eh work week last week. BUT – not too bad. Except for the first day when I was there...
View ArticleFive Things Friday
1. I said this on my FB page on Wednesday, but I could not be happier than I am not a stay-at-home mom. I love that Bean to pieces, but holy hell, people! Full-time momming is hard! I would probably …...
View ArticleHappy 2015!!
You guys! It’s January 1, 2015. I had some great goals for the past year and want to share how that went. Be a hermit – SUCCESS! I was definitely a bit of a homebody this year But not too … Continue...
View ArticleThe More You Know – Braindump
Pssstt! Hey you…yeah you. Did you know that it was Tuesday? Tuesday afternoon to be even more precise. In fact, for some of you, it’s probably Tuesday evening (or possibly Wednesday morning). I’d...
View ArticleALL OF THE HAPPIES!
I couldn’t be much happier today unless a trench coat-clad stranger handed me a large briefcase filled with unmarked, non-sequential hundred dollar bills. Today the Supreme Court ruled that gay...
View ArticleHappy Autumnal Equinox!
I AM SO EXCITED THAT IT’S AUTUMN! I am wearing knee-high boots (I own only two pairs because I have Calves of PowerTM and can never find any, including these, that fit right). I am wearing a sweater. I...
View ArticleHappy Blogiversary to Gazelles on Crack!
Just over ten years ago (ten years and a couple weeks), I published my very first post on this blog. I’d been blogging for a while – first on Xanga (gosh, it’s really too bad that I am unable to …...
View Article40 Before 40 – Update the Second
The first couple months of my fortieth year have been a little on the rough side. I was sick in March, and then I herniated a disc earlier this month, which has really cut into the activities I was...
View Article40 Before 40 – Update the Third
I am 1/4 of the way through my 40th year! Things have definitely been going a little better the last month. I’m feeling better (back is better and no more sickness), I’m getting into a new routine...
View ArticleMaking Time > Making Plans
I am a huge planner. HYUGE! Anyone who knows me knows that’s true. I love plans. And spreadsheets. And spreadsheets of plans. I have been known to spend hours making training plans and then never doing...
View ArticleIceland – Days 5 & 6 (Borgarnes, Reykjavik, and homeward bound)
My last full day in Iceland started out slowly. I knew I didn’t have as much driving to do, so I lazed around in my room and took the longest, best shower ever. Seriously. I told instagram that I was …...
View ArticleThis month…
September has traditionally been a terrible month for me. I’ve even blogged about it before. It’s the month I dread more than any other (maybe save January). The light fades so quickly from the evening...
View ArticleThree Things Thursday – Unemployment Plans Edition
Yesterday was the first day where I officially felt unemployed. I had friends in town through mid-day Tuesday, so Monday and Tuesday felt more like “I took some time off to hang out” days. Yesterday,...
View ArticleWriting and Reading and Running (oh my?)
Thursday afternoon, I typed “The End” on my latest novel. That makes the fourth book I’ve finished in the last < 3 years. I also sent my first Eleanor Morgan novel to an editor and it should be...
View ArticleThree Things Thursday: Autumn Edition
Autumn is the best season. There is actually no way to argue this statement without sounding ridiculous. STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE!* The three best things about autumn, in no particular order: Halloween....
View Article40 Before 40 – Update the Seventh
I’m not really sure where I’ll end up with this list in five months. I don’t so much care. I’m not giving up – certainly not! But I am learning to let go of arbitrary goals if they don’t make …...
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