appreciation
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Tis the season for family gatherings and good old summertime barbecues. Friends and family come over to visit and eat and drink. There’s always a group that nabs the chairs around the kitchen table as soon as they arrive. Some will hit the patio or front porch, always a few that linger in the kitchen, and a…
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Seems like when the universe is trying to get a message or some guidance to me, it bombards me with direction. Every blog and article I read, every podcast I listen to, every vlog I watch will be related to that which I need to pay attention. Clearly the universe knows that I don’t take…
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It’s Thursday, which means nothing really, but in social media world it has become #throwbackthursday. People posts pictures from last week, last month, their first 5k or marathon, or maybe a picture from high school, which for some us was a long, long time ago! (What were we thinking with that big hair?!) For my…
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I wasn’t planning on running a marathon last weekend. I originally was going to do the half marathon distance – but I’d been doing 12-14 miles on the weekend and doing 13 wasn’t really going to benefit my training. In spite of the fact that I’m supposed to be training for a 50 mile race…
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So many thoughts ramble through my head and seemingly disconnected thoughts at that. I like to be busy, but then I feel like I never get any down time. I get down time and then I feel lazy for just sitting around. I enjoy being a plant-based clean eater, but don’t want to come across as…
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This last week has been hell. Maybe I shouldn’t think that every event in my life is intended to teach me something, but it just seems so blatantly obvious. Maybe it’s my way of dealing with shitty events – finding the reason why it happened, finding the silver lining. I had happily started my training…
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Dear 2016, Here we are starting a new year off together. You should know that I’m a bit of damaged goods. I’ve got some baggage. And while I wish I could start our time off together giving you all the hope and expectation that you deserve, I’m just not sure that’s possible. My last year…
Silver Lining Strong 