Category: Mama Life
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Tomorrow’s a Big Day
Tomorrow I will run a mile. Without stopping. For the first time ever. That’s right. ONE mile. Well technically, 20 minutes, so actually more than a mile. Tomorrow is week 5 day 3 of my Couch to 5K training. But this is more of a milestone than finishing the program and running 3…
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Soak it up: My favorite days
Just about every day we end up taking a quick walk/stroller/bike ride around the little pond behind our house. It’s an easy way to get out and get fresh air since we don’t have a backyard. Yesterday our walk was at 4:30. When we finished, the golden hour sunshine was beaming in and making everything…
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What I Learned in September
I LOVE learning. Seriously. It’s probably why I have a hard time reading fiction…I want to take away something practical or discover something new each time I read. I get excited reading the community education catalog and wish I could still be in school. Yeah, it’s true. So today I’m linking up with Emily at…
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Quest for the perfect orchard
Apples. They have a special place in my heart. I grew up in a town with an Apple Blossom Festival. Every year we made a trip to the Farm Market for apple cider and other yummy treats. I was told we were the “Apple Capitol of the World” and loved driving up and down the…
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If at first you don’t succeed…try something new?
Remember that time I said I was quitting quitting? Well. That didn’t work out so much. I could give you a long list of excuses and reasons why I quit. What it all comes down to? I hated it. I would turn it on and want to punch Jillian Michaels in the face. I was…
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A Quest for Music
Somewhere in my teenage years, I made a highly intelligent observation…. Some people’s wardrobes get stuck in a particular decade. I’m sure I’m not the only one on earth brilliant enough to figure this out, but that observation made enough of an impression on me that I swore I’d never get stuck.