It's been so long since I've written anything just for fun, that it feels a little bit weird to even be trying right now. I wish I could pinpoint what happened to make this all seem more like a chore than something I actually enjoy doing so I could avoid it in the future, but... Continue Reading →
Five Weeks in 1500 Words
Please forgive my atrocious lack of posting lately. When you "write" for a living, it makes it harder to also still want to write for fun when you get home. That's the excuse I'm going with, anyway. (I recognize that it's actually a terrible excuse, but the alternative is to be totally honest with myself and... Continue Reading →
Cupcake ban update, pre-race freak out, and race day goals
The update Giving up sweet, delicious baked things for two weeks turned out to be a lot less awful than I anticipated. I did whine every time Tim ate cookies, but I never caved in and ate one myself...even when I baked them for him! I did cheat a tiny bit, though. There were a... Continue Reading →
If I seem a little extra bitchy in the next 2 weeks, this is why
About a month and a half ago, I decided that if I could get down to 125 pounds by race day, I'd have a better chance of finishing/not dying somewhere between mile 15 and the end. So I started to keep a little food journal (which really does work surprisingly well, and also helped me... Continue Reading →
Run | Climb | Ride 