Nordstrom Sale - Review

I just wanted to take a quick moment and review the items I spoke about in my Nordstrom haul: If you remember, these are available in a size 12 which is unheard of in a mule.  They fit perfectly.  I haven't worn them yet mainly due to a foot injury (plantar fasciitis)  and I'm trying to wear more supportive shoe which means most of my shoes are out for now. T…

Ridge to Blazing Ridge

8/21/2021 4:44 a.m. : We are running  Ridge to Blazing Ridge  this morning.  It is 10 miles of what are supposed to be intense hills.   I'm in a weird space right now with my training where I wasn't able to train for this race at all due to other exercise obligations.  Weird, I know.  This race though will kick off my training for an ultramarathon race in …

Transitions

We are going through some major transitions as a family. Anna is engaged to be married. Madalyn is set to deliver her 3 baby in a month or less. Timothy was just married. Grace enters her freshman year in college. Isabella just moved into dorms for her freshman year in college. Rowan is a senior this year. Lily just received her driver's license. It has been a wh…

Intentions - Set your reminders

I find that sometimes the reason why I fail in my intentions is because I forget about them.  And once I've forgotten about them once, I will keep forgetting about them until there is no reason to even try.  I typically need a trigger to remind me to do said thing. Here are some reminders I have found useful: write it down as a daily task in my planner the one I …

Never Quit

Are You Doing Self-Care Right?

EVERYONE  is talking about self-care.  It's a bit ridiculous.  Especially since the most important aspect often gets overlooked.   At the bottom of the page is a video where Alexandra goes into this a bit.   The aspect that is missing is the part where you care about yourself.  As you are using that body scrub, you are loving that body that has brought you throug…

Uniqueness

I was laying in the grass after a hard ruck breathing in the early afternoon sun listening to the cicadas song as it swirls from side to side like fans doing the wave in a stadium.  What a delight!  Have you ever heard a cicada?   While I was laying there 2 people rode by on their bikes and I heard the woman describing what her boyfriend's childhood was like.  …