A few weeks ago, I was sitting around, thinking about how best to lose the pregnancy weight, and the pre-pregnancy weight that was hanging out after my bout with tendonitis. I cannot remember what it was that made me say, “Hey, this would be cool; I’m going to do a triathlon this year.” It was …
Do You Incorporate Interval Training into Your Workouts?
Whenever I’ve begun a running regimine, something I’m taking a break from due to an injury and pregnancy due (doctor’s orders…), I use interval training as a great way to get back in shape and increase my stamina. What I wasn’t expecting was to read the article “Interval Training Makes You Efficient At Work” at …
New Years Resolutions: January – Health
It’s that time again – time to reflect on the year past and make plans for the upcoming year. Last year, 2012, had a lot of really good things and a lot of not so good things (as many years do). Most notably, Wining Husband and I got married and walked across fire together. We …
Thanksgiving 2012
Ah the list of things I am thankful for – it’s that time of year again. I like to make sure I give credit where credit is due, and let’s face it, making gratitude lists don’t happen enough – this practice should happen on a regular basis. It’s good, though, that we do have a …
Running after a Break
When you start running again after a long break, it’s important to ease back into it. Otherwise, you could end up with muscle cramps – or worse – a knee or ankle injury. Instead, you’ve got to start out slow and build up slowly and steadily over a period of several weeks. As you may …
Commentary: Talking to Chairs and the War on Women
So…the Republican national convention…and Clint Eastwood, talking to an empty chair…happened. I’m concerned. I’m concerned for a lot of reasons, the biggest reason is that the Republican party seems totally out of touch with what we need as a nation. That doesn’t necessarily mean the Democratic party gets it either, but at least they …
Relaxation After a Long Week
When you’ve had a long week, nothing feels better than to relax. So often, our lives are hectic and we don’t allow ourselves time to just veg out in front of the television with a baseball game (or tv show, or movie) on. Instead, we begin filling our heads with the “shoulds” of life. …
Life: Don’t go to bed angry
In the vows my husband and I said to each other when we got married, we had our marriage deputy (my father-in-law) give a speech about what makes a good marriage. Including in the quote in our vows was a bit about not going to bed angry. We never go to bed angry – and …
Life: Staying Healthy
It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to stay healthy. When you’re in the moment, it may seem like exercise, eating right, and being generally active are things no one has time for. After all, with longer work hours, more obligations, and fewer resources, it feels like we have less time than …
Life With Pets
Pets make the world go round. It’s such a great thing to have pets. We have three cats. Lady – the kitty pictured to the right, Stripes – Lady’s brother and a total glutton, and LuLu – a tiny runt of a kitty who is also much older than she looks. We want to get …
