I’m on week 14 of taking care of myself. The past couple weeks were tough. The transition from the school year to the summer threw my whole routine off. The pool schedule changed for the summer so I can’t go swim in the morning anymore until school is back in session, and the kids are […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
Cause I Got Issues
Every Monday at 1:00 I go to therapy with my husband. We have been seeing the same therapist for over a year now. Since we normally go during the school day, the kids are never around when it’s time to go. Now that it’s summer and the kids are home all the time — ALL […]
Because Sitting Is The New Cancer
Anyone who knows me knows that I like competition. In particular, I like any sort of athletic competition. I’ve been like that since I was a kid. I like sports and I like games. I like setting goals for myself and I like pushing myself and I like a challenge. So I work out because […]
I’m Getting Stronger, And That Feels Good
I am getting my mojo back. Over the last couple years but especially this past winter I developed some serious prolapse issues which resulted in my stopping running and any other high impact activity. On February 26, 2018 I had pelvic reconstructive surgery — a hysterectomy and a bunch of other stuff to fix my […]
Next Year I Will Be A Contender
Yesterday I went to Quassy Park in Middlebury, CT with the kids for the day. They had a great time on the rides and in the water park. My uncle, cousin, and niece are up from Texas visiting, and we only get to see them once a year (at most), so they came to the […]
Today Will Be A True Endurance Event
Today I’m doing something I haven’t ever really done before. I’m doing the Pat Griskus Sprint Triathlon at Quassy Park in Middlebury, CT. But that’s not the thing I’ve never done before. Well, it is. But it also isn’t. This is the second triathlon I’ve done this summer, and it will be the seventh I’ve […]
