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The journey is the reward.

October 14, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I ran 20 miles on Saturday. The first 16 miles were great. I felt awesome. At 13 miles, a friend who is also running the NYC marathon (and is training for an iron man triathlon next year), ran past me. He told me I looked strong. It gave me a little confidence boost. About a […]

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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. ~ Walter Elliot

October 7, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Yesterday was another huge day for me in the fitness department, but before I get to that, you have to see Meghan. I haven’t shown you her pictures in a couple weeks. It’s not because she’s fallen off the wagon… In fact, quite the opposite. She’s been working her ass off. Literally. She is starting […]

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I don’t know what’s next. But I’m excited to find out.

September 30, 2013 by not your average mom 11 Comments

It all began with the decision to To start taking charge of my life. To start working out. To start running. To start getting healthy. That decision to start led to the decision to do this: That decision eventually led to this: and this:  and this: And the decision to do that, led to the […]

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Success is a journey, not a destination. Although the destination is pretty freaking awesome.

September 23, 2013 by not your average mom 8 Comments

8 months ago, I allowed someone to take my picture. Maybe not a big deal, you say. But to me, it was. Because I felt really, REALLY bad about the way that I looked. The past 8 years have been spent avoiding having my picture taken. At all costs. And there were some heavy costs. […]

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No time like the present to give yourself a present.

September 16, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

My birthday is in 2 days. I’m going to be 44. On my 43rd birthday, I looked like this: In fact, for my last eight birthdays, this is pretty much what I looked like: I felt the same way I looked. Heavy. Burdened. Slumped. Slouched. Well… Fuuuuck that. Not anymore. This year, on my 44th […]

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Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

September 9, 2013 by not your average mom 3 Comments

On Saturday morning I took Number 3 to baseball practice. I looked pretty much like this. Well, from the neck up. I wasn’t wearing a bikini; I had jeans on. And even that is an accomplishment. The jeans, I mean. A year ago, if it wasn’t elasticized, I wasn’t wearing it. Anyway, at baseball practice, I saw […]

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