Torture Report: Snarky Smoothie Slurper & Flying Pigs

(G): What a week. It’s been so full of nothing, something, and everything that I feel at a loss for what to tell you first so I guess I will start at the beginning. I experienced gait analysis and a physical therapy assessment last Wednesday. It was eye-opening, slightly shaming and makes me want to bar…

From Bucket List to Reality

Bucket lists, vision boards, mission statements, 5-year plans; there are countless ways that we humans choose to categorize our hopes and dreams. And those amalgamations of what we want to accomplish and experience are recorded in all sorts of ways. I have seen people who carry tattered pieces of paper with them everywhere just in…

Life Lesson: Crunchy Peanut Butter Problems

I needed to go to the grocery store in a big way. We were low on lots of things and I didn’t have the full ingredients to make much except peanut butter and jelly. Even though it didn’t sound all that good, I broke down on Tuesday and decided that’s what I would eat. I…

Thankful Thursday: Gain & Loss

Just when you think that your goofy dog or your aloof feline doesn’t know what’s going on in the world or your home, they prove you wrong. More than a month ago, we said goodbye to our cat Parsley. She was the sweetest of all of us and her absence is apparent daily. Last evening,…

Torture Report: Focus, Detox and Determination

(G): Last week I told you I was going to double down on strength, flexibility, rehab and my diet while I am not running. I did and it made a big difference in my attitude. I felt much happier with an intense workout of another sort and a renewed focus. I worked hard and being tired…

You Are Not From Around Here

John and I spent the weekend in Tennessee. We arrived in the community of Wartrace on Friday evening in preparation for John to run the Strolling Jim the next morning. We’ve done races and spent time in Tennessee before but this time was different. We were in what I would describe as a rural community….