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Confession: Most of the time I think running is gross. Once in awhile it DOES feel fun. That is what I am chasing. That runner’s high. I don’t know that I’ll ever get it, like my friends who can run marathons, half marys or play an afternoon of rec soccer. But after years of [...] Today is the start of Lent. Are you participating? What are you giving up? In the past, I’ve given up coffee multiple times, gum, meat, swearing, and sweets multiple times. I’ve also made commitments to do better, to be a better person, be it compliment more (and complain less) or [...] February 5k complete! Only 10 more to go … The Frozen Foot 5k, hosted by the CU Triathlon Team, was a great event and a great cause. I was especially psyched because instead of the run-of-the-mill logo-laden T-shirt one usually gets, the Frozen Foot runners received gloves. Heck yes. Since I work at [...] source I feel like a rhino. I want to be a gazelle. Nothing against rhinos. Heck, they probably run really fast (faster than me but probably not faster than a gazelle). I’m just saying that when I run, I feel like this lumbering, thundering mass of human huffing and puffing and sweating. [...] WHY DON’T YOU VOLUNTEER AT MY SCHOOL LIKE THE OTHER MOMMIES? Oh, knife through my heart. Of course, I realized that probably not ALL the other mommies help out at school all the time or even ever, but try telling that to your own child who has called you out, a kid who [...] source
Confession: I’ve neglected my blog. I hate that. A pet peeve of mine is a neglected blog, but I guess if you blog long enough (let’s see … almost two years now right a-heya) it’s bound to happen. You know, all that stuff “offline,” another pet peeve who makes [...] The other day I was craving spaghetti with meat sauce. Comfort food, if you will. While I myself am not Italian, I was raised around many great Italians whose moms and nanas make a good sauce. That’s hard to find in the West. Luckily, my gal pal Jenn Fields, whom in my head [...]  |
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