How To Make The Fitness Thing Stick
Consistency. I think this is one of the hardest things about exercise and probably the thing I hear clients talk about most often as a struggle. How to stay consistent. When you take a few weeks or...
View ArticleFriday Faves: All the Fall Feels
Happy Friday!!!!!! It’s been a good week here as Fall has peaked around the corner and given us Texans a little hope. Josh is wearing a sweatshirt this mornin….be still my heart. As we kick off...
View ArticleShould I Workout EVERY Day??
I hear people….women specifically, who make the assumption that they should workout daily. Hard. It’s a common misconception, especially as people are trying to build a new workout routine. They...
View ArticleFriday Favorite: A Look Back at the Chicago Marathon And The Race Recap
Hello and happy Friday!! Lila and I have been running around with errands and gymnastics so I’m just now sitting down to write for today. Rob surprised the boys and took them to the Rangers game...
View ArticleDo You: Resisting the Pull of Social Media
“…sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself…” ― Donald Miller Sometimes, I’m sitting at the kitchen table or making dinner or folding laundry, and something...
View ArticleFriday Favorites!!
Happy Friday!!!! We had Monday as a holiday so this week has flown by. Baseball and bike rides and a little more baseball have made for a crazy past few days. We sayed up late watching(half dozing,...
View ArticleAnd Just Like That…Josh is 8
8 years ago today I was in the hospital about to have our second son, in massive amounts of pain. He was doing his own thing and taking his sweet precious time, which makes perfect sense to me now, 8...
View ArticleFriday Faves: Ice Cream and Planking and T-shirts Oh My
Happy Friday!!!! I can’t remember the last time I was so ready for a weekend. It’s been a long week and this weekend it’s going to feel like Fall ya’ll. At least for about 48 hours. Josh is having his...
View ArticleA Book Review of Sorts: Present Over Perfect
It’s funny how with the expanse of social media, we all know what everyone is reading. It’s all over our news feed. And books work in popularity, just like wedge booties or technology or the newest...
View ArticleOwn The Run with Gore-tex
*image courtesy of Emily Megan Photography I started running ten years ago, against all my better instincts. I hated running, always had. I didn’t really think I was built like a runner. I never had...
View ArticleFriday Favorites!!
Hey hey and happy Friday!! It’s been a busy week with Halloween and ALL THE BASEBALL this week. Go Cubs!!!! I’m still feeling the effects of that late night, because I’m getting old. Anyway, here are...
View ArticleAbout The Kid Who Hides Everything
I’m not great at scheduled posts. I know I should be. It would make my life so much easier. But so much of the good material happens in real-time with real life events. Like today for example. I spent...
View ArticleFriday Favorites: What a Week
I think everyone, regardless of your circumstances or take on political happenings can all agree it’s been a long week yes? I say yes. Very little sleep, lots of coffee, some running, some lifting,...
View ArticleIf You’re Struggling with Social Media…..
If you are struggling with social media, especially lately, you’re not alone. I’m with you. As I was scrolling down some of my followers on Instagram(sometimes I do that so I’m intentional with...
View ArticleFriday Favorites!!
It’s Friday. FINALLY. It seems that I’m not the only one who had a long week. I’m drinking the most giant cup of coffee thanks to my sweet friend Meredith who brought me a colossal sized mug last night...
View ArticleJust Do It: Back to Racing
It’s been a while since I raced. Like, over a year. After the Chicago Marathon last year, I had officially burned myself out. I had run 3 full marathons in 18 months, one using the Hanson’s Method...
View ArticleFriday Faves!!
Happy Friday and happy December! Seriously, Thanksgiving and Christmas pop up on me every year. In part because it’s just now starting to look like Fall. The leaves change just in time to fall right...
View ArticlePeace In the Storm
Today I’m traveling back to Memphis to spend some time with my parents, my dad specifically. I don’t talk about it much. It’s heavy and personal, but sometimes those are the things that speak the...
View ArticleA Thank You
So Friday’s around here usually consist of scarves and recipes and workouts and all the favorite things from the week. But this week, it calls for a thank you. I wrote a post on Wednesday about my...
View ArticleFriday Faves: Tis the Season
So this week has been a bit of a blur. No blogging, very little running(I’ve had a nasty cold, because well, one minute it’s 70, the next it’s 18), and no following what could have been a very long and...
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