It's Me Time
Taking the Long Way Home
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1w ago
Before you judge me based on the title of this post, hear me out. My life has gotten very busy since the start of the year. On the work front, some of the projects I'm involved in have accelerated and are starting to encroach on my days off. One of the meetings was scheduled at the same time as CrossFit, and I excused myself, guilt-free from the meeting to go to my class. My husband's health issues continue. In addition, my parents need more of my time as I try to stay on top of my mom's health issues. I feel as if I'm juggling 3 balls in the air, trying to keep everything going.  Or mayb ..read more
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Mini Book Reviews: January 2025
Taking the Long Way Home
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1w ago
Disclaimer: I received ARCs of The Three Lives of Cate Kay, All the Water in the World, and Good Dirt from Netgalley and the publishers in exchange for my honest reviews. This post contains affiliate links.  Oh my goodness! Such a great month of reading for me. I love when I have some good new releases that I can recommend--my favorite was Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson. If you read her last book, Black Cake, you know what a good writer she is. Cross My Heart was a really fun thriller and I couldn't put it down. Liane Moriarity never disappoints and Here One Moment is ready for Nicole K ..read more
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Brrrrr...
Taking the Long Way Home
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2w ago
This week was the coldest that I can remember in a very long time. Most days, the temperature hovered near zero, with wind chills in the minus category. I think all of you know that I loathe running inside--I need that fresh air and natural light. I managed to get 2 of my runs outside, well bundled up, but on Wednesday, it was too windy and cold. Oddly enough, we've had almost no snow this winter. I think the weatherman reported a total of 9 inches so far this season.  I can't remember the last time we've had a winter like this. But in the glass half full category--this one's for Kim--it ..read more
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Cold Air, Don't Care
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2w ago
It's been really cold this winter! But you probably already know that, right? Fortunately, we've seen more sunshine this week, which did a lot to lift my mood. I'm feeling better this week after some beautiful snowy runs and two more great strength classes at the gym. We also had a brief break in the cold on Friday, but the cold air blew back in on Saturday—literally.  The hubs and I had plans to go to the lake this weekend. I wanted to get some trail running in while we were up there. But with the predicted cold weather and wind, I didn't relish the thought of being up on top of Gibralta ..read more
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Chasing Away the Blues
Taking the Long Way Home
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3w ago
It's been a long time since I've had the winter blues, but they hit hard this week. I'm not sure why this year is different. There are a few things that could be contributing to it--the hubs' health issues, some family drama, the extra few pounds that have stubbornly attached themselves to my middle, learning about a work friend diagnosed with cancer, those devastating California wildfires, and some anxiety about our country's future. Oh, and of course the bitter cold that has settled in our region after we experienced a spectacular autumn. I'm doing my best to get on top of this. I'm making s ..read more
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New Year, Same Old Me
Taking the Long Way Home
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1M ago
I'm not one to make New Year's resolutions or set goals.  I have the goal to hit 1000 miles running for this year, but that's been something I've done for many years. Does that count?  I plan to do the Mammoth Challenge again in October, but again, I wouldn't call that a goal since it's something I've done for 4 years now. My goal oops, I mean, my plan is to once again visit a few new segments while chasing my miles. I'm going to lean into strength training more than in the past. My gym is starting a new strength class in addition to the strength workouts that I've started doing ..read more
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Mini Book Reviews: December 2024 + Favorite Reads of 2024
Taking the Long Way Home
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1M ago
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. I received a copy of Three Days in June and The Heart of Winter from NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own. I was pleased that despite the busyness of the holiday season, I was able to read 6 books this month. Even more pleasing was that I finished off this month with 2 great prereleases, which turned out to be 2 of my favorite reads of the year. If these two books--Three Days in June and The Heart of Winter are examples of what's to come for 2025, we have a lot of good reading to look forward to! In her novel, Tell Me Everythi ..read more
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A Holly, Jolly Holiday
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1M ago
Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links. This was such a nice week! Christmas fell on Wednesday this year and with Thursday being my usual day off, I also took PTO on Friday, and voila! I had a whole week off work. I needed that time to prepare for hosting my family for Christmas. But I made sure to get all my workouts in. A day without movement is like a day without sunshine, am I right? And we've had plenty of those this week. The gray skies didn't dampen my holiday spirit though!  Weekly Rundown Sunday: trail run 9 miles Monday: CrossFit Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: trail run ..read more
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Coasting Towards Year End
Taking the Long Way Home
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1M ago
The nice thing about having no race plans is that I can just run. I used to love having a training plan with miles to accomplish, but I feel differently now. I'm enjoying my retirement from long-distance racing, and my knees are grateful for that, too. I saw my rheumatologist and my internist last week for checkups and both of them expressed amazement that I'm still running at my age and with RA; my annual mileage made my rheumatologist shake her head. I've been running so long that my body just dials in and lets me do my thing. I still lean on running to keep me sane, whic ..read more
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1000 miles!
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1M ago
This week I hit the 1000 mile mark for the year! I don't really set firm mileage goals, but in my mind, I like to have 20 miles per week of running, with the ultimate goal of 1000 for the year. I only have data back to 2014, but in the 11 years I've been tracking my runs on my Garmin, I've hit the 1000 mile mark 7 times. 2021 was the year I broke my ankle and foot, and I took almost 3 months off running. 2019 was another off year. I had to scroll back to my year-end recap to remind myself of the prolonged RA flare I had after receiving the shingles vaccine. 2016 was oh-so-close with 973 miles ..read more
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