Category Archives: Health

Day 6: Good Luck Finding a Pool Noodle the Week After Halloween

We recently obtained two kayaks. Wait. That sounds like we stole them. We did not in fact steal them. Jesse traded work for partial payment in the form of kayaks. Any any rate, we have these kayaks. They are lying on the ground in our yard. Behind our big fence. Protected by our big dog. So don’t steal my kayaks. AT… Read more »

Day 4: Reboot in Progress

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I so do not want to blog about my day. But skipping it wouldn’t exactly be radically accountable, so here I am. My day was rough, and it was entirely, completely, and PREVENTABLY my fault. I set myself up for problems from the very beginning by overscheduling my morning, so when I then overslept marginally and the kids did what… Read more »

Day 3: Progress, not Perfection

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Mondays are usually a little hectic in this house, so I’m used to that. No big deal. But the Monday after Daylight Saving Time ends (aka, the day we accidentally figure out the hard way which clocks we forgot to change), the Monday after I ran a somewhat punishing 11 miles, the Monday when I’m in back-to-back meetings all day and had… Read more »

Day 2: A Journey of 100 Miles Starts with 11 on Sunday

Two weeks to the day before my first half-marathon, I’m still working on accepting my identity as a runner. I logged 64.6 miles in the month of October, 37.1 in September, 34.7 in August. I run kind of a lot. But it’s still new. I still feel like I need to apologize for it or excuse it somehow by pointing… Read more »

When Your Mom Friend is Living Your Worst Nightmare

I was a worrier before I had kids, so imagine what happened to my worry when I popped out two in one shot. Then double it. Then double it again. I worry about EVERYTHING. One of them has a bruise, I’m convinced it’s leukemia. I get a cough for a few days, it’s lung cancer. Someone complains of a headache,… Read more »