Category Archives: Personal Development

Day 5: “And That Was When the Aliens Landed”

I kind of completely love the TimeHop app, and in November I kind of completely love it for two reasons: Reading all of my remarks about NaNoWriMo from 5 years ago is hilarious, hence the title of this blog post. Watching my ever-growing pregnant belly swell to epic proportions in the countdown to my little guys’ birth-day 3 years ago… 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 »

Day 1: What if 30 Days Could Change Everything?

I keep hearing the advice “Life’s easy when you live it the hard way and hard if you live it the easy way.” Every time I hear it, I write it down. And today, at the Herbalife Central Florida STS, the speaker was looking right at me when he said this exact phrase. I may live a relatively easy life —… Read more »