Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
But first.... The *plan* today was to lounge as usual during Uppers, then run on the 56 trail avoiding the extreme hills for a change, then shower, then start writing, then eventually head over E & R's place for afternoon working and dinner. That latter bit didn't quite happen, but I did have a really... Continue Reading →
SongSparrow0 SongSparrow1 This morning I was greeted on my run with the songs you can hear above. Over and over the Song Sparrows in the neighborhood were singin' about the day getting started (and, I am sure, yapping about this crazy human huffin' & puffin' as she jogged past them!) Here's what they look like... Continue Reading →
The day started off odd enough. First 15 was up and showering by 6:30 on his own - I can only imagine this was due to him having sort of reset his clock this week in preparation for yesterday's REALLY early morning for the AP test. So I was in the office by 7:30 and rolling along... Continue Reading →
Mother's Day is tomorrow, but I am declaring that I celebrated mine today. 26 and I had a great day together (along with the aforementioned friend I took in to work yesterday). I lounged in bed. The vet called to say Chip needed another day on the catheter. He was clearly feeling better but there... Continue Reading →
The follow up to the end of last week when we had to take in the piddle puddle kitty is that medically - he was fine. All tests were clear and the replacement and re-arrangement of bathroom facilities seemed to stop the out of litter box puddle issues. Of course, the vet also prescribed a... Continue Reading →
Last year at this time we had just finished up a wellness campaign at work where we counted our steps on a pedometer. There were conversion rates from other types of exercise into steps. I loved that things like gardening & vacuuming were on there. Because doing an hour of floor cleaning sure as hell... Continue Reading →
Or, as close as I can estimate anyway. I do know that I signed up for a Runkeeper account in April and started doing a combination of walking & running. In fact, my original profile from then shows me as a walker with my goal of transitioning from walking to running. So, one year (or... Continue Reading →
You just turned what should have been my fastest 5k race yet into the hardest run I've ever done and I'm counting the 5-8 mile training runs I've completed!! Lord, that was so damn hard. Wind gusts up to 30mph all morning and they ONLY seemed to be coming at our faces or from the... Continue Reading →
I need some coaching on how to properly take a week off of work. Perhaps I need to define "work"? To be more clear then, I am taking the week off of my day job. I looked at the calendar and realized that thanks to some software upgrades and new purchases, April-June would not be... Continue Reading →
The weekend did not go as planned. Mother Nature not only didn't listen to my plea for calm weather, she essentially threw a righteous temper tantrum that effectively canceled the Super Seal Triathlon. No cheering for my friends. No pictures. No cowbell. Just lots and lots of cold cold wind and rain and even hail. Consequently... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 