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I put parental controls on my social media
WTF America? It hasn’t even been a week and he has initiated project “Let’s Destroy the USA.” I will not utter his name on my space, he is hereto to be known as FOTUS (felon of the United States). WE are at the FAFO moment in our country’s history. And we have sunk so low,…
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NYC Marathon Recap
Part 1! It has been over month since I ran the TCS NYC Marathon. I also haven’t been writing as much (par for the course during the school year) so this post is long overdue. This year’s race was a positive experience: the weather was amazing, my tendinopathy was under control, my training block went…
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“Here I Go Again”
I am a child of the 80’s, a proud member of Generation X and super-fan of Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Men at Work, Sting, Duran Duran, Prince, and Simple Minds. The music I listened to as a teenager evokes a strong sense of nostalgia, despite the emotional upheavals and dumpster fires I experienced in adolescence. I…
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Road to the NYC Marathon: Navigating Languor and Listlessness
Sloth, disinterest, listless, languor, disinterest, laziness, otiosity, the list goes on. The question: What is the opposite of motivation? I woke up this morning well-rested according to my Whoop. With almost 8 hours of sleep and a 82% recovery with a HRV of 48 (high for me!) I should have been raring to go. But…
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From Daydreams to Goals
It has been at least a week since I have written anything substantial. I have all of the excuses: my son was married at our home, I am marathon training, family members were sick and in need of special attention, and on and on. It is summer. I am a teacher. Full stop. Yes I…
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Life as a Scavenger Hunt
I like to think of life as one giant scavenger hunt, with participants searching for love, joy, and contentment. Each time we solve a clue, we are lead to the next, getting closer and closer to our final destinations. When I was a child I longed for the Barbie Dreamhouse. When I was a teenager…
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Attack of the “Shoulds”
They came out of nowhere, those pesky “shoulds.” The heat and humidity broke today, and I woke up with a plan. We are 15 weeks and 3 days away from the TCS NYC Marathon, a race I train for and “run” each year. Training began in earnest last week after building a solid base, a…
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Childhood Treasures
Clearly I am a child of the 70’s and 80’s. This is a new collection, and I am not sure where the desire to revisit my childhood has come from, but here it is, tucked away on a shelf in our kitchen (ignore the dust!) I should have the 1979 Strawberry Shortcake doll, but I…