The ISH
The other day I went for a run. Well, a run(ish), as I like to call it. I worked hard to push through 3 miles of intervals — 2 minutes of running alternated with a minute …
Category: health
Things I Don’t Give a Crap About
The older I get, the more I find that the list of things that I couldn’t care less about grows faster than I can keep track of it: 1. How I look when I’m working …
Shame monsters
I didn’t intend to take a little summer hiatus, but I guess that’s what happened, regardless of intentions. If I’m being truthful, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to be here, but rather my words …
Onwards. Upwards.
Lawdy, folks. Where does the time go? It’s like the world has spun off its axis: both the Sox and the Cubs are atop their respective divisions. What’s next? Actual Spring weather in May (i.e. perhaps a …
Ice picks, chemistry, a doctor’s intervention and an opportunity
Ice Picks I sit on the couch, eyes barely opened, the TV just white noise in the background. There’s an ice pick stabbing me over my right eye and another one stabbing me up through …
Oh, what a beautiful…
For the month of April, I’m participating in Susannah Conway’s #AprilLove2016 and writing a love letter to a different someone/thing every day. Today’s love letter is to Morning. Dear Morning, You know, there’s morning and …
“There’s no place like… “
For the month of April, I’m participating in Susannah Conway’s #AprilLove2016 and writing a love letter to a different someone/thing every day. Dear Home, I’ve always been pretty good at making myself comfortable in a …
A Month of Love Letters
I seemingly can’t turn down the “Month of <insert some activity here>” programs. Like a moth to flame, or like a Laura to cookies, I’m drawn to the structure and focus of it. It feels …
Accountability SunMonDay #9
This is Accountability Sunday where I look at the past week and how much work I did towards my goals and then set some goals for the coming week. The week started out slowly and …
Let It Go! Let It Go!
All of you parents out there, no worries — this isn’t a post about the songs from Frozen (is that movie still playing on loop like it used to?). Even I try to not be …