Baby, I’m Back.


I know it’s been a while since y’all heard from me. I can’t lie; I have been spiraling. Life is beating me down, but I am not out. I’ve got a new look for this new year, and I want to share it with you. First, still a caretaker. Two kids (one is autistic and…

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Yesterday, I went out and bought some fitness related things. I thought I’d share. I got this for $18 at Micheals. It’s pretty sweet. I came with a stylus and some fitness related stickers.   I got these 13 dvds at Dollar Tree, so maybe you might want to head out and get some too…

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Winter Running


Since many of you are in the deep freeze like me I want to remind you on what to wear. Also, dry gas and a full tank are good ideas too (guess who’s gas lines froze).

How to Make (and Keep) a New Year’s Resolution (From the NY Times)


How to Make (and Keep) a New Year’s Resolution By Jen A. Miller @byJenAMiller Save for Later Are you making a resolution for 2018? Warning: More than half of all resolutions fail, but this year, they don’t have to be yours. Here’s how to identify the right resolution to improve your life, create a plan…

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Happy New Years Eve!


Say goodbye to 2017! Tonight is the night for booze and new beginnings. As you all watch the music and talk to friends and wait for that ball, I want you to take a deep breath and say “Fuck You 2017!” Yes, say goodbye to the metaphysical and physical baggage you’ve been carrying around. It’s…

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The Rewrite.


2014 was a good year for me. It’s been harder since. That’s about to change. This 2018 is a new me and a new blog. As always, the blog with be health focused. I’m going to kick this year in write!

So… Saving Lives Midpost


So last night, whilst writing my post, I may have saved some lives. Now, I know your sitting there thinking, “bullocks,” but stuff went down. There I was trying to write my post, and my mother decided to take my daughter to play on the porch. Cool, now I was free to write something deep…

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Back in 2016


I took a long hiatus in my running, but I took a longer hiatus for my writing, so this is a short and cordial letter to let all my friends know that I am back. I loathe to admit that I hit my highest weight of 185lbs, but I have curbed my eating some and…

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The Catch


Last Sunday, I ran a 5k. For all those runners who are broke as f*ck, you can generally get in a race free if you volunteer for an related event (in case you didn’t know). I ran a 39min 5k; this free race is fairly hilly and my normal home route. I feel like “yay,…

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Last Ditch effort.


I have been so lazy lately. I’m not exercising. I am eating excessively. I hate my body. So in order to motivate myself, I put into my groups (Special Needs and a Mom group) that I am going for a run. I invited everyone to come. Not a bite yet, but I put it so…

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Out of Steam


Sorry I haven’t posted in a bit. I had an awful set of runs last month and I’m finding it have to find the steam to keep pushing. The lack of weightloss after the baby and lack of exercise have also been aggrevating my eating disorder, so I have been in a circle of convincing…

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5 Mistakes I make Running


I was perusing the interwebs in my normal computer time way when I came across an article about what trainers do post work out. It gave me inspiration on maybe listing some of my personal faux paus when I run. 1. I almost never stretch post run. I do a cool down walk, but I…

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Chocolate Coconut Tart (V, GF)


? Holidays are the time to splurge on little indulgences, but when there seems to be a celebration almost every month it can be hard to stay on track. It’s nice when we can just embrace the festivities in full-force without spending the whole meal thinking how many calories we are consuming. I say, enjoy…

Running Tool


If you are an aficionado of walking, running, or jogging I’ve got just the tool for you. http://www.walkjogrun.net/ You can use this website to log your miles, find routes, and various other little things. I discovered it over a year ago, and it is by far the best of all of the free pages I’ve…

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Not a Bad Day


Today was a pretty good day. The weather got up to about 48°F and sunny, so I went for a run. As always, I take some time thinking when I run. Today’s thought “why is this so flippin’ hard?” Well, I came up with an answer. First, I weigh 30lbs more than before I got…

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