So today's high is a whopping 5 degrees. Factor in the windchill, and you've got yourself some fun times when it's MLK Day, everyone's home, exercise class is cancelled, and you sold your treadmill.Have I ever mentioned to you that I am a better person when I MOVE?Couple this with a good ol' ... Read More about While I Do Enjoy Seasons, Freezing My Face Is NOT My Favorite
Because I Prefer Blanket Scarves to Blanket Statements
Oh friends. It's January.Sweet, sweet January in Illinois.Bleak. Muddy (currently).Soon-to-be-cold-as-a-well-digger's-a$$ (Thank Farmer Joe for that phrase!).And full of new beginnings. Am I right?While January out my window has the appearance of bleakness, I believe that January is a time when ... Read More about Because I Prefer Blanket Scarves to Blanket Statements
When You Thought You Had Posted, But Hadn’t
So my 2016 is off with a bang.I have had so many good, witty post ideas, and as I sat down to write one out this afternoon, I looked at my previous post, and HOLY SMOKES it's been awhile, friends.So sorry.I'm sure you spent most of your holiday break wondering if I had died of embarrassment of that ... Read More about When You Thought You Had Posted, But Hadn’t
A Very Public Reminder that I Don’t Have it All Together
So I just ate Chex Mix for lunch. After I ran, so don't be too judge-judgy.It's the first day of vacation for the holiday break, and a day that I have spent mostly in the kitchen (thus the Chex Mix and the run!). I have been a little stressed today, to say the least, as we're down to the wire until ... Read More about A Very Public Reminder that I Don’t Have it All Together
Living in the Present
We lost Joe's grandpa yesterday.While he was 90, and all the right things have been said, all the suffering and illness are gone, all the goodbyes have been shared, it's still hard. Even when you're 40, your grandpa is still indeed your grandpa.This relationship, however, between Joe and Grandpa ... Read More about Living in the Present