It is crazy how much can happen in one year. I started 2013 feeling doubtful about my ability to run (and survive) a half marathon. And what happened? I finished two. I started 2013 in my “solo runner” mindset, convinced that it’s better to race alone so I can “run my own race.” But now […]
Archives for December 2013
Christmas 2013: It’s a Wrap
And just like that, the holidays are over. Did they always go so fast when we were younger? Or is this only something that happens once you have kids? Our morning started at 6:25am, when Buddy bounded into our room, begging to go downstairs. Desperate to let Mimi sleep a little longer, we let him […]
My Holiday (Fitness) Wish List
Dear Santa, I know you have your hands full this year with my kids’ Christmas wish lists (I hope you’re on that Kindle Fire than Buddy keeps harassing me about, because I keep punting this one to you … and don’t forget about Mimi’s request for “pink toys”). But just in case you’re feeling especially […]
Wordless Wednesday
And to prove it wasn’t a fluke … check out Christmas 2012 …
A Snowy Saturday in the City
I love the holidays, but every year, I find myself so bogged down in all the details and minutiae and obligations and preparations that sometimes I forget to sit back and actually, well, enjoy the season. And every December 26, I find myself wishing we’d had the time to squeeze in that last Christmas event or […]
Meal Planning (Week of Dec. 15)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … until I try to button my pants. Seriously. Between the cookies and treats and parties and wine and you-name-it, I am feeling the extra holiday pounds a little early this year. It happens every year, and usually with a little extra ooomph at the gym, and being a […]
One Year Later …
I went back and forth about whether to post anything about the first anniversary of the Newtown school shootings … an event that shook most parents, like me, to the core. Truthfully, I still can’t bear to think about that tragic day, even now, because when I do, the sorrow and pain and heartbreak and […]