As I sat down to write this blog post, my first thought was: “Crap. I need the power cord to my laptop. I’m not sure I can get up to get it.” Luckily, it was next to the bed (yes, I type this from the bed, because it’s an oven here in Boston and myContinueContinue reading “When Mt. Monadnock kicked my ass”
Category Archives: Exercise/weight loss
Tales of the chronically-disheveled
If I were to look back on my life as an athlete/exerciser, there’s a lot I’ve done. From gymnastics in my youth (I was terrible) to volleyball in college (I was not terrible) to running and hiking these days – I’ve logged a lot of miles, both literally and metaphorically. I am proud of this.ContinueContinue reading “Tales of the chronically-disheveled”
The obligatory I-turned-40 post
I turned 40 two weeks ago. I was all set to write my “I turned 40 and I’m gonna be fine” blog post, and then I saw this snarky tweet from the editor of Solo-ish, the Washington Post blog that’s more ish than solo, if you know what I mean. Anyway, she fired off thisContinueContinue reading “The obligatory I-turned-40 post”
Today I had a moment
If you haven’t really experienced it, you don’t know. You just don’t. You don’t know what it’s like to put on a skirt and purple tights, and stare for long minutes in the mirror, fretting the skirt is too short, that you’re showing too much of your definitely-not-skinny legs. To wonder if you have theContinueContinue reading “Today I had a moment”
How being clumsy teaches lessons for the New Year
So, it was the last day of 2015. I was determined to get outside in the (relative) warmth of a 40 degree day, and give Sadie a long, long walk to make up for all the hours I’d kept the poor pooch in the dreaded, hated car getting back from Norfolk. I also wanted to endContinueContinue reading “How being clumsy teaches lessons for the New Year”
Everything and a Racehorse 