Category: Life Updates
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I’m Back!
I haven’t posted for a long time, but I’m back and hoping to share some more fun adventures and such, along with my postpartum journey. I had a healthy baby girl almost six weeks ago and I’ve been reminded of all the wonderful but exhausting things that come with parenting a newborn. Getting up every…
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Daily Prompt: Thankful
Sometimes good things come to those who wait. The last six month have been tough. I made a tough decision about a year ago to leave the job I had for almost nine years to pursue a new career opportunity. As fate would have it, I was laid off six months later. It was an…
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Update: I’m Training For a Half Marathon!
After taking the last few months to slowly build up mileage and feel stronger, I have offially started training for a half marathon! This will be the first half marathon I’ve run since 2021. Over the last couple of years, I’ve faced a few obstacles that prevented me from doing the thing I love: endurance…
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New Year Reset: My Biggest Challenges
For me, 2023 was a year of change, some good and some bad. Reflecting on the past year, here are two of the biggest challenges I hope to conquer in the coming year. Accepting Help From Others I have a wonderful support system. The biggest barrier I face regarding this? Myself. I don’t like to…
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Walking Challenge Update and Reflection
Earlier in the month I wanted to challenge myself to getting out for a walk everyday. Not just for the physical benefits, but for the mental as well. I wish I could say that I made it out every single day, but life happens and it just wasn’t possible. What I will say, however, is…
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All the Fall Fun! And Settling Into a New House
What have you been working on? Packing up a house, moving, and the subsequent unpacking is a lot of work. We moved into our new house a couple months ago and about 90% of things have been unpacked and I ran out of steam for that last 10%. The last few weeks we’ve been jam-packed…
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Lazy Days are a Matter of Mindset
Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? Lazy days are all about what you intend them to be. As a mother, runner, and former healthcare employee I know all about the importance of a good lazy day to recharge both physically and mentally. We live in a society that is on the go.…
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Walking Challenge
I’ve been in a funk lately. We’ve all been there, dealing with stress and getting into our heads about it. As I was thinking about a constructive way to deal with my stress, I came up with an interesting idea: get myself out for a walk every day. To make this achievable I set myself…