Well friends, believe it or not, JUNE is winding down, which means we’re heading into the latter half of the year. Blink and you’ll miss it, am I right? Before we welcome July, it’s time to open up the runfessional. It’s the best way to start a new month, trust. me. Runfessions: I’m in my [Read More]
Summer Running and the Strawberry Moon
Well here we are, its officially summer at last, although I’ve been proceeding as though it were summer for quite some time now. Summer is a quick season here in Chicagoland and I’ll draw it out any way I can. Last week we celebrated the summer solstice with the full, strawberry moon. The Strawberry Moon [Read More]
June Coffee Date
This post contains an affiliate link. Although it’s not “officially” summer, Memorial Day is in the rearview mirror and I am going forward as if summer is indeed already here. Summer is so fleeting in this part of the world, I’ll take all the summer days I can get, official or otherwise. I’m sitting down [Read More]
Runfessions As We Kickoff Summer
This post contains an affiliate link Memorial Day has passed, the daylight is long, school is out and June is right around the corner. Seems like now would be a good time to visit the Runfessional. Runfessions are always a good idea, don’t you think? Runfessions As We Kickoff Summer This week was all about [Read More]
A Sprint Toward Graduation Day
So this week was a sprint toward graduation day…and my mom’s surgery. Workouts were put waaaay on the back burner. I’m not even going to laundry list them here. You’ll have to trust me that they got done…mostly. Thing 1 flew in from Atlanta on Thursday night. O’Hare was pretty much a madhouse with holiday [Read More]
Then There Were Two
MAYhem continues here, all the way to the chaotic, celebratory end of the month. At this point just two school days lie between Thing 2 and high school graduation. AP exams are over so basically her school days are filled with movie watching, yearbook signing and it’s anyone’s guess what else. I figured I’d post [Read More]
May Coffee Already
Here we are, time for the May Coffee Date already. Time sure does fly. As much as I try to slow down and soak up the goodness in each day, I also find myself frantic and rushing. The weeks can seem long but the months fly by. I’m sitting down with Deborah, Coco and you [Read More]
Runfessions: Is It Better to be Pooped Out or Pooped On?
Don’t look now but May is on the horizon complete with a healthy dose of MAYhem. I runfess I’m winding up a stress-filled, 6-day work week that’s left me pooped out. Before we bid farewell to April let’s make a visit to the Runfessional. A good ‘fessup is always a good idea. Is It Better [Read More]
Already Feeling that MAYhem Vibe
It was a quieter start to the week on the work front and I was grateful for that. Despite a quieter work week, I’m already feeling that MAYhem vibe. It was prom weekend, AP exams are sneaking up, Mother’s Day will be here before we know it, and all the end-of school stuff along with [Read More]
Consistently Inconsistent
This post contains an affiliate link It’s been a busy couple of weeks, with a spring-break trip followed by a college visit. Let’s just say my workouts this past week have been consistently inconsistent. Here’s how the week shook out. Sunday: Still in VA, lots of walking, late flight home, so “rest” dayMonday: Walk 4 [Read More]
