Category: Assorted
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26.2 or bust
I haven’t been giving a play-by-play of this year’s marathon training. Some of you are likely thanking me for that one. The truth is, I haven’t really been giving myself a play-by-play either. My runs this year haven’t been as significant as those last year. Running 15, 18, 20 miles still feels accomplished but I’m…
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Work hard, play hard, and inspire lots of people in the process
This post is about a week too late – but I’ve been meaning to publish it for a while! My friend Scott started his journey long before I met him. But that doesn’t make him any less inspiring to me. Ironically (or not so ironically, probably), I met Scott while running. We were running the…
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All is right with the world if only I could sweat in my headphones
Here’s how I spent my time last week: 53 miles. All on my feet. So, I don’t have much to talk about other than running! (That screen shot is from Daily Mile; come friend me over there if you haven’t already.) So, that said, here are a few thoughts about running: = Does anyone have a…
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Make new friends, but keep the old …
I always enjoy making new friends, and my life, for the most part, is an open book. I can’t wait to tell you the latest cute thing my niece told me or show you the pictures of me out on the town from the weekend before. However, I also realize that it’s smart to be…
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Teal toes, day at the spa, and a good cause
I saw on the Charlotte Today show that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and in honor of that there are several salons offering $20 teal-polish pedicures for the event. The designer/editor in me wants to point out that this is more turquoise than teal, but I digress. Amy, Colleen, Jenn and I are all over this…
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Yes, I’m still running
Marine Corps Marathon is a month and a half away, and I’ve been a lot quieter this year about training. But it’s going. Going well? I hope so. The past couple of weeks things fell apart due to a sore knee, followed by a cold, followed by some barefoot running that resulted in blisters. But…
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How to stalk your friends
So, I spent the past week at the beach with my in-laws, so that’s my excuse for why I haven’t been blogging lately. Yes, there was wifi at the beach and yes, I had my laptop. It just couldn’t compete with the ocean and the sand and the breeze … We stayed at Camp Lejeune,…
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“How are YOU?” “We’re fine” Gag me.
Today, I bring a rant. One of my pet peeves is when I ask someone a question about herself and she responds in the plural, telling me how she and her significant other are doing. “How have you been?” “We’ve been fine.” – “What do you think of this?” “Well, we think …” – “Can you get…
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Ok, now this just rocks
What a pleasant surprise I received in the mail this week: Ok, before this I would have said The Melting Pot is my very favorite restaurant simply based on their food, but now all I can say is – wow, they’re the whole package. They sure know how to romance a girl into giving up…
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Recording moments in time
A few years ago I went through a period of time where I was working one and a half days a week for a newspaper in York, SC, designing their weekly newspaper. Every Monday night I would spend the night at my grandmother’s in Lake Wylie, as her house was closer to the newspaper office and…