I ran the 5K this morning with a less-than-distinguishing time of 38 minutes. First the first time ever I walked during a race (with the exception of races I deliberately walked, of course). Masterguns Hunt was in my head in the last half, however, shouting at me to “stretch it out” and I [...]
It’s 5:03 a.m. and I am slinking around my house gathering running things. John Bingham’s words never rang truer than today. I am getting ready for the Arizona Distance Classic 5K.
Although “ready” might imply that I have run a single step in preparation for this race — I haven’t. Or that I [...]
When I was in college, a supervisor used to constantly tell me, “Missy, be gentle with yourself. Give yourself a break.” Ten years later I am finally coming to terms with this: I treat myself like shit. A lot.
The last six weeks have been extremely stressful. First, my supervisor at work [...]
Ben goes to kindergarten next year, and we are currently in kindergarten hell. Extreme, you say? Well, it goes like this.
Last summer, I begin calling schools. “Oh, ma’am, you are wayyyy too early to look at schools! Wait until spring. Our kinder round-ups are in the spring.”
So February goes by [...]
Yesterday we went to the “big Zoo” in Phoenix (pictures to come later). It was a great trip, poop included.
The Zoo had a very cool stingray exhibit (no, it was not dedicated to Steve Irwin, although that would have been a nice touch). You could put your hands in and touch the rays. [...]
