In life, I often find that the hardest part of some project or task or chore is just getting started. Every year, usually around the holidays or the cold dark days of winter that follow, one of my running magazines will have an article about […]

It looks like 2016 is shaping up to be a year of makeovers for me. I am well into the preparations for making over the front garden of our home, we plan on painting and doing some repair work on the south side of the […]

Chocolates are yummy And roses are red. It’s Valentine’s Day And I’m sick in bed. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Hope yours is better than mine!

We had some wintry weather this week, that kept my daughter home from school for three days. I was also home, but because I caught a nasty, strength-sucking cold. I am still feeling decidedly unwell several days later. The silver lining however is that I […]

I spent part of each day this past weekend pulling out weeds, stumps, seedlings, and old rose bushes in my yard. The weather was warm, for February, and sunny, and it was nice to get outside and enjoy a little fresh air and sunshine. I […]

This year, due to work, I was unable to enjoy my usual first-week-of-the-new-year reboot. Consequently, I am feeling burnt-out, unmotivated, and distinctly lacking in energy. I haven’t had a vacation from work in over a year (having pneumonia for a week doesn’t count!). I don’t […]