Take vacations, go as many places as you can. You can always make more money, you can’t always make memories. Sometimes we get so held up on making money, our jobs etc that we forget to stop and take time to refresh, recharge and relax. Having a large number associated with your bank account […]
I made it through the week off! Not running all week was tough and not going to the gym was even tougher than I thought, more physically than mentally. I never realized how much my weeknight trips to Fitness Renegades was really part of my life now, until I couldn’t go! Granted, I had my […]
As I have posted about before, change is inevitable. Plans change all the time and we need to be able to adapt. Many of these changes can be tough, both physically and mentally. Doing what you know is right vs what you WANT to do can be tough. When do you push through the pain […]
Yes, there are ups and down – and sometimes a lot of them, in a short amount of time, but that is what makes the adventure all the more interesting! Welcome to this week’s Fireside Chat! It’s Sunday night and time to sit back and reflect on the last week. I am sure that I […]
Another Sunday night, crackling fire and, relaxing, Watching a movie with my family. I don’t know about you, but some days I really wish time would slow down so that I could feel like I really enjoy these days. No matter how well you think you have things planned out, we have to be ready […]
After weeks of training and anticipation, the weekend of the next Half Marathon was finally here! We made a weekend adventure out of it. On Friday, we all took off from work early, packed up the cars and headed to Matt and Molly’s camper! After getting everything hauled into the camper and unpacked, we […]
The final day of our weekend in Michigan had to come to a close. Today we would be on a mission to visit a few more places, find a few geocaches and head for home. But before I get to today, I want to back track to last night and the phenomenon in the […]
Munising, Day 2 There is nothing like waking up to the sounds of the waves just feet from your door and birds chirping outside your window! No time to waste – there were bike trails calling and our friends Beth and Chad were going to be in town today! We were on a mission to […]
This past week (technically 5 days, but close enough) has been the toughest for me! I never thought it would be so hard NOT to run! Last week I noticed my right knee hurting a bit during my workout with my trainer. I contributed it to my hardcore three days in a row. It started […]