On Dungeons and Dragons.

Never in a million years did I think I would write a blog post about Dungeons and Dragons. I’ve never played. No one I know plays (or has played). And until last week everything I knew about D&D I learned from watching The Big Bang Theory. But when Austin Bat Cave sent a request for volunteers […]

On falling behind.

I volunteered every day last week. It was fantastic and inspiring and fun (and there will be a blog post soon), but man was it disruptive to my schedule. I was frustrated this morning when I realized how far behind I had fallen. I was even hovering around regret but, fortunately, I took a step […]

On Madison.

Let me start by saying that when I sat down to write this I opened Spotify and learned that Taylor Swift’s catalog is available. While I like most of her stuff, one of my favorite running songs is The Story of Us. I think it has the perfect tempo for running. So happy I get […]

On things I’m excited about.

Keeping it short and sweet because it’s been a long, but very good, day. I’m really, really excited about my side hustle! I’ll write a full post about all the reasons I’m fired up about it at some point, but not tonight. I’m also really excited because I found out I’m going to be volunteering […]

On incremental increases.

The first time a trainer ever asked me to lift a barbell, he might as well have been asking me to lift a car. I had been working out for about four months, three to four times a week, using a combination of kettlebells and bodyweight exercises, so I thought raising a men’s barbell (45 lbs.) […]

On first date conversations.

Full disclosure: I’ve been married for almost seven years, but with my husband for a total of ten, which means I haven’t been on a first date in a decade. While I know a lot has changed since my last first date ten years ago, I’d like to believe some of the fundamentals of dating – […]