On the Fourth of July.
It’s been ten months since we arrived in Austin. A quick recap of some key events: We moved halfway across the country for a lifestyle change. We knew practically no one when we moved here. Within months of moving here the company I worked for for almost nine years closed and I needed to figure […]
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 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 – […]