I love the way the fall came this year, all graceful and sneaky.  The warm, sun-filled September days with just the barest hint of chill in the evenings.  Camping, this weekend, the days still made you sweat, the nights were perfect for settling down into my sleeping bag, and the signs were there.  The leaves turning yellowish brown and falling to ( Read more... )

Warning: girly body image stuff ahead!

I haven't been actively trying to lose weight, but I've been running pretty diligently, biking a fair amount, and doing other physically active work.  I had lost ten pounds or so from my winter high (which was still well below my all-time high), and was probably somewhere near my lowest adult weight.  I was ( Read more... )

Huge deviations from my normal schedule throw me for a loop, even if they are overwhelmingly positive.

Last weekend-Sexy Spring VI was a total blast.  I took a mostly unintentional break from planning this year.  I had the time (though the meeting night wasn't great for me a lot of the time) but I apparently just didn't have the emotional and ( Read more... )

is twenty-six too young to start turning into one's grandparents??

I'm lucky mine were so cool, else I'd be rather concerned by some recent trends...

went on a one hour, five mile run tonight. It's still so weird to me that I like it.  Been doing a lot of biking, and not as much running, but I still feel like I've made progress every time I run, so I'm ok with that.

had a funny day last Thursday that involved both losing my keys (turned a three-mile run into at least 6) and taking two separate ( Read more... )

I've been working on my running ability for the past month now, with a goal (mostly met, despite two weeks of sickness) of getting out for three runs a week. I've been focusing more on doing it then on my actual performance. I generally head over to the park and do some intervals around the lake, more running than walking. Previously, about the ( Read more... )

Simply deciding to be happier always works much better than I expect it to ( Read more... )

Two weeks or so ago, I was leaving a nanny gig when I saw a black lab run across a busy street (50th). I was walking home in the same general direction she was running, and she looked decidedly lost and scared, so I ended up trailing her for about eight blocks or so. When I would get close and call to her she would look at me, but was too anxious ( Read more... )

Manda already posted all about our day, but it was really lovely. Getting surprised with a trip to the raptor center to swoon over killer birds and then to the conservatory to geek out over plants is pretty much the best day possible. Especially when spent in good company. I am ashamed to admit that it was fun to see twilight again, and I ( Read more... )

Wicked Little Town+Wurlitzer organ=awesome