This. Every single day. And, today, I ran – not far, but it was faster than all the running I haven’t done lately. For the first time in three months – since January 10 – I laced up my running shoes. [After a particularly…
Yesterday, I did something that scared me: I lifted heavy things. After a seven-month hiatus – was it really that long?! – I finally rejoined CrossFit St. Paul. (Honestly, there’s no excuse for my MIA-ness – well, except for maybe all the fun I’ve…
It’s been a stressful couple weeks. Between the 47th trip up and down the stairs hauling furniture in and out, scrubbing wood floors and living out of boxes – moving is a LOT of work, even if it’s only seven blocks – life is…
This little gem arrived in the mail yesterday from LifelineUSA. All 12kg of it. Fifty swings at 9:30p, and I’m actually a little sore today! This certainly won’t be the only kettle bell in the collection… Another gem this week… I made a trip…
What made me happy today: biking (even in the wind and doing hill repeats), IMing Nick while sitting next to him on the sofa, gluten-free coconut macaroons, thunderstorms (did you see the lightning storm tonight? incredible!), Coldplay tickets, donating to Goodwill, bloglovin and ordering…
Unlike last year, it wasn’t much of a winter in Minnesota. The Nordic skis purchased in November only skated across real snow twice – and that was in the U.P. (Despite the man-made snow, there were some good ski days at Theo Wirth and Elm Creek,…
During the final savasana of 75-minute C2 vinyasa yoga class this past weekend, my fave instructor said something that resonated: You are resilient beyond measure. The 100 consecutive days I’ve been down dogging, chatarungaring and hot yogaing has taught me that, and, well, it…
Sunday’s sweat session: A two-hour spin with 1,000 of my closest friends at the Life Time Fitness Ride of a Lifetime at Saint Paul RiverCentre. While not quite like riding my Madone around the city – it’s currently sitting idle in my living room…