When I compare 2017 to this year (so far anyway) – there’s really no comparison. My head was buried deep last year and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t come up for air. Looking back now, after a long restorative offseason and…
When Nick decided a few months ago to run the Madeline Island Marathon, I had to track down a bib for the half – because running around an island sounded like the best way to kick off the 2018 season. Turns out, it was. And it…
So, April was in like a lion – two snowstorms! – and out like a lamb. Temps finally hit 80F on Monday, and wowza! I forgot what warm sunshine felt like on bare skin. #sunshinegivesmelife Here are last month’s highlights. 1 – all the…
After last weekend’s blizzard – nearly 20 inches of snow… OMG… spring has finally arrived in Minnesnowta in all its sunny pasty white skin glory. And man, is it amazing. Winter was rough this year – the dark subzero days just never seemed to…
Chances are, you know a caretaker – perhaps a nurse at a hospital or your parents, who care for your elderly grandparents. You may even be the caretaker for a loved one. So take some time out on Mother’s Day, May 12 to celebrate those…
March was in like a lion – complete with a few inches of fresh snow – and it definitely didn’t go out like a lamb (feels like 4F this morning… ugh). Extended forecast temps in the 30s?! C’mon, Minnesnowta! So over winter and everything…
I bombed a bike test a few weeks ago – and I blamed it on Luma. OK… she wasn’t the entire reason. I’d been all over the board that day – a bazillion meetings at work, a quick Instagram-email-news check in between, writing to-do lists,…
One of the perks of our former ‘burb life was living near Costco (and pretty much next door to Valley Natural Foods). Buying in bulk makes sense given how much we eat (honestly, I don’t remember what a normal portion size is anymore!). And…