Star Crossed Lovers
Confession: I was not entirely truthful with Dan regarding an important matter when we were dating. Not that I ever outright lied. But perhaps I lied by omission regarding certain things and...
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Mission Accountable Day 39: A Failure to Plan is a Plan to Fail
Do remember the fitness craze that everyone was talking about in the early 2000’s where the idea was to eat super healthy six days a week, have one cheat day each week, and work out daily as hard as...
View ArticleMission Accountable Day 43: Made it to California
Today was a planned rest day. I like to take a day off two days out from a race and then do a super easy, short workout the day before. Today was a good day to have the day off because we flew to Santa...
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Mission Accountable Day 44: T minus 1 day!!
I used to swear by this secret…. If you really really want something, say it out loud four times. I boasted that it has worked for me 100% of the time (three out of three trials). Of course, I only...
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Race Report: Santa Barbara International Half Marathon
Race morning began at about 3:30am, I’m not sure because I don’t tell time or do much of anything that good before sunrise. See, before we changed the clocks, Sweet Pea was getting up at about 5:45....
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Fourth Time’s Not A Charm: Our First Family Camping Trip
“Yeah, maybe I could hold this position for four more hours,” I whispered to Dan.The scene was not a tantric sex retreat but a camping trip gone awry. It was 2am and we’d been awake with Sweet Pea...
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Mission Impossible: Waking Up
You might think it’s easy to be a night person but you’d be wrong. It would seem reasonable that if the most dreadful part of your day is the simple act of waking up, HURRAY, you’ve conquered your most...
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If at First You Don’t Succeed…
After The Great Camping Fiasco of 2013, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to try camping as a family again. Ever. It’s not that I don’t love the outdoors. I do. But I also love a firm mattress, soft sheets,...
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Tough Love
Ever since I can remember, my New Year’s resolution was to stop pressing the snooze button. And not just every January- every September too, because I celebrate the jewish new year in addition to the...
View ArticleThe Bizarro World Golden Rule
Yesterday morning I set my alarm for 6am. All I wanted was an hour or so to myself before people would start needing me. (Although who are we kidding, I’m on call 24/7. Or my breasts are, anyway, with...
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