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“Off” Days
By nature, I’m a pretty happy person. I feel really lucky for that. I don’t know if it’s the wiring of my brain, how I’ve worked to train myself to see the good in all situations, or my special set of hormones that makes me who I am, but I’m thankful that most days I…
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The Thankful Game
At a conference I attended this summer, a keynote speaker gave a talk about thankfulness. She referred to a study which found people who meditate on five specific things per day they are grateful for are 25% happier. I’m not exactly sure how happiness is measured (although it’s explained in the full text), but I…
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How to Set a New Year’s Resolution You’ll Actually Keep
A few years ago, I belonged to a gym that was just down the street from our house. I joined in July and faithfully went about three or four times per week through the summer, then fall, and into the winter. I figured out just the right time when it wasn’t too busy and I…
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Resolution Update: Failures, Freak-outs, and Fixes
I turned around this morning and realized that it’s February. It was like bumping into a friend at the grocery store – one whom I meant to call last week and just didn’t get around to it. February’s a good friend, but I just wasn’t thinking about her until I saw her standing there. Physical…
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#runhappy
I’ve been learning a lot about myself and about life this year. Training for the half marathon (my New Year’s Resolution, in case you hadn’t heard) has been a big part of this journey. Training for a half = many miles of running. Which actually equals many hours of running. That’s right: hours. Honestly, I never thought I would say…
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Balance
I don’t know if you know this, but 2017 is my year. I’m going places this year. I’m meeting new people. I’m taking chances with my career. I’m seizing opportunities as they place themselves in front of me. Snowshoeing with good people. Life doesn’t get any better than this. One of the things I’m pursuing…
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I Just PR’d a Little
In case you didn’t know, “PR” stands for “Personal Record.” I took five minutes off last year’s half-marathon time and PR’d with my bestie. (Shirt & running skirt from Skirt Sports) Today (for the second time in my life) I did something I never-ever-ever thought I could do. Today I ran my second half marathon.…
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Every Purchase Matters: Slow Fashion and Ethically Made Clothing
Fairly made coat, thrift store snow pants, Craigslist snowshoes, and friend-gifted scarf We live in a global society. In fact, you’re probably using a device right now whose components were manufactured in six of the seven continents on our planet. In our modern society, the surplus harvest in Russia affects the US wheat markets and…
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Wanderlust
I arrived home a few weeks ago from an almost-two-week vacay in Europe. Not really a vacation; as my brother would say, I took a trip not a vacation. A vacation is when you go lay on a beach somewhere and relax. We did anything BUT relax on this trip. View from Hohentwiel Castle in Singen,…
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