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Take My Advice…

Today’s #BlogEveryDayInMay prompt: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all. Own your personal amazingness! Think positive! Don’t assign moral values to food (good vs. bad). Tell your mom you love her. Challenge yourself every now and then. Take time for yourself… Yet also, give of yourself to …

Comic: You're a failure! No, it's just that I've not achieved my goal yet.

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Or whatever)

Today’s #BlogEveryDayInMay prompt: The thing(s) you’re most afraid of What am I the most afraid of? Aside from trolls* and eyelash curlers?** I’m probably the most afraid of failure and disappointing people. Let’s address these individually, okay? I know that nobody can be “successful” at everything they attempt and that nobody …

May 4, 2013 Run - Saucony Virrata

Week in Re/Preview

This week I ran 3 times, for a total of 17 miles. I’ve been using the (free!) app runBSX and I will have a review plus a cool giveaway to go along with that this week. (Seriously… you’ll want to enter!) So even though for the most part I’m trying …

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Ode to mah Peeps

Today’s #BlogEveryDayInMay prompt: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don’t have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member I have been fortunate to meet so many great people …

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well. - Virginia Woolf

Quoted

Today’s #BlogEveryDayInMay prompt: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it I think this may be my absolute favorite: I saw it written on a board at the restaurant Nourish in Scottsdale, AZ when I was there for a race and I had to …

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Embrace the Discomfort?

Today’s #BlogEveryDayInMay prompt: Things that make you uncomfortable I’m assuming this means beyond breastfeeding in public* and high heels? Saying no makes me uncomfortable. I constantly feel like I have to be pleasing everyone around me, even at the expense of my own sanity. Saying no is a skill, one …

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Your Linking Education

Today’s #BlogEveryDayInMay prompt: Educate us on something you know a lot about or are good at. Take any approach you’d like (serious and educational or funny and sarcastic) My full-time day job is the “Director of Web Services.” That means that I think about web technologies and best practices A …

Blog Every Day In May

A Story of My Life

I recently learned about a challenge to blog every day in May and there are a bunch of prompts to help participants along. I always like it when blogs have a personal slant and you feel like you get to know the writer somewhat, so I’m going to use the …

ultimate runners back cover

Bit and Pieces

I bought brewer’s yeast, coconut flour and almond flour. This Sunday I am totally going to make lactation cookies! I’m starting to become interested in fashion blogs. Not tons of them, just a few that are regular, everyday gals showing clothing they wear. I’m not into “high fashion”. That scares …