Posts Tagged ‘friends’
Five Year Reunion
I can’t believe my five-year college reunion is this weekend. I’m excited to get back to campus and reconnect with people, listen to interesting lectures from professors, and revisit some of my favorite haunts. To get myself in the proper alumna spirit, I flipped through some pictures from my senior year (My computer crashed when [...]
Bursting with Gratitude
My oh my is there a lot I want to write about and share with all of you about the last three months! Until I find time to fill you in, though, I wanted to share some of the things I’m most grateful for on this Thanksgiving holiday. My new husband, and my new expanded [...]
motivation mojo
Holy cow, you are some knowledgeable athletes! I am loving all the detailed, uber-helpful info you all left in the comments of my last post, questions for all you runners. It made me extra happy to see a bunch of first time commenters–it’s nice to know people actually read these posts and have input! I [...]
Becoming Beatrix Kiddo
When my dear friend Alison (whom I’ve known for well over two decades and affectionately refer to as Bug) needs an extra dose of motivation, she channels her inner Beatrix Kiddo. You know, Uma Thurman’s kick-butt character in the Kill Bill movies. I admit that as I get older, I find I have less and less [...]
zen by proxy
I’m a planner. I love lists. And I’ve inherited a family tendency towards worrying. In many ways, this approach to life has served me well. My school assignments were always done on time, and I could handle grant deadlines and hectic teaching schedules with the best of them. In most jobs I’ve held, at least [...]