You guys. I can’t even describe what it feels like to sit here and write out this post. I mean, I knew that training for and then running my first marathon was going to be a huge undertaking, but I didn’t realize how much of an emotional journey it would be. Since deciding I wanted […]

If you’ve been following my Twitter or Instagram, you probably know I’ve been training for a marathon. My first!! I’ve posted about it on the blog a little bit here and there…I don’t want to overwhelm people with my running, but I don’t have any training buddies, so my Twitter/Instagram/blog friends ARE my support system! […]

During my “lunch hour” these days I watch something recorded to our DVR while I eat. I wish I could say I read books or did something productive during this time other than sit, eat and stare at the tv, but hey, watching tv makes me happy. I finally got around to watching a bunch […]

When our Christmas tree comes down, I get a little sad that Christmas is over so I use that as an excuse to freshen up our living room a little bit! Over holiday break we made the trek to Ikea for a second Expedit bookcase, which now houses our TV and the rest of our […]

I haven’t blogged about this much, or really ever because it’s something so personal to me I don’t really like to share with you know…the whole internet. Mostly, I’m afraid to open myself to other people’s opinions on my story and I am not sure if I’m really ready for that…But this year has been […]

I thought about titling this post “The 12 Deeds of Christmas” but that sounded so cheesy to me. In a nutshell though, that’s essentially what I’m setting out to do…12 random (or not so random) acts of kindness done in the holiday spirit. I think that it can be a lot easier to get involved with […]