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Sometimes, I wonder.

Sometimes, I wonder. Am I a doer or a big picture thinker? I struggle with this a lot. In my job right now, I’m kind of tasked with both given my boss is out, but see myself more as a ‘doer’ as that is...

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Opening up.

I think it’s working. Ever so slowly. Allowing M to open up to me at his own pace. Allowing him to feel what he feels and keep it to himself if he needs to, until he’s ready to talk about it. …and if...

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A mental ‘time-out’

I’ve had a rough week mentally. I think it goes back to last Sunday’s half marathon, honestly. It took a lot of out me, almost moreso mentally than physically. I’m calling a mental ‘time-out’ on myself...

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The last night.

**written last night, my last night living solo, before moving in with the man I was meant to meet** I am trying to think back to my first night living solo after my ex-husband told me he wanted a...

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Wine country…the love affair continues.

Wine country three-peat is juuust about over and as I sit here in the airport with M, waiting for our redeye, I am nothing short of a combination of happy, content and utterly exhausted. These trips to...

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Running musings and realizations.

Today, I set out for a short run in my neighborhood as my gym is still closed with no power (how that is possible, I have no idea, given we’ve had power for two days!). Now, I haven’t run outside in...

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On the eve of Christmas…comparisons.

Every Christmas, I like to look back at the previous year’s Christmas-themed post to compare where I was then, to where I am now. It’s something I’ve done ever since I started blogging in February...

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When I grow up…I wanna be a barre n9ne instructor!!

…and guess what? I’m about to do just that! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The news I’ve been dying to share but have kept under wraps until I’ve...

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Best. Friday Morning. Ever.

Alarm clock goes off at 5:08 am (because 5:05 feels *much* earlier). *groan. yawn. give M a kiss* (and surprised he gets up with me instead of sleeping in another hour!) On the road by 5:20 to get to 6...

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The power of letting go: freedom.

Lately, M and I have been watching Joel Osteen on DVR on Sunday mornings and this week, though it was a rerun episode, it really struck home with me. The episode  (you can watch it here) was about...

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Emergence.

I’ve been grappling for weeks on what to do with my blog but I’ve felt some clarity this weekend while on ‘lakation’ and as I sit here, rain pouring down, M beside me writing his novel (yes, novel…he...

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#10forNala (and Kayla).

Today, M and I ran our #10forNala tribute run and it was cathartic, emotional, and challenging, all rolled into one. I woke up feeling a bit exhausted and wondering if we would actually complete the 10...

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