Archives for December 2012

No, I don’t have luck with that kind of lottery.  I wish.  But, I do have some luck with the RUNNING LOTTERY these days.  This month, I found out the I am IN for two big DC races in April. First up is the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler on April 7th.  I have heard that this is a must run race while living in DC, especially if those cherry blossoms are in fact in bloom for the race.  Fingers crossed {Read More}

Starting a new job on a Wednesday was a great way to ease back into the work world. They may not be sneakers but I can still take the stairs! (Gross parking garage stairwells may I add.) And thank goodness since our house is currently filled with sniffles, sore throats, and coughing.  Nothing like trying to hold off a major head cold for your first few days of work!  Needless to say, I am still drinking lots of Emergen-C and {Read More}

‘Tis the season!  It is that time of year again…  Time to get ready to take on new goals for 2013.  One goal that I always have is to eat healthier in the coming year.  This cupcake addict does like to try and eat healthy, aside from a cupcake here or there.  When I am eating my healthiest, it is because I am making quality meals at home and eating out less.  This is definitely a challenge for me so {Read More}

Last Wednesday night, while surfing the web, I learned about a local 5k/10k being held on Saturday.  I thought, what the heck and signed up since I needed to get a run in anyway.  Last week was really chaotic since finding out about my new job and having a sick kiddo, I only got in one other 3 mile run this week.  I wasn’t expecting much going in but I still wanted to give it my all. The race course {Read More}

Now that I am headed back to the full-time, out of the house, work world next week, I am freaked out about my running calendar for 2013.  Since I thought I was going to be staying at home with Cora, I beefed up my race calendar to include the following… Jan - Disney Land Tinker Bell Half Marathon in California (Registered) Feb - Disney World Princess Half Marathon in Florida (Registered) March - Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon in DC {Read More}

After moving to Maryland in August of 2011, I was lucky enough to keep the same job I had in Texas.  Over the next year, I worked from home on a full-time and then part-time basis.  Honestly, the arrangement was as darn close to perfect as you can get.  I had a sitter that came to the house when I needed to work and Cora got along famously with her.  All was seemingly perfect until August 2012, when our babysitter {Read More}

As runners rocks the strip in Vegas this weekend, I can’t help but be a bit melancholy.  A year ago, I ran my first half marathon in Vegas.  I started my blog well after this experience so I never wrote a race recap for the Strip at Night.  While the race was a fiasco of sorts in terms of logistics, I didn’t care.  Running this race was packed full of mixed emotions. Running this race made me want to run {Read More}