The first time I discovered hunger
During the summer I lived in Rome by myself, I spent a long weekend visiting a classmate who was working in London (July 15-17 in the archives). I arrived on Friday while he was still at work. The first thing I did when I got into the airport was go into a shop and...
Food stress
I just want to have a normal relationship with food. I do NOT want to: Spend my days counting calories. Feel guilty every weekend for eating more than I do on weekdays. Feel anxious about eating out. Feel anxious about eating in public. Feel anxious about eating ALL...Keeping snacks at work
I keep little serving size containers of snacks in my drawer at work. It’s mostly carbohydrates – triscuits, barbara’s bakery shredded oats, pretzels, sometimes a granola bar or animal crackers. The idea is that these snacks are there to supplement my hunger if I need...
A reason NOT to skip the post-race awards ceremony
A bad runner’s habit of mine is skipping the post-race awards ceremony. I’ve only stayed once – the time my mom, sister and aunt came to watch us. And I am not sure what made us stay then. As soon as I finished running this past Sunday, I was ready...
5K: numero tre
5K #3 – The Red Ribbon Race in Lake Forest, IL. This race supports LEAD (Linking Efforts Against Drugs) – a local area “organization dedicated to parents and other adults and their role in the promotion of healthy family relationships and the...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂