Weekend Happenings! (2023 #27)
A few notes from the weekend! Friday Highlight | Having such a great long run (9 miles)! My legs took a while to wake up but I totally expected that after a fast lunch run on Thursday. I was pleasantly surprised at how well I did in the heat – when I woke up and...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #26)
A few notes from the weekend! Friday Highlight | Having a great long bike ride. Normally my toes cramp up so bad but I really focused on wiggling them and forcing my heel to the back to the shoe and that helped! Other Friday Happenings | Friday off/pay day • my friend...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #25)
A few notes from the weekend! (Can you tell I am trying to maximize chilling? My July and August is so busy, I am trying to pregame by relaxing now, ha) Friday Highlight | Getting a massage! It felt so nice to get all my tightness worked out, and to catch up with Kim,...
It’s never too early to think about birthday cake
While I was rearranging the magnets on our fridge yesterday, I saw two of me with my snister’s two boys, with my birthday dessert from 2022 and 2021. Ooo, I thought, do I have one of me with them for any other birthdays? What does it mean that I still have most...
Thankful
The bottom two items feature food and weight loss so please skip those if not your thing! Today I’m feeling thankful that: Steven is so hands on and able to fix almost anything and willing to do it. Something broke in our washer yesterday and he took it apart...
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 am employed by the federal government. 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! 🙂