Training Week 588
Highlight of the Week: Seeing the sunrise at the beach / wearing my new fanny pack full of rocks on a run! Monday | January 18, 2021: 5 m run Run location: VP Woods, Temp: 29°/30°, Time: 55:32, Pace: 11:06 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good Tuesday | January 19, 2021:...
Rocks I painted in the last week
Friday seems to be my weekly rock photo dump date – I think I’ll stick with it! A thought before I share what I’ve been working on though – I’m so glad I started my rock Instagram account (kimhidestherocks). In the same sense that the...
Random Thoughts Thursday 311
Where was this awesome butterfly wand toy last year when I had a goal to play with the cats more? This wand makes it fun for me, and the cats are going crazy for it! Thank you to my family for the gift! I think the key is that the “string” part of the wand...
Weekend Highlights! (2021 #3)
A few highlights from the weekend! Friday A safe drive to Iowa. Broken record, but ever since my April 2018 (I know, GET OVER IT, Kim!) car accident in slush, I am nervous about driving in wintery conditions, and it always seems to snow over this weekend. There was a...
Rocks I gave as (late) holiday gifts
Rocks! For holiday gifts! When I started painting rocks my snis teased me that I was going to give everyone rocks for Christmas and I was like, ha, why would anyone want those?! But here we are… Christina (aka Snister/Snistina/Snis) was right again! As a...
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! 🙂