Half Marathon Update
My half marathon training is complete! I’m not doing the race I had in mind tomorrow, but did run 13.1 this morning for fun, and will likely do an “official” half in the late summer or early fall with Rachel! I LOVED getting back into long runs. Love love LOVED it. I...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #32)
A few notes from the weekend! Well, not notes, more like paragraphs. I’m still playing around with the format of these weekend posts. TL;DR This was my first full long weekend back at home after three away! Yay! I wanted to catch up on things and relax. My three...
Ten years later
While I was riding this morning I thought about how Steven (and his family) bought me my road bike ten years ago. And I still absolutely love it. Some days (like today) I feel like I am one with it, and could just ride forever. My bike today I was also thinking about...
2023 Goals Check-in #7
I’ll be posting monthly check-ins on my 2023 Goals. This is check-in #7! Take care of my health Ha, can you tell I forgot to take my individual photos this month?! As expected, with all my travel, I didn’t have a weight loss this month – I had a .8%...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-3, My Birthday)
Some snapshots from my birthday yesterday! I took the day off work and had most of the day to myself so I was indulgent and did some of my favorite things. 5:31 AM My watch wished me a happy birthday! 6:26 AM I was worried I woke up too late and would be miserable on...
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! 🙂