Some good news!
RAGBRAI is ending in Guttenberg this year – right where my family has property along the Mississippi River! Map from this article (pdf here) about the route RAGBRAI is the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. It’s a weeklong bike ride, and...
Random Thoughts Thursday 483
RAGBRAI, the week-long bike ride across Iowa held every July, is revealing this year’s route on Saturday night. I’m excited to see where it’s headed and start planning my summer – will or won’t I be training for a day of the ride?! I went for summer vibes...
Random Thoughts Thursday 482
This year, I’m participating in my work’s mentoring program for the first time as a mentee. Yesterday we got our mentor assignments and mine is LITERALLY the top person of my organization! I feel like I won a prize. With so much uncertainty at work right now (I work...
Cold turkey & 3 goals for January
I’m someone who generally avoids fake sugars because they don’t taste good to me and make me feel crummy. But this summer, I was offered an Alani (fake sugar energy drink) that didn’t leave me feeling like garbage and I liked the taste! So I started buying them...
The sun!
We’re thick into the season of “when was the last time I saw the sun?” where we live. Steven and I celebrate every sun appearance by exchanging texts like “I saw the sun!,” “the sun is out here,” and my personal favorite:...
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! 🙂