Ten things making me happy today
Christina signing up to do RAGBRAI with me and Dad. Yay! She started working out consistently this year and I’m so proud of her and excited she’s joining us (it will be her first time)! The most important thing? That we find fun matching jerseys for us...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #19)
A few notes from the weekend! Thursday Highlight | My hairstylist so enthusiastically commenting on my weight loss. It made me feel good for all the hard work I’ve done! Other Thursday Happenings | my Shitterfly magnet order arriving • going to Trader...
Corn or flour tortillas?
Which would you choose? During yesterday’s early evening run, I was telling Steven how I’m having a hard time knowing when I’m hungry in the afternoon and for dinner. I wake up and feel hungry for breakfast, and usually feel hungry for lunch, but my...
Half Marathon Thoughts
I’m loving getting back into running. I run 3-4 times a week, doing run/walk intervals. Right now, we’re doing 6 minutes of running, and 1:30 minutes of walking. We’ve been steadily increasing our run interval time by a minute each week. Our 5K is 4...
2023 Goals Check-in #4
I’ll be posting monthly check-ins on my 2023 Goals. This is check-in #4! Take care of my health I had my check-in with my vascular doctor in April and he confirmed I have Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and need to stay on blood thinners indefinitely. Taking...
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! 🙂