Discovering Podcasts
When my commute started getting longer, I started questioning how I used my time in the car. I mean I love music, but how many times can one perform a one-woman reproduction of Hamilton: An American Musical before it becomes…
Leah
The Impact of Influencer Marketing
I bought something based purely on an Instagram post this past weekend. The sheer force of that statement is blowing my mind four days later (and I’m having a stellar hair day thanks to the product I bought). Influencer marketing…
Ultra.
The sun was directly above us, and there wasn’t a cloud in sight. We were on mile 16 of a 31-mile quest to complete our first 50K. Leigh was doing her best to perk me up, but I was on…
An afternoon on the lake
If Kevin is sitting inside, he’s more than likely looking up boats on Craigslist. That’s one of the many things I’ve learned about him since we moved in together five months ago. If I were a gambling lady, I’d put…
Tomatoes
We planted tomatoes in our front yard this spring. Well, not in our yard, but in terra cotta colored plastic planters on our sidewalk in front of our rental house’s bay window. Two Juliet tomato plants and two Roma tomato…
I may not make it to Boston & that’s okay
I ran two miles today, and they sucked. There are plenty of reasons why those two miles weren’t very much fun. I ran in the middle of the day when the sun blazed, and the asphalt temperature crept up with…
Because Normal Isn’t Good Enough
The moments leading up to the Not So Normal ¾ Marathon on Sunday morning were filled with panic and anxiety. You see, I registered for this race because I thought boredom was the reason I didn’t stick to a training…
quiet time.
Things have been quiet here on my blog for awhile now. There are several contributing factors, with two tied for first place: planning a wedding and not really laying out a plan for this blog before I started. You know…
Basil.
Kevin and I have a massive basil plant in the front yard. When we planted it back in June, I was just hoping to keep it alive since North Carolina was already in the middle of a super hot summer.…
The One Where Monday is Fun
Good morning (or afternoon…or evening)…Maybe I should just stick with a “Hey, what’s up? Hello” type of greeting. Anyway, it is bright and early on a Monday morning. The first Monday of May and I’m feeling quite optimistic. I used…