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Reflecting on 2023
When I wrote my blog, Missing Blog Posts in May I thought that would be the start to get me back on track. Little did I know I would only write one post in June and then nothing. My year started off strong, I made improvements to my diet by eliminating sugar, exercising, and doing things that I enjoyed. Looking back, I see a decrease in my productivity as I allowed more processed carbohydrates back in my life. The other hindrance was the change in my work hours. The lure of a 4 day work week was very appealing, putting it into play was another thing all together. By shortening…
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Swimming with Whale Sharks
While in Atlanta another thing I wanted to do was see the Whale Sharks. While researching the aquarium before our trip I found you could swim with the whale sharks! Not sure that I would visit Atlanta more than once, I booked the tickets. We arrived at the aquarium early to check out the other tanks and displays before our 4pm report time. There could be up to 8 people per dive, only 6 of us showed. As we walked to the top of the tank I started to get nervous and wondered why I had signed us up for this. A briefing by the dive instructor went over the…
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First NFL Game
I have been a football fan since I was about 7 or 8. Not really sure how this happened as my parents did not watch football. In my younger days I rooted for the Steelers and then in high school it was the Bears. When I met my husband he has always been a Falcons fan and I adopted his team as my new favorite. More than the team, I enjoy the game regardless of who is playing. For years football was a family event, spending time watching the games each week. I live in Eagles territory and while the Falcons play in Philly it is not the safest thing…
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Rehoboth Half Marathon 2023
The day started off very differently than any other race I have run, I was not nervous. This was not a race for me but I was just there to support my youngest in her first half marathon. Since our training did not go as planned the goal was just to finish and to help pass the miles I made a scavenger hunt to complete along the way. The first mile was great. The plan was to run 2.5 minutes and walk 2.5 minutes. Mile 2 the youngest started coughing, I thought for sure she wanted to quit but instead asked if Dad could bring her cough medicine when we…
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How Not to Train for a Half Marathon
Since last December, I took time off from running to help my ankle heal from the lingering injury I sustained training for my last marathon. I started training again in February for my triathlon last August. After that race my training went by the wayside yet again. My youngest expressed interest in running a half marathon in December so I signed us up and set up a training plan. I can’t even say that we started out strong, summer quickly sped by and before we knew it I was altering the training plan to make up for the lack of training. I put too much faith in our natural athletic…
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Yes, Another Post About My Hair
Written previously, just now posting. It has been just over a year since my last hair cut. I have been waiting trying to let my hair grow out. I had a plan for my next haircut and made an appointment with a new stylist. As I dug out a picture of the hair style I thought I wanted I came to a realization. Things are not always how you remember them. For my fortieth birthday I had a roller skating party. I encouraged everyone to dress in the style of the 70’s or 80’s. I wanted a feathered hair style, like Farrah Faucet if you are old enough to remember…
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Still Missing
When I posted my last blog post in May I thought it would be the start to getting myself back on track. That did not happen. Even trying to write this blog post, I started it in November and I am just coming back to it now. The new year has just started and I am using the momentum to get moving again. Last year brought changes with the middle child moving away to college. I am sure some of you can relate to the emptiness that has crept in. My pre-emptive plan to start getting hobbies a few years ago has been helpful with the transition. As I learned…
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Raising Chicks
This year I tried another new activity, I became a foster mom to baby chicks! I have always wanted to raise baby birds, specifically chicks or ducks. I just love those little balls of fluff. Two things have stopped me in the past, first I am slightly afraid of birds and second I cannot have farm animals where I live. After years of asking around, I finally found someone that would take chickens if I raised them! Step one complete. Next I needed to figure out how to raise chicks and what I would need. If left to my own devices I would have drug this process out to the…
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Don’t Forget to Put Sunscreen on the Bottom of Your Feet!
A couple months ago I noticed a mole on my shoulder. If I notice it, I assume that something has changed. If you have ever met me you can easily see I am covered with moles. A child of the 70’s sunscreen was not something that was widely used. As a fair skinned, white haired child I was always sunburnt in the summer. I remember many nights crying myself to sleep from the pain. The first time I used sunscreen was on a trip to Florida when I was in high school. Within thirty minutes I was not just burnt to a crisp but suffered second degree burns. It wasn’t…
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Missing Blog Posts
For about the last year I was good about making sure a new blog post came out every two weeks, at least I was until a month ago when I failed to publish a new post. That one missing post became two and now I am just a few days from a publish date. As I struggle to write something, I thought an apology would be a good place to start. I am sorry I missed posting, I am appreciative of my readers and I am sorry I let you down. Sometimes when I get overwhelmed with tasks it is easiest for me to freeze and do nothing, this begins…