A few weeks ago, I was in a pit of despair and thought I might have to give up running. This completely sucked because it’s only been the past few years that I’ve at long last fallen in love with running. It took me more than 15 years of regular running to finally discover that … Read more
I ran my third half marathon race of 2022 last Sunday, September 11th, the Jeff Winters City of Lakes Half Marathon, put on by Run Minnesota. Time goal not met Much to my chagrin, I did not meet my time goal. In fact, starting at mile 7 all the way through until the end of … Read more
I like to create magic on my solar return. Meaning, since I celebrate my birthday on May 12th and the weather is generally good wherever I am living, I like to be outside in the woods by flowing water soaking up the calm and joy of Mother Earth. In 2022 I made that happen. The … Read more
Last week a new running friend asked me how I spiritually make sense of having breast cancer twice. This question came after I gave a brief overview of how endurance athletics have helped me save my life a few times, especially in the case of my suicide attempt in 2013. Endurance athletics helped me access … Read more
There are days that living with type 1 diabetes is downright difficult. I do something that I’ve done many times before and lo and behold, get a totally different outcome. An outcome that completely sucks and feels horrible for my whole body. That’s what happened two weeks ago when I got up, ate my normal … Read more
Getting my financial house in order is one of the top three things I’m working on in 2022. You’d think as a 56, almost 57 year old woman I’d have my financial house 100% in order. Turns out, as I’ve mentioned, I never learned how to manage my money. There have been many repercussions for … Read more
Knowing why you do a thing you spend lots of time doing takes a moment of reflection and personal analysis for most of us. For me it does. As I’ve mentioned, I have made running one of my top 3 focus areas for 2022. I spend at least three days every week running. That ends … Read more
I have three focus areas for 2022. They are writing, my finances and running. In my post last week, I talked at length about my process on getting my book finished. I’m already making good progress on my 12-week Revision Process. A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I’m focusing on my finances. Today, … Read more
Good news! I love having good news to share!! After all, who doesn’t love some good news? As I mentioned a few blogs ago, I joined a writing program called First Book Finish with writing coach Rhonda Douglas. Rhonda had us map out our plan for the 12 week program, which I did. My goal … Read more
It’s the first day of 2022 as I write this, and I’ve lit a candle my dear friend Ara gave me a few years ago. I needed a reminder of my connection to others and to myself as I tackle a challenge. Thankfully I don’t technically have an eating disorder. Considering that I have the … Read more