graduation

Graduation comes in all sorts of ways. This week, my daughter graduated from 8th grade. Next year, she’s in high school. I can hardly believe it. It seems like just yesterday she was graduating from 5th grade, and she was  stressed about having to figure out how to use a locker with a combination when [...]

Liquid

Prosecco, Tanning Oil, Chia Seed Smoothie, and now this: Green Foods Berry Barley Essence. I drank this.  And then I did my first 25 minute run on Tuesday. The key word in this “energy drink” is Barley. It smelled like a field with a faint hint of strawberry to mask the grass. It’s a powder, [...]

CHIA. not chai, CHIA. as in CHIA pet.

Week 3 Day 2 of C25K was my best day yet. Maybe it was the beyond beautiful morning we had here in Cold Spring, NY. Maybe it was my superior playlist selection on my ipod. Maybe it was my 4 hours of sleep. Or maybe it was the Chia Seed Smoothie I had this morning. [...]

Born to Run

I just started reading this: BORN TO RUN.  I love it. From an interview with Christopher McDougall on Amazon.com: Question: Born to Run explores the life and running habits of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper Canyon, arguably the greatest distance runners in the world. What are some of the secrets you learned from them? [...]