It's been a long week. My return to work, coupled with YaYa's return to school, has left the household tired and unmotivated at the day's end. I've let a lot of things go by the wayside while I adjust to the change. The effect on YaYa speaks for the … [Continue reading]
Me, Myself, and I
Stress from work has reached a new high. Our administrative assistant has been gone a total of 4 days now. She was just one of many more to be laid off. It's sad. Anyway, guess who has been absorbing My Favorite Admin's duties? Yup! Me, Myself, … [Continue reading]
Like a virgin
About the time that Coach had me focusing on effort, instead of pace, I mentioned a trail run that I was interested in doing. The name of the trail run, the Mt. Madonna Challenge, said it all in the word "challenge." After joking that all entrants … [Continue reading]
bittersweet
It's been a day of running errands: ordering the Safeway cake (design and makings picked out by the Birthday Boy himself), a trip to the Apple Store to reset myPhone (it was stuck in headphone mode), REI for hydration, and a special lunch at YaYa's … [Continue reading]
we met on the internet
One of the highlights of my trip to Southern California was running with Coach Jeff. I was both excited and nervous at the prospect of joining Jeff and possibly members of the famed Dawn Patrol. In fact, I was so nervous that I slept restlessly … [Continue reading]