Things are really good, but sometimes they’re not, and that’s ok. Let me wash my hands real quick and we’ll have a chat… ^^^ Simpler times when I wasn't panicking about Coronavirus. I’m really nervous about the Coronavirus. I’m anxious and overwhelmed. I’ve never felt so threatened by an outbreak as I do with Coronavirus. …
Push Picks x FEB 7 20
It’s my first Push Picks of 2020! AND it’s a Friday. What’s better than that? Today I’m sharing some fun (and not so fun) things going on lately—things I’m reading, following, loving, not loving, etc. Let me know what you're loving (or not) lately! Something I’m following closely: the Nike shoe drama. As the most …
Redefining Identity: Who Am I Outside of Running + Cycling?
Years ago—at least ten of them—my entire identity was wrapped up in being a collegiate runner. I had never envisioned myself representing my university in cross country and track and field. I figured my high school spikes had had their day. That they would sit in the back of my parents’ closet for the rest …
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Last Weekend: Riding + Reading + Eating
Well, my last cyclocross race really was my last race of the season. I wasn’t sure because that last race was such a blast, but I had a feeling it might be. There were still a couple races left on the 2019 calendar, but what if a freak wave of inspiration hit? Or what if …
New Life Chapters + Lightning vs. Sabres Hockey Game
Monday night, on our way from Orlando to the Lightning vs. Sabres game in Tampa Bay, I added a video to my Instagram story of the fire-orange sunset silhouetting downtown Tampa’s skyline. It was just 1 of about 1,000 more I had seen while living in Tampa from 2009-2017. I wrote: “Missed you, pretty city.” …
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My Word For 2018
So, typically, we pick out a word or phrase at the beginning of each year to guide our thoughts and actions, helping us achieve certain goals or live a certain way. It’s our theme for the year. It’s an anchor; a north star. But, come January 1, 2018, I didn’t have one. I was just …
Visiting Tampa For The First Time in Over A Year: it got emotional
I got to spend Christmas in Orlando. Last year I joked with my family that all I wanted for Christmas was a tan because, after living in Tampa for eight years, I wasn't used to slowly fading from sun-kissed to sickly in the wintertime. Colorado's winters are sunny, but we're all still bundled up pretty …
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One Sunday Evening Thought
Sometimes I wish I could re-meet people. Do you? That I could turn back time and start fresh. That I could not only erase a painful past but implement the lessons I learned from it? We'd meet again and I'd know but they wouldn't. What a gift that would be. I can think of two people …
I’m Ok, For What It Is
I cared just enough that it hurt when he said he’d had enough; enough of us and enough of this thing we were doing. Dating, dining, adventuring. Somewhere in some parking lot my heart sank and my throat tightened. My palms started sweating. I shook my head at the steering wheel, at the situation, at …
Falling For A Second Time
It has taken me so long to write this one. I’ve started and stopped more times than I can count. I scribbled my thoughts longhand in a notebook, typed out my feelings here and there in my phone on the bus to work or while walking to the store. I sent a running doc from …
