Every year, I wake up the morning of February 1 and feel like I’ve allowed January to slip by. Again. After 55 years of life, I should accept that I’m definitely NOT a winter person. I start off the year in January with the best of intentions, but the gray, cold days get the best […]
I hate to stretch. Let me repeat that opening sentence. I.Hate.To.Stretch. Not only do I hate it, I avoid it. Throughout 33 years of running, I avoided it. Successfully, I might add. I’ve been injury-free for three decades. When experts started debating the safety and effectiveness of static stretching — especially pre-workout stretching — I […]
One of my goals for 2013 is to complete 250 workouts by the end of December. I will get there by doing an average of five workouts a week throughout the year. Eight days into the year, I have 248 workouts to go. I extended my holiday workout hiatus through the first week of January, […]
My name is Brenda, and I suffer from A.D.O.S. There. I admitted it. I tore off my warm, fuzzy cloak of denial and stand naked. I hope you won’t judge too harshly. On the other hand, you might ask, “What is A.D.O.S.?” You’ve never heard of such a thing. A.D.O.S. stands for “Attention Deficit… Ooh, […]
I began 2012 with some lofty goals. Some of them I achieved. Most, however, fell by the wayside. As I meandered my way through 2012 from January to almost-December, I accidentally happened to do a few things I didn’t originally plan. Nearing 2013, I feel as if I’m back on track… pointing in the right direction, anyway. That’s the advantage of a midlife remodeling project. You can change the blueprint and knock down more walls up until the very End…
