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I’m beginning to enjoy my 6 am runs again and it’s giving me the motivation I’ve been lacking. Training has been hard so far but I’m hoping I found my motivation again. #runner #running #runningmotivation #mcm50k #chicagomarathon #757running#runnerslife #runnersofinstagram #runnergirl #50kfor50 #Test run for lemon curd Danish. I get excited when things turn out the way I envisioned it to. #homebaked#lemoncurd#strawberryjam#farmersmarket#portsmouthva #A hot humid 13.1 miles/21km to cross that finish line. #runner #running #runwiththemarines #halfmarathon #historichalf #fredericksburgva #runnersofinstagram #runnerslife #A great evening with Elle King #elleking#norva#concert#norfolkva#norfolk #757#music##tbt# many years ago outside the Notre Dame. #tbt #notredame #paris #travel #random #travelphotography #travelgram #And so it begins, time to put miles on my running shoes. First 13.1 miles/21 km for 2019. #running #runner #runnersofinstagram #chesapeakeva #dismalswamp #halfmarathon #runnerslife#
Tag Archives: cold weather
I dream of Molten Lava Cake
The cold weather that winter brings provides the perfect reason to turn the oven on. It mostly helps because my old quaint apartment has no radiator in the kitchen, making it impossible on a cold day to be in there … Continue reading
Posted in Food/Baking, Life, Love
Tagged baking, chocolate cake, cold weather, dreams, hangry, love, molten lava cake, personal essays, Valentines Day, weekends, writing
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Treading lightly on politics
The cold weather is not my favorite time for outdoor activity, so I finally decided to join a gym, so that my running/training is not haphazard and also mostly because I would like to lose a few pounds before my … Continue reading
Looking for the gutsy me
The sun is out, the snow is almost melted away and life seems to have returned to the empty abandoned streets. The kids are out playing, the runners are back pounding the street, but me, I continue to stay inside … Continue reading
Posted in Food/Baking, Friendship, Life
Tagged baking, cold weather, Fear, food, friends, friendships, goodbye, life, meeting goals, weekends, writing
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Memories that linger
Sometimes a short walk down memory lane is all that it takes to appreciate where you are today. It has been a long time since I wrote about my ex boy friend who broke my heart into a million pieces. … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life, Love, Running
Tagged beautiful day, betrayal, breakup, cold weather, dating, Forgiveness, friends, friendships, half-marathon, heartbreak, life, love, relationships, romance, running, travel adventure
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I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams……
It is the last Saturday morning of baking for the farmers market. I sit here wondering what I would do with my time now that this has come to an end. I use the baking and farmers market as a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life
Tagged Christmas, cold weather, excitement, family, food, friends, friendships, life, parents, travel adventure, vacations, writing
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I love yet hate long weekends
Another long weekend has come to a screeching end. Like a little kid I wait impatiently for long weekends, dreaming of not waking up to an alarm and staying awake till late at night, drinking a glass of wine, watching … Continue reading
Posted in Food/Baking, Friendship, Life, Photography, Writing
Tagged baking, cold weather, comfort food, cooking, dreams, family, farmers market, Fear, food, friends, friendships, life, love, music, weather, weekends, writing
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Thought about stopping, but then I kept going
I’m tired said my body. I can’t said my mind. But I still haven’t made it said my heart. So I kept going”. The race is finally run and I live to tell the tale. My one man cheering squad … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Running, Writing
Tagged cold weather, driving, Fear, friendships, life, love, marathon, relationships, romance, running, travel, weekends
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Sometimes all you need is words of encouragement
Sometimes in life all we need is words of support and encouragement from family and friends to achieve goals or at least make attempts to achieve it. I am no different, I like the notion of thinking that my friends … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life, Running, Writing
Tagged cold weather, Fear, first half marathon, friends, friendships, life, relationships, running, weekends, writing
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How do I keep my emotions at bay ?
With just 7 days to go for my full marathon, my mind is churning with various thoughts about it. Can I do this ? That is what is foremost on my mind. I am terrified, scared, worried, nervous, petrified….oh well … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life, Running, Writing
Tagged baking, cold weather, dreams, driving, farmers market, Fear, finish line, friends, friendships, heartbreak, life, love, music, running, songs, travel, weather, weekends
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Trying to outrun my fear
Sometimes I try to do too much. It’s not unusual for me to stay up late to type out a few paragraphs to share with you. Most often, it’s just me trying to stay busy, trying to stay focused and … Continue reading
Posted in Food/Baking, Life, Love, Running, Writing
Tagged baking, beautiful day, breakup, cold weather, dating, dreams, excitement, fall, farmers market, Fear, finish line, food, Forgiveness, friends, friendships, goodbye, heartbreak, life, love, messy kitchen, music, relationships, romance, running, weekends, writing
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