Category Archive: health

Why I went to a bar in Wisconsin

It’s been an interesting and challenging few months, to say the least. We are in un-chartered territory dealing with the first pandemic in many of our lifetimes. I have to say I was… Continue reading →

What scares you?

It’s been many years since I have written a blog post! Maybe it’s binge watching the “The Bold Type” on Hulu that inspired me to sit down and put my thoughts on paper.… Continue reading →

Remembering Whitney, the girlfriend I never met

I felt compelled to write this morning about Whitney Houston. When I first heard the news Saturday night I was out-of-town with my son’s hockey team.  Some other parents broke the news to… Continue reading →

The Government: Cereal Killers!

I opened up the business section of the paper Sunday and found this article: A battle builds over breakfast | StarTribune.com. The story is about a government effort to kick Lucky the Leprechaun, Captain… Continue reading →

My first marathon -The highs, the lows and what’s next?

Well.. I did it.  I signed up for my first marathon, I trained for it, and I finished it. And it was much harder than I ever imagined.  I guess I never really… Continue reading →

Overcoming fear of running in extreme weather conditions

If I am going to finish the Twin Cities marathon in October, I need to be prepared for anything mother nature throws my way.   My hubby ran the marathon in 1997 and… Continue reading →

Who knew running could be so much fun?

Happy to say that I got in some great runs this week as I ready myself for official marathon training. Wednesday we did just over 8 miles with a 2 mile killer hill… Continue reading →

How hard is it to cut Gluten from the diet?

Now that I am officially signed up to run my first marathon I thought it would be a good time to be a little more selective about what I put in my mouth.… Continue reading →

To run a marathon or not! That is the question.

My dear friend, Julie, hit me up with a request I was not expecting.  She wants me to run the Twin Cities Marathon with her coming up in October.  Julie is an experienced… Continue reading →

How do you say “I love you”?

How do you typically celebrate Valentine’s Day? Cards, flowers, dinner reservations? Have you ever considered partner yoga? If you asked me last week, I would have said no way, not my thing.  Maybe… Continue reading →