Why We Can’t Fill Our Cracks
When I made the decision to quit _______, I had reached the “up to here” point. I draw a long line to fill in the blank, because really, I have quit so many things at this point, you can fill in the blank. Binge Eating Legal Work Race Starts Writing a fiction book Writing another […]
Meredith: The Fat Shamer
Before I get into the visit I took into Crazy Town yesterday, I have to mention this. I don’t know if I wrote about the awesome fact that I killed 20 mile training run last week. TWENTY MILES, people. And yes, I am TOTALLY bragging about it OPENLY because if y’all know me… this is a huge […]
Ironman 70.3 World Championships: In Super Brief
I spent the weekend sort of in Chattanooga at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships with Women For Tri. I missed the women’s race, ironically, because my son was PITCHING his first baseball game (be still my heart)–so I drove back to Atlanta to see the game on Saturday AM, then back to Chattanooga after that. […]
A Heavy Privilege
How many times have I written something, only to later regret it? Several dozen times at this point, I bet. Hundred? Maybe. Sometimes, maybe I have regret for the tone, the words, the approach. Sometimes sheer terror and utter, cry-worthy regret for the whole thing. [And sometimes I just light it up on fire and […]
26.2 and 7.5 Weeks to Go
First and foremost… hearts and prayers going out to Texas and Houston. Ironman Foundation has asked that we share the relief efforts and what it is doing to help the community where many of its races are held. In a historic time of need, join us in supporting the Harvey relief efforts in three different […]
Flipping Faith in Humanity
I lost a little faith in humanity over the last five months. It started with a “friend” who turned into psycho-Satan incarnate. The abrupt end of that relationship made me think, Okay, seriously…. there’s no possible way to trust anyone again. However, knowing that’s not really true, I picked myself up by the bootstraps and moved […]
Finishing in the Dark, Finding the Light
Adapted from Triathlete Article Our two kiddos were around the wee ages of four and five during the year I tackled my first Ironman in Couer d’Alene. Now, I don’t recommend trying to do the insanity that is Ironman training with a four and five year-old, a full-time job, and all the responsibilities that come […]
2.2 Million Words
Happy Birthday to This. Happy Birthday to This. Happy Birthday to Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis. Happy Birthday to This. This what? Oh, this blog! On August 26, 2010, I wrote a blog post that said this: I have decided to become a triathlete. Fast forward… it’s been almost seven years. Wowzers. That’s a long time to do anything, […]
Being an Artist… and Not Starving
Today is a celebration. Episode 30 (!) of the podcast was released with the amazing, Jeff Goins, author of Real Artists Don’t Starve. I LOVE JEFF. (In a mentor, fan-girl sort of way, of course). Jeff inspired me early in my writing with The Writer’s Manifesto–which was a short eBook that basically said to quit writing […]