I enjoy seeing how far I’ve come. Today’s 5k swim took work, for sure, but it did not sideline me for the rest of the day like past races have. There have been some where I left the race and not 45 minutes later needed an hours-long nap. I was Read the Post
The Athlete Voice in My Head Tells Me Lies
I’m doing an open water swim event tomorrow; one that, between you and me, I have not quite trained enough for. I work out regularly, meeting but usually exceeding the CDC or whomever’s recommended 150 minutes of exercise weekly. I've had a busy Read the Post
This is a Mundane One
I try to relish the silent evenings. I like a mixture, some busy days and evenings and some with no plans at all. I enjoy my days with no plans, sometimes more than the days where I do make plans. But it is the evenings where there is not a single Read the Post
I Love Looking Forward to Things
I think it is important to have things to look forward to. More than that, things you are riotously looking forward to. I am more and more interested these days in giving things my all. Every spare scrap of feeling I have, I want to go somewhere. Read the Post
It is Time to Hone In
As the end of the month draws nearer, I am reflecting on how this little daily blogging experiment has gone. Overall, I am really happy with it. I am a little shocked how easy I found it to be, considering the large gaps I had in the preceding months Read the Post
I am so Impossibly Sleepy Tonight
Every morning, my absolute favorite thing in the world to do is sleep. That si true on some nights, too; like this one. I am nearly falling asleep as I write, and honestly, I am tempted to just let myself. Only the fact that I made a commitment to Read the Post
The World Feels Heavy and I Have No Answers
Some days, the world feels heavy. Things beyond our control, against the wishes of the people, take place, and we are supposed to cook dinner and go to work and act like everything is fine. It isn’t fine, it hasn’t been for a long, long Read the Post
The Lies We Try to Tell Ourselves
Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves are so much more overhyped than the reality. We draw grand pictures in our minds, filling in with boisterous color pieces that are not so true in real life. For better and for worse—there is certainly a time Read the Post
Performing Femininity
I feel like I fail as a woman when I don’t know how to do my hair. When I know that with the dress I’m wearing, a full up-do would compliment the dress best. I know that my hair should be off my neck to show off the backless dress. I know that the Read the Post
I Didn’t Think I Ever Wanted to Come Back
How strange it is to return to a place you once knew so well. The streets, though limnal, have changed not a bit. It is all the same, different in every way. The last time I was here, it felt like a bad place. I left to move nearer to family, but Read the Post