When I last posted in this space, almost three years ago, the Bearded One and I had just bought a house (and moved into it), I was halfway through a two-year master's program, and I was in my second year of a school librarian job, where I was just starting to understand what my job… Continue reading Reclaiming
On May 9th, 2018, I ran a mile. It was rough--I hadn't gone for a run in a long time but, as I've written about before, my career was in transition, and I was feeling very unsettled. Someone I went to high school with had posted about her run streak on Facebook a few days… Continue reading An end…
Today I completed four years of running at least a mile every.single.day. I've probably mentioned it before, but when I started my streak in 2018, I was looking for something stable that I could control. I had submitted my resignation for my job, and knew I was burned out teaching Spanish, but I didn't have… Continue reading Four years…
Last week I wrote about spring, and how a little burst of spring weather bolstered my spirits...and then most of this week was cold and windy and generally unpleasant. Still, it's warmer than it was a month or two ago, and I know spring will really be here soon, bringing with it all the green… Continue reading Potential
It's finally starting to feel like spring here in northeast Iowa. We've had a few days here and there with high temps in the 60s, and we had a good spring rain this week. Of course, the rain was mixed with snow/sleet at times and the high temps will be back in the 40s and… Continue reading Spring
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