There are a lot of things I want to do each day for my self-care and well-being. Sometimes I do some of them, but there's a difference in having a lot of good ideas and it-would-be-nice-ifs and actually following through with them. I generally keep my promises to myself. I don't need a lot of … Continue reading This Week I Promise Myself

Little by little fear has less of a hold on me. The things I share are deep, but they are safe. It's a comfortable level of vulnerability. I've been practicing daily meditation. Yesterday I did a guided meditation where you are led down a darkening path. You pass through several gates, and at each you … Continue reading Little By Little

It wasn't about the miles. It almost never is. The miles are just the tool. It's about resilience. It's recognizing my perceived limitations, acknowledging them, then seeing how much further I can go. It's learning how to stay firm and grounded in myself when my emotions are threatening to make me do something silly and … Continue reading The Miles Are Just the Tool

22nd half marathon ✓ This one was tough today. I wish I had words to explain what it feels like to run with type 1 diabetes. I tend to run with my blood sugar on the higher side-- mostly out of fear of dropping low. I'm very insulin sensitive when I run, so even the … Continue reading Wineglass Half Marathon – Part II

It's Wineglass Half Marathon morning 🥂 ✓ Temp basal set ✓ A fraction of insulin bolused for breakfast I do stupid things when I get freaked out-- Exhibit A: high blood sugar all night before my race. I'm honestly more nervous for this race than I've been in a long time. It's *almost* pre-diabetes long … Continue reading Wineglass Half Marathon

Yesterday I let a comment from a man, who doesn't actually know me, make me feel devalued-- like what I do doesn't matter. I had a choice in that moment. Internalize or deflect. I chose to internalize and it bothered me the rest of the day. The fear of not being enough. One of my … Continue reading I Am Enough. And So Are You.

I've always loved the idea of birthdays. It's fun being celebrated, but it's also more than that. Your birthday signifies a new year-- YOUR new year. No, it's not my birthday yet (that's next month!) But as the fiscal year ends and I'm thinking about what I want my next work year to look like-- … Continue reading The Idea of Birthdays

It feels like change is in the air. It's subtle, but I feel it on the wind like a whisper. Full moon vibes and coming back from a trip filled with growth and introspection makes me think deeply-- What's working, what not. What needs to be let go, what needs to be reaffirmed. What really … Continue reading Change Is in the Air

New moon, new month, or maybe it's the transition of the seasons-- but I regularly go through this cycle of desiring to organize my life. There's the physical act of decluttering. Of walking into my closet and tossing things I haven't touched in awhile into a pile or organizing my desks or revamping and refining … Continue reading Transition of Seasons

Our experience shapes and defines our reality. I am continually being pushed, expanded, and refined. And I am constantly in awe of what this body can do. Registered for my first 50 mile race. In October 🤷‍♀️ Will it be hard? Surely. But sometimes I think running 3 miles at 4:30am is hard. It's all … Continue reading Experience Shapes Reality