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My 2018 Volunteer Activity Edit

Happy New Year, Y’all! Today I want to tell you about an action I took a few weeks ago. I mentally laid out my various volunteer roles and I made some decisions about how I’m going to spend my time … Continue reading

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A Week of Almost Spring

Nashville enjoyed beautiful weather this week and I made the most of it. I spent most of last Saturday outside in gardens, other people’s gardens. Each year the Nashville Rose Society (NRS) has two pruning clinics. Last Saturday was the … Continue reading

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Little Rock or Bust

This afternoon following my last appointment of the day I’ll begin packing for my weekend trip to Little Rock for the Little Rock Half Marathon. This isn’t the race for which I originally registered. I wanted to do the full … Continue reading

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Inspiration from Ernestine

This morning. 5 a.m. My alarm clock jolts me out of sleep. 5:10 a.m. I’m still in bed. Today is “leg day” and I was thinking of all the reasons to skip my workout. Last night I volunteered at my … Continue reading

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The Marathon Must Wait

There’s something I didn’t tell you when I reported on Saturday’s half marathon. When I got home, in addition to hobbling around on the blisters, I was limping and holding on to furniture due to the chronic tendonitis that’s been … Continue reading

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About Last Night

Last night. 5 p.m. I was supposed to join a conference call. I’ve recently been elected to the board of directors of the International Coach Federation, Tennessee Chapter, and we had some business to discuss. But I was not yet … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Marathon Training

I’ve not written much about my marathon training. Writing about it means thinking about it and thinking about it brings up fear. You see, this is my third stint at marathon training and so far I have no medal to … Continue reading

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My 2015: A Year of Hits and…

I was going to title this post “A Year of Hits and Misses,” but I think it was actually a year of hits and a few pretty good swings that didn’t quite connect with the ball. I like to spend … Continue reading

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Yesterday Was a Manic Monday

Back in the 80s the Bangles sang “Just another manic Monday.” Yesterday was such a day for me. Hubs has been on vacation; I have not. I trusted myself to wake up at my appointed time without an alarm clock. … Continue reading

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A Crazy Christmas 5K

Last night hub’s and my running club, the South Side Runners held a Crazy Christmas 5K as the final run of 2015. There were no road closures, no chip timing, no age group awards and no clock. A volunteer stood … Continue reading

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