Category Archives: Life

Normalizing Every Nuisance

This is not a light-hearted post about things that annoy me when I’m running or cycling. (You can read about those here and here.) This is an update on Tiger Lilly and how we have gotten used to each stage of … Continue reading

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Captivated By Dynamic Sculptures

Art is one of the many things I’ve grown to appreciate more as I’ve gotten older, and since my husband and kids all enjoy visiting modern art museums its one of the few things we still do together that doesn’t … Continue reading

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Procrastinating Versus Prioritizing

I don’t think of myself as a procrastinator. I was that student who did her summer reading as soon as school got out in June–and then failed the quiz in September when I couldn’t remember obscure details designed to weed out … Continue reading

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Consistency Is Key

With a blog named Running With Perseverance, you’d think I’d understand that consistency is key. And I do understand it. It’s the putting it into practice that is tripping me up. If you’ve seen my Weekly Wrap posts, you know … Continue reading

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I Can Do Hard Things

As my children transition into adulthood, I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between empowering them and enabling them. I’ve found that one of the hardest aspects of parenting adult children is standing back while they struggle instead of … Continue reading

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