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 those who had relied on Cliff Notes. In law school, I did the reading before class instead of waiting until finals week. My work is very deadline driven and doesn’t leave much room for procrastinating. 

Procrastinating Versus Prioritizing
On the other hand, competing demands on my time do require prioritizing. Thinking about today’s Wednesday Word (procrastinate) made me realize that behavior that looks like procrastination from an outside observer may reflect prioritization rather than laziness or a perennial lack of self-control (yikes!). Continue reading

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Balancing Work And Yoga In San Francisco

Last week I ended up taking a last minute, overnight business trip to San Francisco. I booked my flights a week in advance and snagged a hotel room from the block reserved for my event. I was bit worried about security lines, but not too worried since I do have Global Entry/TSA PreCheck. As it turns out, those aren’t the lines that held me up!

San Francisco

Heading to my first flight out of DCA, I was through security by 7:00 am but didn’t get to my gate until about 7:25 because I stopped for a Grande Bold from the only Starbucks in the terminal. I had woken up at 4:30 am East Coast time, had to attend a reception from 6:30-9:30 in SFO (the whole purpose of my trip) and needed to work on the plane, so caffeine was a must. (As if I need an excuse to get Starbucks). Continue reading

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Easy Pumpkin Pie Crunch Bars

If you love pumpkin pie as much as I do, you will love this Pumpkin Pie Crunch Bar variation that turns a holiday dessert into a treat you can serve at your next cookout or bring to your next potluck.

Pumkin Pie Crunch Bars

The original recipe is straight from Duncan Hines, but as usual I made some variations (explained below).
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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.

Consistency Is Key
If you’ve seen my Weekly Wrap posts, you know I am consistent with my exercise. I mix things up, but I do something almost every day. I’ve even been consistent with core exercises, although my foam rolling is more sporadic. Continue reading

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Will Run For Donuts

What does it say about me that I did not go for a run on Global Running Day, but I did celebrate National Donut Day? Would it make any difference if I told you that I met up with women from my Moms Run This Town Group for a run before we got donuts?

National Donut Day

I don’t usually run on Fridays since I do my long run on Saturdays, but I thought I could handle a 3 mile run at 5:30 am before Sugar Shack opened at 6:00, so I sacrificed a strength day in the name of friendship, community, and donuts!  Continue reading

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