Asking For Advice At The April 2026 Coffee Date

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Welcome to the April 2026 edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date link up Deborah and I host the first Friday of every month. Today I’m asking for advice and sharing other random experiences since the last time we got together. You … Continue reading

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Marching Out In New Running Shoes

The last weekend of March snuck up on me—how is it almost April?? While our March weather continued to be fickle, I invested in spring running by getting new running shoes!

First run in my new Asics!

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Celebrating The First Days Of Spring

Our weather was wild again last week,  but this weekend was perfect for celebrating the first days of spring, with sunshine and temperatures reaching 80F later today!

My neighbor’s garage decoration has themes for year-round holidays—
I wonder what will come next?

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March Manifests Its Madness

I’m sure I won’t be the only one commenting on this week’s weather whiplash. In the D.C. area March manifested its madness in a record-breaking way. I also had whiplash with another trip to Chicago—this time for less than 24 hours.

Weather forecast Wednesday (87F)! into Thursday (snow!)—
you can see the front on its way.

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Running Through The Fog

We had all the weather last week, from snow on Monday to temperatures in the 60s today. We also had a crazy amount of fog that even followed me to Chicago. I forget that I get blind running through the fog as much as I do running in rain, but at least my shirt stays dry for wiping off my glasses.

Foggy Chicago Riverwalk view! 

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