Building a habit

August 1, 2010

Four Sundays ago, I decided to copy my crazy colleague and begin a self-directed Learn to Run program. Her cousin-in-law (to be) had done an official program and was able to give her some pointers. The goal of the program is to have you running for 20 minutes in a 10 minute run, one minute [...]

After Women Food and God

July 28, 2010

I finished reading Women Food and God. The first two thirds of the book were hard to read, and I resisted reading it for what felt like months. (I just checked and it was months). Well, what’s important is that I did finish it, and I found the last third of the book the most [...]

On a weepy start to the day

June 5, 2010

I shed some tears two mornings ago, at work no less, and I was blessed enough to have my colleague (the one who I affectionately see as a drill sergeant) there to help me through it. (Incidentally, I’m quite lucky that I know several colleagues who would have been there for me.) Why was I [...]

Trying not to think in terms of “good” and “bad”

May 26, 2010

I haven’t worked out in 10 days and I’ve been eating a lot of sugary products (skittles were on sale and I stocked up. The five or six bags I purchased are gone now, and I can’t deny I regret not buying more). I don’t feel guilty about my laziness, per se, but I know [...]