Success – I’ve Achieved My Goal to Be Healthier and More Fit!
Image above by Lisa Sullivan. Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved. Well…I did it! I have become healthy and fit…and I’m not stopping either. 🙂 This journey really began just over a year ago when I embarked on a quest to complete a Couch to 5K program. If you remember correctly, I made it through 3 … Continue reading
Finding My Bliss in 2014: Getting Healthy & Fit
Let me refresh your memory…. As the New Year turned its corner, I wrote about my goals for 2014 and really, there were only three with the first one being “I will work towards a healthier me.” I didn’t really give any more direction than that. I just knew that I wanted to be healthier. … Continue reading
Couch to 5K Day 2 Was HARD
Image above of the Neuse River Trail is courtesy of Yours Truly. All Rights Reserved. Not gonna lie. It sucked, actually. It was just about 7pm last night, a bit humid, but a nice evening for a workout. I began stretching and I could feel it a little. When the C25KFree timer began with the … Continue reading
Couch to 5K – Encouragement Needed and Appreciated!
Anyone who knows me knows I LOATHE exercise (see? I captialized, bolded, and italicized that word. THAT’s how much I hate it.). The thing is I’m also well aware that my body is getting older. I can no longer comfortably walk even four flights of stairs without huffin’ & puffin’. I had no idea I … Continue reading
Why “Running From Crazy” Has a Bigger Meaning
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival showing of this true story about actress Mariel Hemingway’s quest to understand her family’s struggles with mental illness goes way beyond the film. It brings to light something our society tends to look at as taboo – the subject of mental illness. In “Running From Crazy” Mariel Hemingway candidly … Continue reading
