The first week of the Move Nourish Believe Challenge is over. I have really enjoyed the structure of the various challenges, and the new people I have been able to interact with. Monday’s challenge was “sweat it out — show us your favorite way to sweat”! Monday was a “stretching” day for me but I […]
GO RED DAY 2014 (A SURVIVOR’S STORY)
My coworkers and I are being encouraged to wear red to work on Friday, February 7, in observation of National Wear Red Day. National Wear Red day symbolizes the fight against heart disease in women. For me, this day isn’t just about some anonymous woman (or women) I won’t ever see or talk to. It […]
But I DID Bring It Here!
The title of this post “But I DID bring it here!” is a reply I have been wanting to make to someone I dealt with earlier this week. Here’s the story: (and note, I have intentionally not said what entity I was dealing with because I think the staff person was just a reflection of […]
It’s Not About The Money (A Love ‘Em Or Lose ‘Em Post)
I am happy to share my thoughts on Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans. I find it so fun that the concepts in this book are presented as “ABCs” of leadership. For instance, “A” is for “Ask” which reminds leaders to ask themselves, “Do you […]
Currently (Running For Meg and Never Looking Back)
I read an interesting blog recently that uses the “currently” template (thank you, Jenna, for the inspiration). I’m giving it a whirl this weekend for my weekly post. (The bold headings are the “currently” template). Currently Thinking about: I am currently thinking about how fleetingly time passes. Although I feel that I always take “the […]
Warm Up The New Year $500 Cash Giveaway!
When I ran the Swamp Forest Trail race here in Tallahassee on January 4th, the weather was freezing (literally, as in low 30s that felt like 20s). (That’s me, 3rd from the left, in many many layers along with my other Tallahassee Moms Run This Town friends.) After the race ended, I was oh-so-happy […]