Why I go to country music concerts

My Type A, morning runner, mostly-vegetarian, introverted self never assumed she would be marrying a carnivorous, cowboy boots-wearing, laid back, night owl. But the universe can have a funny way of ultimately giving one what she needs.

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Boston #9

About a week before this year’s Boston Marathon, I started allowing myself, and so too did others it seems, the flexibility to put things off until after the race. “I’ll deal with that with that when the marathon is over” I said about work stuff, house stuff, wedding planning stuff. I had speeches to write, […]

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Dropping the F-bomb

Fundraising. Did you wince a little when you read the word? Did your eye begin to twitch? Whether it is asking or being asked to make a donation, fundraising is the F-bomb that some people will argue can make a conversation just as uncomfortable as that “other” F-bomb.

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5 Things I learned about running from my dog

One year ago today, my fiancé and I drove to a town north of Portland, Maine to “meet” a puppy we were considering adopting. When we arrived at the foster home, our scrawny, 4.5 month old Rusty, walked shyly into the living room to meet us. He had a nubby little tail and what looked […]

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This good-for-something winter

I have never liked winter. I spend December through March counting the days until temperatures should consistently start with at least a 5, and are not just 5 degrees. Training for the Boston Marathon is really just a way to countdown to better weather and keep me from hibernating until spring. But this winter. Ugh. […]

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