I’ve spent the last several months fundraising as part of my Team in Training commitment, and I’ve been doing it in memory of a friend’s husband who died in April. I thought that I had all of the elements for a successful fundraising drive: lots of friends and acquaintances, a compelling story and the fact…
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Harnessing My Inner Nerd
I don’t think that my nerdiness comes as a surprise to those who know me. I embrace it. And yet, there are still moments where even I’m surprised by the extent of this affliction. As I sat down to review the 54 pages of session listings for the 2010 AMWA conference, I was smiling. Writing…
Racing Against Yourself
Every magazine, every blogger, every coach says the same thing about running: “You are your only competition.” It doesn’t matter if you’re an Olympic athlete or the person who limps their way across the finish line as the course is closing. Are you stronger, faster or better than you were yesterday? Being Type A, I…
Food as Fuel
Food is fuel. Intellectually, I know this. And of course, logically, the healthier I eat the more efficiently my body will operate. Sometimes I forget this. Thursday was one of those days. Because the boy wanted pasta for dinner, I made a batch and reheated a couple of frozen meatballs for him. I went meatless…
What I Did On My One Day Vacation
As I sit here listening to the clock tick in an otherwise quiet house, I’m marveling at the fact that I took the day off — most of it, anyway — and the world didn’t end. Aside from being on an island beach somewhere, this day was probably as close to ideal as it could…
Confidence
Still reeling from my unusually fast (for me) run on Saturday, my virtual running buddy Greg cheered me on and said something that hadn’t occurred to me before: “Confidence is also part of training.” I don’t know why this struck me as such a revelation. I always tend to downplay my skills. Let’s face it,…
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
On Saturday night, I had the privilege of being part of the Freelance Success panel at the Creative Freelancer Conference. It was absolutely fascinating to be the focus of a room full of freelancers, looking to the three of us for magical answers. Of course, we don’t have magical answers. We’ve each made plenty of…
Fundraising with Team in Training
Think fast: what does Team in Training raise money for? If you’re like most people that I’ve talked to, they have no idea. Of those who know that Team in Training (TNT) raises money for leukemia (most don’t know the lymphoma part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), few know what the disease actually is…
The 3rd 40: Day 34
When you start with a 6:30 run and end it with an 11:30 phone call home, it makes for a very long day. Some highlights from Sunday: After Google Maps listed only Starbucks locations that were behind locked doors in office buildings, I assumed that I would have to order room service to get a…
The Power of Food
On three separate occasions this past week, I’ve had the same conversation. “I checked out your blog,” they all said. “I love the recipes!” This always blows me away. I started posting the recipes just because I have a personal tendency to print out a new one, modify it in some way, and then proceed…