Category Archives: Running

come with me and walk the longest mile

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Marie

Editor’s note: It’s 4:45 a.m. Please forgive this hastily thrown together post and see the bigger picture: you complete me. Anyone catch the Walking Dead last night? If you were watching the Grammys instead, well, I just feel sorry for … Continue reading →

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because this blog’s sure as hell not going to write itself

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Marie

I’ve been trying to write a blog post for more than a week now. I sit down, type out a sentence or two, and am either interrupted by baby stuff or by baby-induced writer’s block. I feel like so little … Continue reading →

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running update part deux

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Marie

So I was starting to feel like a major badass this week after going to the gym and run/walking on the treadmill for two days in a row. (Doctor cleared me to run, just told me not to do anything … Continue reading →

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every day I’m jigglin’

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Marie

So how’s that running going? The short answer: It’s still not. I see my doctor again Friday, when he will, with hope, clear me to do ACTIVITIES. (Please visualize the word “activities” in 148-point Myspace-esque animated glitter text.) Until then, … Continue reading →

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28 days later…

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Marie

What’s up, internet? My baby friend is a month old! Eight balls for everyone! (No really, who’s buying?) So yeah, I no longer sleep, I wear nothing but sweat pants and I haven’t touched a comb or a hair dryer … Continue reading →

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take apart your bones and put ‘em back together

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Marie

So this c-section thingy marks the first time in my life I’ve ever had any surgery beyond your everyday tonsillectomy or wisdom tooth extraction, and it turns out I don’t have the patience or the common sense to allow my … Continue reading →

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the giveaway I was born to win

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Marie

I have nothing to say today. I’m blogging for the sole purpose of getting a bonus entry in Shelby’s giveaway and convincing you that I deserve to win perhaps more than anyone else in the world. Plus, there’s nothing like … Continue reading →

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about your turkey trot…

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Marie

So my computer’s on the fritz again, and the timing couldn’t be better: just when I actually NEED a home computer and can’t do all my blogging from work anymore (lolskies). Last night when I tried to turn it on, … Continue reading →

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36 week running update: the reverse of progress

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Marie

Back somewhere around the third month of my pregnancy, I reluctantly admitted to Gallowaying (which to me felt suspiciously like giving up), after the strain of constant running simply became too much. (Sidenote: for a lot of jerks who go … Continue reading →

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because it’s November 1

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Marie

So, yeah, I did give my notice of resignation to my “day gig” yesterday. My last day is November 23. But I’ve also been moonlighting as a marketing coordinator for my friend’s business and I’ll be going back to work … Continue reading →

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