Half Marathon in the Books! It’s been a week since my first half marathon. I know what you’re thinking, I am 54 years old at the end of this week and I think its time to add Runner to the list of ways to describe myself. Isn’t it funny that now having completed a half …
k. Maybe not a dime, but definitely on the cheap! Over the last 14 years that we have lived here, finances have been up and they’ve been down. Like many families during the lean times we always cut where we can. How do you do that and not go stir crazy sitting at home? I …
Yesterday I had the amazing opportunity to attend an event whose cause is near and dear to my heart. Each and every one of us has been touched by cancer. When I learned about Stand Up for the Cure, all other plans fell away. My mother and her sister are breast cancer survivors. My fellow …
Those of you who follow me on Instagram know that I love being active. I am a swim instructor by day and love yoga, running and hiking best on my free time. I decided at the start of my empty nest journey that I was not going to be determined by my age, 53, as …
So I am going to be perfectly honest here. I have been in a total funk lately. I don’t have this happen all that often, very rarely in fact. For the past few months, between work, the holidays, the realization that our twins are graduating from college in May and life I just haven’t felt …
If you haven’t been reading my blog for very long, you may not realize that we live in the Pacific Northwest. We’ve lived here for 13 years now and are really just getting to know our state and all it has to offer. We have, here and there, gone for a hike. We’ve not been …
“One morning I got up and just started running. I didn’t stop I just kept running. And when I got there, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around just keep going.” Oh wait! That’s a scene from Forrest Gump. Here is the honest brutal truth, I have never been …
What is SUP Yoga? You’ve read about my yoga journey. You’ve probably seen a zillion photos of me in yoga poses if you follow my personal Instagram (krodriguez26). Since Spring has arrived, kinda, in the PNW we are starting to get warmer and sunnier days. This means it’s SUP yoga time! What is SUP yoga? …
Empty Nest Year 1. You have successfully navigated that first month with the kids gone. Now what? If you haven’t figured it out yet, I am a goal setter. I work myself best when I set a goal or a challenge for myself. I need that for my motivation. Each year of my empty nest …
