Day 15: 0.0 miles / Total miles: 10.71mi / Days left: 164 / Time: NA Spring break is over. The kids are no longer sick. It was time for them to go back to school for the first time in 2 weeks. About damn time. I love my goofs. But they needed to go back …
Little Steps: Day 13 – Life can Change in an Instant
Day 13: 3.81 miles / Total miles: 10.71mi / Days left: 166 / Time: 1:49:17 minI am not sure how I want to start this post. I am not sure where I want this post to go.When I write, I let the words flow. And I go wherever they take me. The words lead me.But …
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The Loving Myself Journey: Gate #10 – The Hair Tie
Last night, as I was climbing in to bed, I took off my glasses, my paracord bracelet, and my hair tie. My routine. But something was different about tonight's routine. I decided that it was time to cut my hair. But not just cut my hair, or trim it. But chop it off. I have …
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Little Steps: Day 11 – Trees are our Greatest Observers
Day 11: 1.36 miles / Total miles: 6.9mi / Days left: 168 / Time: 1:03:04 min I felt a little more confident today in a lot of ways. A little more energy. A little less paranoid. I was mentally ready for this trail today. But first, I had to drive to the trailhead. I havent …
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Little Steps: Day 9 – Escaping to Nature. And Leaving a Little of me Behind…
Day 9: 1.36 miles / Total miles: 5.54 / Days left: 170 / Time: 30:40 mins I did absolutely the bare minimum on Monday. I couldnt move. And even if I could, I didnt want to. This weekend completely drained me. Mentally and physically. Which is not a bad thing. But I am learning to …
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Little Steps: Days 6 & 7 – A Scout Leader Never Stops
Days 6 & 7: 1.75 miles / Total miles: 4.16 / Days left: 172 Camping is all about becoming one with nature. Relaxing. And meditating. And doing nothing. And blah blah blah, yadda, yadda, yadda. Except breathing fresh, pure, air. And surviving without luxuries. But on a scout campout? As a scout leader? There is …
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Little Steps: Day 5 – The Smaller the Tent, the Bigger the Struggle?
Day 5: 0.0 miles / Total Miles: 2.41 / Days Left: 174 Eeeeeeeee. It is scout campout weelend! And not glamping like our family loves. I am talking, middle of nowhere, no cell reception, no electricity, very little running water, basic toilets. Adirondacks with bunks and no mattresses. Or a cold, wet, Oregon ground. We …
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Little Steps: Day 3 – Practicing Patience
Day 3: 0.0 miles / Total miles: 2.41 / Days left: 176 Both kids woke up with fevers. Again. So it was time to call the dr. And take them in. I always have an idea of what my day is going to look like. I am a planner and an organizer. And I am …
