My annual testing of my fitness This year’s Tough Mudder looked a little different than last years. Not because we’re back to a bunch of people on the course (although it meant waiting for obstacles). Not because they added a 10K course and renamed the Classic to 15K. Nope, this…

Answering some hard questions to help put my life on track. At the beginning of the month, I started something called Six Months for Life. It’s a concept thought up by the YouTuber and author, Sarra Cannon, and something that’s right along with my current life journey. One of the…

Going through my habits to see what still fits. There’s something magical about a fresh start. New year. Mew month. New week. All hold so much potential. I started breaking down my goals by quarter and then into even smaller chunks a year or so ago when I stumbled across…

Getting back on the horse after a lapse. I’m not proud to admit how far behind I’ve fallen in the last few months. What started as a couple of week lapse while I got used to my new hours at my job has turned into multiple months. My morning routine……

Finishing, but failing my goal. The day I’ve been dreading has happened, race day. The day I’ve been sort of training for, but not really as good as I should have. The day started at two in the morning so I could eat breakfast before hitting the road to Mesa…

Using the new month to recommit to my goals. January didn’t go as expected. I was super excited to commit to my goals and started off fairly well. Except my runs weren’t very good because I was rocking a giant blister on one foot, but I adjusted and kept going. …

But not letting it worry me I’m already behind on my goals for the year, most specifically for this month. Not surprising seeing as just about everyone has failed a super ambitious goal or given up entirely within the first month or two of the year. The goal I was…

Taking years of lessons and making it work. I’ve been telling stories for as long as I can remember. My sister used to joke you could hand me two clothespins and, in an hour, I’d have a backstory for them. …

Teaching while I’m still learning. It’s the weirdest feeling when a parent asks you what their child can do to improve on something you’re still working on. The first time it happened was when I started helping out with the kids’ martial arts class and I was asked about front…