Mile By Mile, How I Crushed My Race Goal Preface: I was going to refer to this post as my post-mortem on last weekend’s half-marathon, but that terminology seemed overly macabre. Since I didn’t actually die running it… Now that I have a half-marathon finisher medal to prove it, I’m finally considering running one of …
A Mother’s Day Wish List Fantasy
5 Things I Want for Mother’s Day — and the Amazon Alternatives for the Real World Mother’s Day is less than a week away and I’ll admit that I’m already eagerly awaiting a handprint craft and a fill-in-the-blank exercise where one of my kids says I’m 2 years old and cooks the best chicken nuggets …
The Problem of 80% Done
On Resistance, and How to Push Through I’m a woman of vision, as #DoneWithFun Daddy is fond of telling me. At any given time, I have at least 10 projects in my head and 10 goals on the horizon. Sometimes it’s like popcorn in my head — ideas pop-pop-popping so fast, I’m afraid it’s going …
Family Field Trip: Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier
Spring Break when you’re a working mom isn’t too different than a regular school week. My boys still have to go to school, and I still have to go to work. But even though we weren’t jetting off to Florida or Mexico for a week of sun and fun, we did want to make Easton’s …