I had a good workout week. It was a bit of a pullback week for my half marathon training; just some solid endurance runs and a shorter long run on the weekend – which I made a little extra fun this week. See below! The Power Zone Challenge also focused...
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Before we end this first month of the year 2026, I wanted to squeeze in a ‘Currently’ post, because it used to be a monthly feature post on this blog. I enjoy these ‘check-in posts’, so maybe I’ll manage to make it a monthly, and not every-few-months feature post once again. ...
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I know, I know, I have been hinting at my new planner a few times, and I know we’re all deep into planning this year, what with Sarah’s book, some awesome planner giveaways, and general talk about best tools to plan (digital or analog, or both?). Some people are sticking...
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This week was PeloFondo Weekend! In case you forgot what PeloFondo is, it’s a live virtual event for both indoor and outdoor cyclists, focused on long-distance mileage. You pledge to ride a set number of miles over the weekend, either by yourself or with a team. Of course, I signed...
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(At least two) Baby Owls The owlets have hatched. I can confirm that there are at least two (possibly three) baby owls outside my office window now. It happened over the weekend because there was no sign of them on Thursday a week ago and then they were there when...
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Oh hey, remember the times when I posted my annual spending report? Because I skipped it for 2024 (I just forgot all about it at the beginning of 2025), but this time I received a reminder because all the cool kids have been sharing their 2025 spending reports, and because...
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This week felt great. I am still evaluating if I am overdoing it with both half marathon training and participating in a Power Zone Challenge but I purposefully chose the “time crunch” option for the PZ Challenge (with three “shorter” rides: 30-30-45 minutes) and so far I feel it complements...
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In all honesty, I was debating between a Five Things Friday and a “Happy Things Friday” post (inspired by Elisabeth) again this week, and I could have gone either way, but I decided that some Happy Things are in order because the world is dark enough, and you all don’t...
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