“ The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” – Melody Beattie I think it’s safe to say most of us are MORE than ready to say goodbye to 2020 and are very much so looking forward to a fresh start to a New Year. While IContinue reading “Good Riddance to 2020”
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Oatmeal Cookies and a Reality Check
“Slow progress is still progress”- Unknown The last two weeks have simultaneously gone by extremely fast and slower than molasses. I don’t really know how to explain it, but the days fly by and tick along all at the same time. What should have been my week 11 of training was a week of tryingContinue reading “Oatmeal Cookies and a Reality Check”
Week 10, begin again??
“It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself ,that determines how your life’s story will develop.”- Dieter F. Uchtdorf A definite low week. Week 10 brought both the highs and lows of my journey and crammed them side by side, day after day. I feel like I’ve been riding a physical, mental, andContinue reading “Week 10, begin again??”
Week 8, the not so great
“Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever”- NA I can honestly say I never imagined living at the time of a pandemic. It’s scary and uncertain, probably two of my least favorite feelings ever-fear and uncertainty. A few months ago fear and uncertainty meantContinue reading “Week 8, the not so great”
Now what?
After running the 5k, I felt on top of the world. Exhausted and sore, but on top of the world. Now that my reason for running was complete, what was I supposed to do next? I took a little over a week off of running completely. My body was tired and, quite frankly, I stillContinue reading “Now what?”
Tears of Joy…or Sweat?
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try”- NA This says it all folks. As soon as they blew the cannon (yes, in New Ulm Minnesota at a 5k the New Ulm Battery actually blew a cannon to signal the start of the race), I had a flood of weird feelings. Made up of extremeContinue reading “Tears of Joy…or Sweat?”
I’m doing what?!
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt One day. One spontaneous decision sparked by a lofty idea or what I should maybe call a dream. With the help of my encouraging boyfriend (who just so happened to be one of those humans blessed with a “runner body” and also just soContinue reading “I’m doing what?!”
A little goes a long way
“A very little key will open a very heavy door.” – Charles Dickens After a few weeks of running a handful of minutes at a time in intervals, I decided it was time to try and run a mile without stopping. I quickly learned that was a mistake. I wasn’t ready for it. Mentally andContinue reading “A little goes a long way”
Starting is the hardest part
“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.”- Tom Hanks So now I’m 50ish lbs heavier than I’ve ever been, and I’m only 20 years old…a very unhealthy 20 year old for sure. But as many people will attest to, once you’re this far down a stray pathContinue reading “Starting is the hardest part”
I’m not sure how I got here
Here it is-the first blog I ever wrote. I’d recommend giving this a read before you get started with other posts, it might help you make sense of everything and give you enough background of my life to understand the reason for my blog.
Josie's Journey 