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The Day I’m Glad I Had a Running Partner

My hands are a little achy as I sit here writing this post. Yesterday, I took a spill while running, the first time I fell like that in more than a decade. My hands, thigh, and knees are scraped. Although it could have been a lot worse, I’ll spare you the pictures. Thankfully, my husband, […]

Lesson #19: Learn to Laugh at Yourself

The other night, my husband found me in a pretty ridiculous position. I was in the basement exercising in a sports bra and shorts when I noticed something on my back. I went to the bathroom to look in the mirror, see what it was and take it off, wrapping my arms around my body […]

4 Reasons Why Thursday is the Best Day to Take A Personal Day

We’ve all had “one of those days”, but you can’t pinpoint why. Both my husband, Jonathan and I had “one of those days” yesterday. Jonathan opted for a 40-minute snooze session instead of a 40-minute bike ride. For me, I struggled to complete my morning four-mile run; something I had

Lesson #18: Bet on yourself, and nothing else

I was one of the millions of Americans who played the Mega Millions yesterday, who woke up this morning “disappointed” and went to work. I say “disappointed” because as much as it would have been more than nice to win $350 million dollars, I knew my odds were slim – 1 in 258,890,850 million to […]

Lesson #17: Back at It “…with an important reminder”

Hi, it’s Kristen Farrell, the stranger! I started this blog back in 2013, and kept at it for almost two years. And then, I stopped, for no good reason. On December 31, 2016, I promised myself to start blogging again. It took 212 days into the year, but I’m back baby! And I’m back with […]