Finding Radiance

Something I have been working very hard on of late is to accept me as I am.  I still struggle a lot with self image and expecting the perfect body to come along if I work hard enough. I took this picture at the gym last week.  I shot from the side because I don’t [...]

Thank you all for your wonderful comments on my ride yesterday!  I woke up feeling pretty much fine this morning, surprisingly.  I did take Tylenol PM last night and got a good night’s sleep.  I actually was about 2 parsecs away from going to the gym to do some lifting, but then I figured a [...]

Thank you so much for all of the birthday wishes via the blog, email, and facebook! I was overwhelmed at them all After the overload of food yesterday, we decided to forgo the bagel ( I know!) and eat at home. Today was such a rainy, drizzly day. I had the forethought last night to [...]

After last night’s Reeses throwdown (which I lost), I knew I needed a little extra boost on the exercise front today.  Not to mention my football dinner I wanted to go at least 6 miles.  Had a Zone Fudge Graham bar to start with.  Bars and bagels really and truly are the best preworkout fuel, [...]

Okay, maybe a lot self-conscious. In the photo a couple posts down – those are my new bike shorts. They are shorter than my old pair, and a bit tighter. I wear bike shorts while jogging to help with the ‘jiggle’ of loose skin. Well, wore the bike shorts for the first time jogging (that [...]