February 8th, 2010
Three reasons:
1. Amy:
2. Whitney:
3. Heather:
I have gotten some criticism about writing too much about exercising, and I was told one of my posts even resembled an REI catalog (which it so did.) So I have been curbing the workout talk, but when I read the above posts, I am so full of pride for my friends, such [...]
Tags: Amy, Couch to 5K, Heather, running, running blog, Whitney, why I write about running
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February 5th, 2010
Working at a newspaper made me paranoid.
In the years I spent in the newsroom, I shared space with a police scanner. A police scanner that was always on (well, except for when someone would turn it down so they could watch the latest episode of the news or Lost or Elimidate …)
And in being around [...]
Tags: Amy, breaking news stories, car accident, Kevin, Kevin's car totaled, newspaper, police scanner
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January 21st, 2010
It’s 1980-something and I’m in the back of mom’s station wagon, sitting on blue vinyl with my neighbor Lauren sitting across from me, and we’re on the way to school. Jenny and Kevin are in the car as well. Lauren says to me, “Why don’t you ask your mom if the tooth fairy is real?”
It’s never [...]
Tags: Amy, Andrea, Dad, Easter Bunny, Jenny, Kevin, mom, Santa, Tooth Fairy, training bras
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December 9th, 2009
These are good times, my friends. Good times.
As I prepare to run the longest run of my entire life in 3 days, my job this week has been to relax and be stress-free. And you know what I’ve realized? It’s really not that difficult.
There is a lot to be happy about. Whether I’m going to [...]
Tags: a lot to be grateful for, Amy, Cai, Gray, Gray and Katie are expecting, Heather, Jenny, Katie, Kevin, Mia, Michael, Sadie
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November 18th, 2009
Time to update my bucket list.
I wrote this a little more than a year ago. Here’s what the list was then, and how it’s going (items in green are in-progress or done!):
1. Write a novel.
How it’s going: I have written the first draft of a novel. And I am working on the first draft of [...]
Tags: Amy, Colleen, cycling, Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Jeff, Kevin, learning how to cycle as an adult, My bucket list updated, National Novel Writing Month, New York City, novel writing, running a half marathon, running a marathon, Thunder Road marathon Charlotte
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November 11th, 2009
Warning: This post contains mention of puppy puke. I don’t think it will bother you to read it, even if you have a weak stomach, but you have been warned!
So, as I have mentioned before, my dogs are inside dogs but they have not been for very long. Everything is going great with them – [...]
Tags: Amy, Breanna, Excel Cleaners Rock Hill SC, Jeff, Kevin Excel Cleaners, Kishin, Kishin puked on the carpet, Local carpet cleaners, Twitter and Facebook work wonders
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October 14th, 2009
Last night I dreamed I was 5 years old. I was at my parents’ old house on Silverwood Drive, the one with wood paneling walls and linoleum everywhere. My brother was a baby, sitting in his high chair, getting spoon-fed by my mom (ok, so he would have been nursing probably. My timing is off. [...]
Tags: 1775 Silverwood Drive, a moment in a childhood, Amy, Dad, Jenny, Kevin, life passes by, mom, Silverwood Drive Fort Mill SC
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October 13th, 2009
Kids. I don’t have any. I don’t want any.
But don’t say I don’t love them. I absolutely love them.
I’ve spent the past few days babysitting for my nieces (ages 3 and 1) while Kevin and Jenn are on vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), and I have learned a few things about kids:
= a sippy cup [...]
Tags: Amy, Colleen, Dad, Jeff, Jenn, Jenny, Kevin, Mia, mom, Sadie, taking care of my nieces, the why game with a 3-year-old, why coffee is for grownups, why naps are a good thing
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October 12th, 2009
Ah, autumn. It’s that time of year again. The days get shorter, the leaves get colorful. There’s a bite in the air and the sun gets a little kinder. It’s bittersweet, welcoming the end of summer but knowing the cold is coming.
It’s October, which means I better start narrowing down my story line for my [...]
Tags: 30 days of literary abandon, Amy, F. Scott Fitzgerald Grove Park Inn, nanowrimo, nanowrimo 2009, National Novel Writing Month, where's your favorite place to write?, would you rather write on a beach or in a coffeeshop?, write fiction or nonfiction during nanowrimo, Writing a novel at the Grove Park Inn, Writing at the Grove Park F Scott Fitzgerald
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October 5th, 2009
It didn’t feel real to me when she died.
It had been years since I had seen Anna, years since we had last spoken. Sadly, our last conversation had been a difficult one, and we had both ended up in tears. After that I had tried to put her and the high school drama behind me as [...]
Tags: A friend dying, Amy, Anna Klepczynski, high school memories, middle school memories, What happens when your friend dies after a fight?
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