I really wanted to wear a costume to work today but no one else was dressing up, so I compromised by wearing this cool African dress (that came from NOWHERE that I can remember). I planned on having one of our sweet little African ladies help me with the head dress. When I walked into … Continue reading
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Death Wears Purple Running Shoes: The Finale
Hi there. Beth here. I’m currently sitting in my kitchen. My eyes are bloodshot, my knees are locking up when I walk, and the bottom of my feet are on fire. I ran a half-marathon today. I moved my body 13.1 miles, and lived to tell the tale. Here it is. The day before the … Continue reading
Dear Daughter: The Race
Hi little one, Whew. This week has been rough, emotionally. The afterglow of the adoption announcement has worn off and now reality has set in (more like reality came and sucker-punched me in the kidney). The reality is that we’ve been at this for six months and we still don’t have a timeline. It could be years. … Continue reading
Nashvegas
We just returned from a trip to Nashville where we visited my sister Leah, AKA the Leggy, Bronze Goddess, and her husband Tyler, the Abercrombie model. I’ve always been the more Quasimodo-esque sibling and this time was no different. In case you think I’m joking, please compare these two pictures from this weekend: One looks … Continue reading
Birfday
Last, year, around my birthday, I picked up one of these: It’s a “One Line a Day” journal. You write one line a day everyday for five years so you can see how you’ve changed or what you were doing specifically. (Also, last year, I wrote this blog.)I usually write in it at night so … Continue reading
The Gratitude Project: Day 7
An excerpt from A Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs, in which a secular Jew attempts to live by all the laws in the Bible. On this particular day, he’s acknowledged that, even though he still doesn’t belive in God, he’s started to enjoy prayers where he gives thanks. Before he eats hummus and … Continue reading
Death Wears Purple Running Shoes: Week 12
We’ve been playing a really fun game with UPS this week called, “Why won’t you just leave the package on our porch like we asked you to?” so my training schedule got thrown off because I wanted to be home in case they decided to stop by while someone was actually at home. Don’t worry … Continue reading
Gratitude Project: Day 1
Today I learned that, too often, I try to entertain people with my bitterness. I know that sounds weird but I can be funny and bitter at the same time and I often choose to do that because I want people to like me. I tried to watch my reaction to things today and when … Continue reading
The Gratitude Project
I’m fairly certain that I came out of the womb writing thank you notes. My first probably said something like, “Hey mom! Thanks for the ride!” Being the first grandchild, my grandmother drilled it into me that you always wrote thank you notes. She probably let me off the hook until I was able to … Continue reading
Death Wears Purple Running Shoes: Week 11
My training program has hit its peak this week. Run #1: 1 hour 30 minutes Runt #2: 1 hour 50 minutes The result? Continue reading
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