I embarrass my kids
I was ready to run last night. That’s what got this whole thing started. It was tribe run night, and I changed into my running clothes before I left work because I was going to run. But there was a...
View ArticleCupcake Classic 5k
I guess I should end my unintentional hiatus? I really didn’t intend to go a month (approximately) between posts, but, well, I’ll blog about that later. If there is a virtual 5k going on, you can bet...
View ArticleThe last Monday of 2012
It’s amazing the difference having a restful Sunday makes on a Monday. I still wanted to sleep in, and wish I had taken today off instead of boxing day, but I don’t feel emotionally drained. More on...
View ArticleWelcoming in the New Year
Molly told me I need to blog. Funny thing, I wrote 3 paragraphs yesterday, and deleted it because I just wasn’t really into it. I’m still not, but I will anyway. I suppose since I did an end of year...
View ArticleSomething is missing
I generally try to come up with a title and write around it. That doesn’t always work out so well, and is often why I end up not writing at all. Eh, whatever. This time, though, I know what I want as...
View ArticleTuesday randomness
1. I had the flu a couple of weeks ago. The last time I remember being that sick for that long was when I was 16 and had a ruptured appendix. It was the flu my parents used to get when I was a kid that...
View ArticleManiacal Monday #14
1. I did the 2nd Annual Virtual Run for Sherry Saturday in conjunction with the 9 miler training run. More on that tomorrow. 2. I had an emotional meltdown on one of the school administrators last week...
View Article“Bad hills!”
A few days ago I had a dream that my friend Brenda came to visit me. Now, as an aside, she has been planning a trip out here for months, and we even plan on running a race together while she’s here....
View Article‘Cause I like to eat
I think I have made 2 contradictory statements about cooking before. 1, that I hate it, and 2, that I kind of like it. They are both correct because while most of the time I hate cooking and will only...
View ArticleManiacal Monday #16
Why does the weekend fly by so fast while the work week drags? 1. The hubby and I went to Good Friday service Friday night. Oh, man. Talk about being undone. Although I have never seen The Passion of...
View ArticleFunday Friday #15
The Funday Friday’s have fallen quite a bit behind the Maniacal Mondays. I had something I was going to write about yesterday, but for the second time in the week, I got my day & date wrong. 1....
View ArticleManiacal Monday #21
Know how to start a Monday off right? Oversleep. Slept right through the alarm (or hit snooze in my sleep), and was awakened by the dogs barking 15 min after I should have been at work. Fun times. I...
View ArticleFunday Friday #22
TGIF. I say that like I have a nice relaxing weekend in store. lol This has been a crazy busy week. Again. And it’s going to be a busy weekend. And I really need to make time for an Al-Anon meeting....
View ArticleManiacal Monday #23
I had one of the best and most exhausting weekends in a while. Seriously, 7pm last night, I crashed. It was great. Ok, it was mostly great. There was a lot of yelling when I got home Friday. I even...
View ArticleManiacal Monday #27
I’m in a pretty craptastic mood (still), and actually spent yesterday evening looking forward to going to work. I got up Saturday morning and ran the 12ks of Christmas. I mostly ran the whole thing....
View ArticleSometimes running is just weird
Also, race recaps are hard for me. This is why I generally don’t do them. Ok, I do them, but not like most runners do recaps. Perhaps it is the self-diagnosed ADHD. Squirrel! Anywho, I misunderstood...
View ArticleMaking the most of it
I had to run a virtual 5k this weekend because my foot was broken the previous weekend. “Broken” is an exaggeration. It hurt like it was broken, but 1) I didn’t go to the doctor over it and 2) whatever...
View ArticleMoving on
My name is Martha, and I am a Missionary Baptist deacon’s kid (DK). And I’m an alcoholic. I just reported the latter to my security officer so it can’t be used against me now. My co-workers know too....
View ArticleChanging ain’t easy
I have had a raging case of PMS since yesterday evening. TMI you say? Perhaps, but hey, it is what it is. Everybody and everything has been getting on my nerves. When I’m not angry, I just want to sit...
View Article#medicatedandmighty – It’s complicated
This is it people. Two prescriptions to maintain this crazy. Wish me luck. A photo posted by @muthalovinautism on Sep 1, 2015 at 10:18am PDT That is my friend Erin Jones. Her story has just blown up...
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