"We're halfway through our morning routine!" said the chipper older gentleman behind me in line at Trader Joe's. "She could be a service dog, look how good she is, she knows the routine!" he said, smiling lovingly toward his sweet Pittie patiently waiting for a treat. Here you go, Cassie, I offered, digging out one …
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Why being at the bottom of the leaderboard isn’t so bad
Dead. Last. After scrolling through the list of recorded barbell back squat weights in my "Wodify" app this morning, I found my name at the bottom. Got lots of high fives, but landed dead last nonetheless. Oof. Talk about confronting my weakness. It's just a number. But the emotional load is heavy. Yeah, yeah, yeah..my …
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Sorry for the delay. The electrician is back in rehab.
I'm in rental home number three since relocating to Santa Fe a year ago. It wasn't supposed to be this way. But meeting a targeted move-in date when building a home is about as common as knowing where the light switch is upon first entering an Airbnb after dark. Yesterday the man and I rented …
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Just do the f***ing wall balls
"Try this one," my coach suggested, handing me the lightest weighted ball available for five upcoming rounds of wall ball in a 40-minute Crossfit 'lite' class I signed up for last week. The ball was made of leather, shaded black and red, and designed to be hurled from a squat position overhead to a designated …
What my sore Achilles is teaching me about coming home
It flared up around mile three, at the top of an undulating trail in Santa Fe I've been running several mornings a week since moving here last November. The narrow cord above my right heel stopped me in my tracks. Right when all systems said go. Heart, lungs, muscles..perfect harmony in motion. Alas, instead of …
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I’m a little closer to breaking up with my storage unit
Photo by Huu Huynh on Pexels.com The plaid-shirted checkout guy at Trader Joe's and I compared lame upcoming weekend plans as my pistachio nuts crossed the scanner yesterday. "Watcha gonna do?" he asked. Get a storage unit, I replied. Not to be outdone, he topped me with his: "gotta drive my pickup to Albuquerque and …
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Daily writing prompt: 5 strategies to maintain my health and well-being
Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?View all responses 1. Move my body How and when varies, but generally it happens within an hour of waking up. For years I started moving by running an outdoor trail, taking a power yoga class or swimming 1500 yards. But since adopting …
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Dear Yoga: I still love you
Even when you piss me off. Which has been the case this past year as my left shoulder won't allow me to float through multiple rounds of chaturanga (a low push-up posture) in a sequence I've practiced and taught for over a decade. The hot, sweaty practices I used to love don't agree with my …
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