Category: Aging
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Week 4 – The Finale! 30 Days to a Handstand (Did She Get It) & Activity Saved My Life.
One Ticket, One Round – Activity saved my life It’s become what I do – so I can do life One that I wished for with all of my might So why do I do what I do with such fight? It’s become what I do – so I can do life. C’est Tout! C’est…
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The Quest – 30 Days to a Handstand & Menopause
What’s up? Me and the handstand. Hey guys, it’s Suz here and this is the first week of my quest! Let’s go! Quoi de Neuf? moi et le Poirier. Bonjour, mes amis, c’est Suz et c’est la première semaine de ma quête. Allons-y! What are you doing during the pause to keep yourself centered? Let me…
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My boobs stole my joy of running. Each step created a bouncing motion – first an upward bounce then a downward thump. And the left and right thumps were not always in sync. Sports Bra Review
My boobs stole my joy of running Soutien-gorge de sport / Sports bra. Break that one down and translate it… Seriously, is this necessary I’ve often wondered if all young girls hated adolescence, as much as I did. I didn’t welcome the transition, I was happy just like I was. I got my boobs in 1982 For me, I…
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K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid (The in-laws are coming). French Hostess Survival Phrases. Moving From I Run to I Have Run.
One Ticket One Ride – Sweet, sweet life. Last night at dinner I remarked “we are at the point in life with our parents that we only used to talk about in terms of one day.” As this phase sees us move from child to caretaker, we hope to stand up to the examples our parents have shown. Remembering how they supported their own…
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Running Balls to the Wall & the Big 50K DNF (did not finish).
This post is dedicated to all of you who live balls to the wall. In the event you find yourself unable to go balls to the wall – be gentle with yourself, then get back up – and smash that wall with smart training. Smart training is the new balls to the wall. Balls to the wall – Over…
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What Came First – the Knee Pain or the Under Training? J’aime courir. Mais mon genou me fait mal tous les jours. To Run Through The Woods…
My husband is the artist of the family. He doesn’t practice, nor make time for his talent. It’s just something he occasionally does. His talent comes from his mother who got her talent from her father. Our eldest daughter and granddaughter have this same talent. I’m incredibly impressed and proud of his (their) talent. Meanwhile, I run and…
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24 mai 2018. A Moroccan tajine finds a new home in KY. RUNNING with JOY. Keeping the half marathon under 2 hours. BIGGEST medal on earth! GEIST Half Marathon Review.
Warning: I use the word JOY a lot in this post. As it perfectly describes my friends and my weekend run. The gift of the tajine – I watched as my two friends (one lives in Morocco and one lives in Paris) prepared our noon meal in my Kentucky kitchen in MY new tajine, hand…
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5 mai 2018. New Dots Emerging – Le Tri / To Sort. Learning To RUN Like No One Is Looking. Struggling With Old PRs.
Is that not the perfect picture? Bonjour mes amies. Comment allez vous! Moi, ça va très bien. Il fait chaud aujourd’hui ici et je cours finalement dans au soleil. J’aime le soleil. Je aussi aime dire les mots en français commes – tous les jours et finalement. Le temps passe trop vite! L’annee derniere en France:…
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20 janvier 2018. Dans ma tête, je suis! Mais, dans le miroir… In my head, I am! But, in the mirror… AND a good example from across the pond.
Dans Ma tête Dans ma tête: I’m BRISK, I’m active, I’m fast, and energetic. I’m young, I’m limber, I’m awake. Dans ma tête – I’m all these things. In the mirror: I’m slow, I’m idle, I’m listless, and tired. I’m old, I’m stiff, I’m always falling asleep. In the mirror – I’m all these things.…
Suz Learns @ Behind the Postcard 