Hill Running (On the Treadmill)

Editor’s note: Posting this a day late, due to Internet service interruption at our house last night. It was rather nice. I’m also getting an error while attempting to upload a picture to go with this post, so I guess that’s not happening. It was just a picture of sheep on a hillside, so you’re [...]

Be Still

My husband and I went running in the woods this morning. We’ve fallen in love with a 2.5 km loop with brutal uphills and playful downhills, overlooking the Baltic Sea. It’s positively enchanting. We were out there early (for us) and it was quiet save the tentative chirping of birds who had just awoken from [...]

Common New Year’s Resolution with a Simplicity Twist

In 2010, I want to lose the five excess pounds that have been with me for several years thanks to too much travel, too many business meals, late-night pizza at the office, not enough sleep, and, of course, stress. “Well that sounds vain and self-centered,” you might be thinking to yourself. Well, yes, it would if my [...]