Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Reviewed and Renewed Intentions
A quick note to address the vocabulary choice in the title and throughout the rest of this entry: from here on out, instead of using the word “goal(s),” I plan to use the word “intention(s).” This is to align my actions this year with my overall focus of intentionality. These “intentions” all serve a specific…
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Hilton Head Island Marathon – Race Recap
Race #119 Marathon #9 SC Marathon #2 2017 Race #3 2017 Marathon #1 Hilton Head Island Marathon #1 (7th consecutive time running, 6 previous were the half) I’m pretty sure that I have never been more relaxed heading into a marathon before. (It is a bit surreal though that when I run Chicago in the…
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Going Deep
When I first conceived of the idea for this blog, I pictured a place where I would dive in and thoroughly explore the variety of topics that spark my interested. I know that I’m only a month in but so far most of what I have written has stayed much closer to the surface than…
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Uber Frugal Month – A Recap
Although a few things unexpectedly cropped up, this month was a rousing success both in savings and goal terms. I’m going to go line by line over everything I have spent this month. Don’t worry, this list isn’t very long. Charitable $396 – tithe. This is non-negotiable, the first thing that I do with my…
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Thoughts on Minimalism
Over the past several years I have been drifting – slowly at first but much more rapidly now – towards minimalism. Based on my family history, this is unusual. As a general rule, both sides of my family have collected and held onto large numbers of things. Of itself, collections and keepsakes can be quite…
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The Rest of the Goals
I am a goals oriented person. I derive immense satisfaction from making lists and then crossing through each line. I become giddy when I set goals and surpass them handily. (I should remember this for those many times I attempt to shoot for the moon.) Instead of devoting a separate post to each of these…
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Resolution Run Half Marathon 2017 – Race Recap
Race #118 Half Marathon #36 SC Half Marathon #27 2017 Race #2 2017 Half Marathon #1 Resolution Run Half Marathon #4 We sandwiched this race in between 60 extra minutes. I think our inadvertent taper (10 miler on New Year’s Day without the planned 30 extra minutes thanks to the rain and a long run…
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2017 – The Financial Year Ahead
By the time this post publishes, the year will be 10 days old. That’s what happens when I have limited my posting schedule to once a week during the school year. (#lifeofateacher) Back to the post… A year ago I wrote out a financial goals/philosophy post. Even though I never published it, I found it…
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The Year in Running – Behind and Ahead
2016 did not turn out to be the year I had planned in a lot of ways and on a lot of fronts, some of which will eventually be discussed here. Running certainly formed one of those fronts. Admittedly, I started off declaring that 2016 was the year of no goals, the year of rebuilding…
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Hair of the Dog 10 Miler 2017 Race Recap
Race #117 10 miler #2 Hair of the Dog 10 Miler #1 This is the first year I have started the year with a race. I’m pretty sure that this is a tradition that I will keep up for years to come. If I can combine that with a PR that’s just icing on the…
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