Category Archives: Completely random

Busy busy

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Carrie

Every day has its tasks. Today is a Wednesday, which makes it: 1) A recovery run day (did a 35-minute tempo run yesterday, which was super-fun in strong winds, but I’ll definitely deal with the wind in exchange for 45+ … Continue reading →

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Planning again

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carrie

Sitting here with my little datebook in hand, making plans for races and training. It’s pickier when the races are shorter distances; there are more of them, so planning overlaps sometimes and needs tweaking, and the plans themselves involve speedwork, … Continue reading →

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Bon matin (or something)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Carrie

I am surprisingly not hungover this morning. I say “surprisingly” because the Orange Bowl was last night, and my beloved Mountaineers were up against Clemson, and I got this great idea from a sign outside a local restaurant that we … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 30, 2011 by Carrie

RANDOM PUBLIC SERVICE TV AD: “Hi, I’m Tiffany…” GABE: “Where do you live?” ME: “Gabe? Did you just ask that person where they live?” GABE: “Yep.” ME: “Okay. Why?” GABE: “No reason.” ME: “Seriously?” GABE: “It just looked weird. I … Continue reading →

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Mid-holiday sag

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Carrie

Between Christmas and New Year’s, here, we’re having a bit of a sag in atmosphere. Oh, sure, the toys are cool, and we’re thrilled to have Eric home to spend time with us, but now Gabe has another ear infection, … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Carrie

Low-key sort of day. Goose is in the oven – yes, it should have been for Christmas, but when I started to prep it yesterday, one of the initial instructions said to “scald and dry it,” which involved a 24-hour … Continue reading →

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Wiped out

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Carrie

So tired. For some reason, with Eric out of town, I’ve felt compelled this time around to soothe my loneliness by filling All The Minutes with activity. Got a bug up my butt to clean the kitchen, and it sort … Continue reading →

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I miss my husband

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Carrie

And I’ve overcompensated for that, I realize now, by making and decorating cookies with the kids (pre-shaped and frozen ginger cookies, but SHUT UP), making their most recent favorite meal (pork chop sandwiches; I don’t try to understand the fascination), … Continue reading →

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Tick-tock

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Carrie

6:30 in the morning. Little hands cupping my cheeks; warm breath in my ear. “Mommy? Mommy? Did you know that Diwali is the ‘festival of lights’?” Yawn. “Sure, Gabe…” “And my whole group was supposed to be working on it, … Continue reading →

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Somewhere, somehow, there will be Holidailies

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Carrie

You know, the annual community thing, where all the bloggers/journal-keepers/diarists/whatever-they-want-to-be-called folks come together and solemnly swear to try to update every day throughout the holidays, unless we get really busy or the eggnog is too good? Yeah? Been some confusion … Continue reading →

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