Category Archives: Goals
Pre-Race Butterflies
Butterflies??? Where are they coming from? And why this time? In less than 3 days, I’ll be running the first of my 3, maybe 4 half marathons this year. But this is the first time I have experienced butterflies. Those little … Continue reading
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Welcome to 2012
Do you have goals or New Year Resolutions for 2012? To be honest, I don’t do resolutions. Instead I usually spend the time between my birthday and the New Year thinking about what my goals will be. While this is great to do, I normally … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday to me!
Wow, I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. It seems like just yesterday, I was talking to Betsy Gray Talbot about putting together a list of 60 things I would do by the time I am 60. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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Orangutans
I have wanted to see the orangutans for a long time. But nothing prepared me for this experience of awe. I’m still having a hard time putting words to this. Instead, here are five of my most favorite out of … Continue reading
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Our flight from Jakarta to Panglakan Bun, Borneo Island
Though our hotel arranged for our taxi to the airport, our driver had never heard of our airline. After a couple of stops in the terminal arrival area, Candice and I were deposited at the right terminal. Once at the … Continue reading
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Number 9 – Crossed Off – Learn To Tango
Tango is one of those dances that I have always wanted to learn. And thanks to Groupon, I was able to try to learn to tango at the Century Ballroom. Our classes were made up of a mix of singles and couples. Though at first it felt … Continue reading
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The Long Trip To Jakarta
A start of the trip is always exciting especially when it is to a place to where you have never been before as well as have spent so much time planning. This trip is even more so as in some … Continue reading
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Number 40 – Crossed Off – Take a Duck Boat Tour
Do you find that you rarely take advantage of all the fun, cheesy things to do in your own city? Do you only do the touristy things in your city when you have out of town guests visiting? Have you dropped your guests off at … Continue reading
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Number 18 – Re-Worked – Spend Two Weeks with the Orangutans in Indonesia
I originally thought it would be a great experience to spend time being able to assist in the rehabilitation of the orangutans on Borneo Island. As I did my planning and research, I found that spending two weeks doing this … Continue reading
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Number 3 – Rock n Roll Half Marathon – Been Sidelined
As the Rock n Roll Half Marathon got closer, I began experiencing more problems with my orthotics or so, I thought… Our training started to include running more hills and sometimes, steeper ones. Some days, the runs were easy. Others, it … Continue reading