Single Parenting: Dating, Starting with Me

Mamavation Mondays

Cameron’s dad and I agreed that early on, a relationship wasn’t something we’d press. We played things by ear, and realized that we were great as friends, but romantically, it just wasn’t going to happen. We were and are okay with that, but that also meant that that we’d eventually get back into the dating… read more »

#Mamavation Monday: Stomaching Discomfort

Mamavation Mondays

After the whole stomach flu thing, my stomach has been persistently unsettled. Almost every day, I’ve had these awful stomach aches and I can’t think of any reason why. I’m seeing my doctor about it next week, but in the meantime, I have some discomfort to deal with. I keep seeing other people talking about… read more »

#Mamavation Monday: The Post Wherein I Completely Overshare About Everything

Holy crap, you guys. Remember how I had a really awesome week a couple weeks back? Yeah. Last week? Not so much. It started with Cameron projectile vomiting on my outfit the second day of school. Oh, wait, it started with back to school stuff. But really, all the craziness started on Tuesday. So back… read more »

Motivation Monday: Recapping a Pretty Awesome Week

Mamavation Mondays

Last week.. not a great week for fitness goals. I missed 2/3 runs because I didn’t prioritize very well, and I decided to break in my new TOMS wedges on the most freaking exhausting day to recent memory, but I’ll write more about it in my running log. Last week was also a crazy one… read more »

#Mamavation Monday: Weathered

Mamavation Mondays

So I’ve had this issue for a while where my joints ache leading up to changes in the weather, especially rain. The last couple weeks have been filling the Southern California quota of rain for the year, just a little bit at a time. This means that the barometric pressure in my neck of the… read more »

#Mamavation Monday: The Logistics of Being a Running Mom

Mamavation Mondays

I ran 6 miles last week. How sick is that? Over the span of last week, I almost ran a 10K. Split up over 3 days. But really, I’m pretty pumped about this. The tough part is going to be keeping it up this week because I’m flying super solo with Cameron, super solo meaning… read more »