This past weekend, an opportunity landed in my lap to try out a type a race that I have never done before- a mud race. What is a mud race? It’s usually a fun run that includes obstacles of some sort. The length of the run can vary. The number of obstacles can vary, but [...]
I’m sitting here wondering what the heck I can toot my horn about about I’m drawing a blank. Isn’t that sad?! I’ve already *tooted* in the past about running, the building of our house and the like- what else is there?! Well of course, there is so much more. I want to toot about other [...]
So, I thought I had Thursday’s post to write but it turns out that I am supposed to write toot- ha ha today. Really, I looked at our writing calender last week and fooled myself into thinking I had a post for a different day. Silly me. My apologies for the lateness of this tooting. [...]
Good morning, everyone! Are you still going strong, faltering, racing to the finish? Take a look at the ACTION plan you came up with the very first day of the challenge – have you been following it? Analyze your goals – decide what you want to accomplish over the next 6 weeks. Commit to a plan [...]
Yes, the SARA HALL. Photo credit: Brian Fitzsimmons This Sara Hall (her bio- read it, in all of it’s glory). Sara Hall is one of the nation’s elite female distance runners and runs every race with purpose. Hall won the 2012 American title at the USA Cross Country Championships and took home a gold medal at [...]
1st Check-In Here Hello all my new friends! First of all I want to say thank you all for the encouraging words of support. I’m still having great success on my journey, and it is time to give you an update with all that has happened in the past month. First and foremost, I have [...]
This is my first time to host Toot Your Horn Tuesday and I’m kind of excited! See today is the day where we get to share something good that we’ve done over the past week and really, how much fun and powerful and positive and encouraging is it to focus on the good? Am I [...]
How’s this for last minute race registration? I signed up to run the Capital 10K (Austin, TX) that is happening as you read this (or if you are reading later on Sunday, look- I am already done running!)….. I registered today (Saturday….as in the day BEFORE the race, at 3pm to be exact). How’s THAT [...]
I look at others and wonder- *How do they do it all*? Then, I look at myself and wonder- *How do I do it all*? I’m a wife. I’m a mother. I’m a runner, training someone else for our next half marathon. I am a writer for Shrinking Jeans and now, Shrinking Kitchen. I’m building [...]
I exercise quite a bit and have been since The Sisterhood challenged me to my first 5K in 2009. The only reason I took that challenge back then is because of the peer pressure- I thought, if all these non-runners can take up running for the next 8 weeks, then so can I. If I [...]
Today, I bring you a special post….very special to me. See, my brother Greg has embarked on his own weight loss journey and asked if he could write something up for Shrinking Jeans (that’s us up above). He wanted to write his story and be accountable to others, in addition to himself. I may have [...]
Hiddey Ho- it’s the eighth week of our challenge, with only one week to go. Where did the time fly off too? Yes, you have one week to kick it into high gear and to finish strong. How are you doing? Have you been doing your ‘thang and watching the numbers shrink on the scale? [...]
Ahhhh, it’s Tuesday once again and time to air my dirty (or not so dirty) laundry. Also, it’s your turn too- woot woot! Here are my confessions- short and sweet style. 1. Girl Scout cookies are the devil recreated in a cookie form. I find it nearly impossible to just eat a few at a [...]
OK Sisters, this one will be quick. I am not feeling very wordy today : ). Sundays here at Shrinking Jeans were the days we posted recipes and a weekly menu plan. However, that is all changing with the new addition of Shrinking Kitchen. If you read regularly, then you already saw the post announcing [...]
…. it’s for me! The first time I ever did yoga was years ago and I had a cold. Not ideal when the class I walked into was super-quiet with n’er a creature stirring. My sneezing, coughing and general phlemgy loudness made me so nervous because I know that I was disruptive to the peacefulness [...]
