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What to do when the proverbial well runs dry

August 11, 2020 by Christie Hawkes 34 Comments

I’m baaack! I don’t know if you noticed I was absent last week, but I was. My well had run dry. I needed a weekend laughing and talking with my sisters. I needed to celebrate my granddaughter’s birthday. I needed a week spent reading others blogs…soaking in their wisdom and wit without worrying about coming … [Read more…]

When to push and when to pull back

May 12, 2020 by Christie Hawkes 31 Comments

Woman at the starting line of a racetrack.

I went for a 3-mile run today. The weather was perfect—60 degrees F, sun shining, with a light breeze. My plan was to increase the distance between walk breaks and shave a couple of seconds off the pace from my last run. About a mile in, I was out of breath and miserable. My first … [Read more…]