As a blogger, it’s always hard to know how to respond to a horrible event that has impacted so many lives.  Some bloggers choose to have a day of silence, others respond with reflections and thoughtful posts.  Today, I seem to fall somewhere in the middle. Since I started running last year, I have met some amazing people, some I’m lucky enough to call some…

So, last week- I put a very urgent question out to my readers about my running pain.  I had been suffering from runner’s knee seemingly out of nowhere since January.  The pain would come and go and I had no idea why all of a sudden it’d cropped up when my mileage hadn’t changed, (in fact, went down in winter) and I’d been using the…

  I just got a call that I’ve been waiting for- the fabulous folks at the Northern Illinois Pug Rescue have a pug that’s just been relinquished by his owner who will need a new home and some TLC.  His name is Max, and sadly, his owner can’t keep him- I haven’t met him yet, but I already know he’ll need some care and the…

    Seriously, as much as I love reviewing new shoes- especially running shoes, I get even more of a kick working with the beau to review a pair of running shoes on my blog.  He was the one who got me into running last year in the first place- so when it comes to shoes, he’s my go-to-guy who knows just about everything there…

  When you’re living on a budget, getting invited to a wedding can seem like a stressful blessing.  Many times, when we are invited to be a guest at a wedding, we are also expected to come up with the cash for shower gifts, travel, bachelor/bachelorette parties and more recently- an engagement shower gift.  (This one still makes me a bit uncomfortable, though luckily most…