Just a quick update - I headed to the U of MN to see Dr. Bond (could there BE a cooler name than that?) on Tuesday. Like so many of you suggested, I just explained where my head and heart were at. He started out by asking me about my symptoms, how I thought I was managing, ...
Bi-Polar Disorder
Bi-Polar Medication Dilemma…
As y'all are probably aware, I am bi-polar. I still dislike saying that. I wonder if I'll ever truly become comfortable with it. Who knows. Anyway, y'all are also probably aware that symptoms didn't show up until after Greta was born. I probably had symptoms prior to that, but ...
T minus 2 days: Life updates – and most importantly delivery, baby, and post-partum plans!
Wow, where to start? HOUSE The house is really starting to take shape. They started framing 2 weeks ago and are now putting up the roof. It's such a dream come true. I walk through the house and stare out the "windows" and just take in the beauty of the view. I can't ...
Training: Weeks 27 & 28
Highlights for these two weeks: 3x1 mile workout, a depression-low day, a FALL, cheering Nate on during the SAVE gravel ride, and seeing family for a 60th birthday celebration! Time mostly flies by, unless I remind myself that I still have 12 weeks to go in this pregnancy. I was ...
Celebrating 1 YEAR!
Last year at this point I was at my lowest low. I've chosen not to remember much of what went on; I'm sure my therapist has something to say about that coping mechanism. Sometimes a story might pop up here or there, but I usually don't ask for memories - and honestly, my own ...
Nice to see you again, Mr. Depression… and THEN…
About 2 weeks ago, things started to change ever so slightly. [Disclaimer: I thought about NOT posting, since I don't want to be looked at as the "bi-polar" woman at work, when I coach, etc. But, wouldn't that be contributing to the silence that surrounds mental health? My goal ...
![Well, Grandmas marathon did not go as I hoped. My legs felt awful from the gun - which makes for a long 26.6 mile trek! 3:07 long, to be exact (goal was sub 2:50). I don’t know if I was fighting off Anna’s bug or what (she was home with me on Tuesday because of a fever) - but my legs have never felt like that.
Despite that, the experience in Duluth is second to none, and made even more fun by all of my TNC Endurance athletes competing. I could gush about how proud I am of them all day! Their accomplishments outshine mine any day - I love my job as a coach 💕. Congrats to all, and like I’ve been known to say: let’s start scheming about those fall goals! [It’s a really good thing I love the process of marathon training. Seriously. Make training and all of the little things hard, make scheduling time for it tough, make my mind and body ache through training runs — there’s just something about the daily discipline it takes! A special kind of crazy? Probably 🤪] #tncendurance #marathonsareabeast #teamucan #generationucan #sevensundaysmuesli #runhappy #stillaftersub250 #lifegoals](http://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/9c399c2cff55a8be530784fd64307929/5DC813BA/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/65176881_2314513095269533_4011964799912730788_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com "Well, Grandmas marathon did not go as I hoped. My legs felt awful from the gun - which makes for a long 26.6 mile trek! 3:07 long, to be exact (goal was sub 2:50). I don’t know if I was fighting off Anna’s bug or what (she was home with me on Tuesday because of a fever) - but my legs have never felt like that.
Despite that, the experience in Duluth is second to none, and made even more fun by all of my TNC Endurance athletes competing. I could gush about how proud I am of them all day! Their accomplishments outshine mine any day - I love my job as a coach 💕. Congrats to all, and like I’ve been known to say: let’s start scheming about those fall goals! [It’s a really good thing I love the process of marathon training. Seriously. Make training and all of the little things hard, make scheduling time for it tough, make my mind and body ache through training runs — there’s just something about the daily discipline it takes! A special kind of crazy? Probably 🤪] #tncendurance #marathonsareabeast #teamucan #generationucan #sevensundaysmuesli #runhappy #stillaftersub250 #lifegoals")
