The Little Things
November 1, 2014

Happy First Saturday of the month! It’s especially happy because IT’S HALF MARATHON DAY! If you’re reading this in the morning, then I’m off running my way through downtown Indianapolis. If you are reading this in the afternoon, I am likely stuffing my face, watching TV while zoning out, dreaming of the massage I’m getting tomorrow, and relaxing. Of- well lets have coffee!

Coffee Date

If we were having coffee this morning… I would tell you all about my half marathon! I would probably talk incessantly about it as I picked apart every little aspect of it. (If you want the real details of the race, make sure to stop by my blog tomorrow (Sunday) to read all about it!). This training cycle wasn’t what I wanted, and it wasn’t ideal, but I did my best with what I was given, and that’s all I can do. 

If we were having coffee this morning… I would tell you all about my new favorite nail polish colors. I’m obsessed with nail polish, and think it’s one of the fun “little things” in life that just consistently brings a smile to my face! I’d talk about some of my recent favorite colors, like Mint Candy Apple, Where’s My Chauffeur, Mischievous, Chinchilly, and Smokin’ Hot. I’d definitely encourage you to find a new color and try it out! 

If we were having coffee this morning… I would tell you all about the five healthy habits I’ve implemented into my life that I feel have completely changed it! I would tell you all about each of these things (and I wrote a post all about it!), and encourage you to try to pick one of these things and start trying to implement it in your life too!

If we were having coffee this morning… I would tell you all about my latest projects. I just spoke at a conference, I’m about to give another presentation, I just finished the largest percent of work I’ll have to do for a grant that I have, and submitted an article for publication. This fall has been INTENSE and I’ve done all of this on top of working full time (or… you know… anywhere from 50-70 hours the last few weeks), and I’m so happy I’ve accomplished all of this while staying somewhat balanced and healthy. It’s been hard work, but I’ve tried to intentionally do life giving things every day to care well for myself.

If we were having coffee this morning… I would tell you how obsessed I am with books on tape (books on CD? What do we say nowadays? When I was growing up the books were on tape, so that’s what I naturally say)  right now. I picked up yet another job this summer, so that’s made the fall extra busy as well. Because of this extra job, I drive A LOT more than I have the past few years. This summer (I can’t remember if it was late July or early August), I randomly picked up the first Hunger Games book on CD, and I loved how it helped pass the time while keeping me entertained. I’ve listened to five full books on tape, and am about 2/3 of the way through my 6th book on tape since that time, and I’m loving it. I’d definitely encourage you to look into it as well. It’s definitely one thing the library is good for! 

Now it’s your turn to share! If we were having coffee today, what would you want to share with me?

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One response to “Coffee Date #7!”

  1. Kristen @ Glitter and Dust says:
    November 1, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Thinking about you and hope you had an incredible race!!