giving rise to action; staying fit and sane through running
(22 Weeks)
Aside from having a Christmas tree and decorating the house inside and out somewhere between Thanksgiving and mid-December, I haven’t had any traditions for this time of year that have stuck. No special dishes carried down from when I was a kid, nor consistency in who’s gathered around the table. Any tradition I’ve tried to start has been short-lived.
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November 1st already. And it feels like winter here in Northeast Illinois. Trick or treating in these parts has been postponed due to the three inches of snow that fell yesterday. So, I guess it’s okay to still write about Halloween. Read more
Running a “Turkey Trot” – that is road race on Thanksgiving morning – has become a tradition that started for me 10 years ago. While there were a couple years in there where injury or family plans prevented me from doing so, I’ve really come to feel that it’s not Thanksgiving if I don’t start the day running. Read more
The tradition in our family was to put the holiday decorations up after Thanksgiving. Never earlier. They stay up until January 6 (“Little Christmas” or the Feast of the Epiphany), although when I was working full-time outside the home, I’d put them all away on New Year’s Day in order to feel a fresh start going back to work on the 2nd. Once my daughter came along and developed an opinion, she objected to both. Read more