Category Archives: hard work

Just another story featuring a shirtless woman

Sometimes life’s biggest disappointments are tomorrow’s opportunities dressed up in wolves’s clothing. Last week I officially changed my marathon event from 26.2 to 13.1 and with a heavy heart (not to mention legs) tried to begin a modified training schedule. … Continue reading

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Put Your Dreams on Paper and Someone Might Buy Them

When someone offers you $1.5 million over three years, you take it, right? What if you had to write a 52-page proposal in exchange for it? Still a good trade. This is why I love grant writing. Since the fall, … Continue reading

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When the Seemingly Impossible Becomes Real

I have been feeling sorry for myself all week because of my hurt foot. I’ve been kinda hoping other people would, too. Then I read this article in the NY Times today. Now, I am grateful just to have both … Continue reading

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