Five Things from One Second
This is a story of cause and effect. This morning, I clicked “Buy Tickets.” 1. I decided to order tickets to a baseball game. In that “Buy Tickets” single-click moment of decision, I could feel the almost-fall air in the shiny-new SunTrust Stadium for the Atlanta Braves. (Atlanta being the keyword in this story.) I was […]
Why We Can’t Fill Our Cracks
When I made the decision to quit _______, I had reached the “up to here” point. I draw a long line to fill in the blank, because really, I have quit so many things at this point, you can fill in the blank. Binge Eating Legal Work Race Starts Writing a fiction book Writing another […]
Meredith: The Fat Shamer
Before I get into the visit I took into Crazy Town yesterday, I have to mention this. I don’t know if I wrote about the awesome fact that I killed 20 mile training run last week. TWENTY MILES, people. And yes, I am TOTALLY bragging about it OPENLY because if y’all know me… this is a huge […]
Finishing in the Dark, Finding the Light
Adapted from Triathlete Article Our two kiddos were around the wee ages of four and five during the year I tackled my first Ironman in Couer d’Alene. Now, I don’t recommend trying to do the insanity that is Ironman training with a four and five year-old, a full-time job, and all the responsibilities that come […]
2.2 Million Words
Happy Birthday to This. Happy Birthday to This. Happy Birthday to Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis. Happy Birthday to This. This what? Oh, this blog! On August 26, 2010, I wrote a blog post that said this: I have decided to become a triathlete. Fast forward… it’s been almost seven years. Wowzers. That’s a long time to do anything, […]
The MYTH of Balance: Yes, Myth.
“All I need in my life is BALANCE, right?” Wrong. YOUR BRAVE MIND is back! With TWO back-to-back programs in the month of August. It’s time to debunk the myth of balance. [That’s right: we said MYTH.] In our BRAND NEW 10 DAY online event, join America’s Achievement Expert, Deb Cheslow, and me, Meredith Atwood, as […]
The Life is Hard Checklist
People often don’t talk about what it is actually like to do the hard things in life. The hard things in life, we just do and we don’t really talk about them. My daughter came home today and lost her mind over the fact that we wouldn’t be attending “spirit night” at Mellow Mushroom, a local […]
In Last Breaths.
One year ago today, I was in the car driving to one of the most heartbreaking days/night of my life. I had been sober two months to the day when I received the call that we were losing my grandmother–Mombow–as we called her. She had fallen, suffered a head trauma, and was said she not survive […]
Revisiting the “Sucky Rotation Schedule”
After all this time, the Swim Bike Mom infamous “Sucky Rotation Schedule” is becoming a real thing. 🙂 Check out the recent article on TrainingPeaks.com: SRS: The Ultimate Tool for Triathlete Time Management … Ah, yes. This is the burning question. How do dedicated endurance athletes do it all—work, raise kids, swim, bike, run, maintain relationships […]