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He did it again! Ryan completed his third Half IronMan! It was an incredible weekend from start to finish as our family made our way to Roanoke, Virginia for Ryan’s big race. His third Half IronMan doubled as an excuse to spend more time with one of my best friends and her husband as both of our husbands participated in the 70.3-mile race which only made it all the better. I’m dying to share more about it on the blog today so let’s dive in! The Boys’ First IronKids Races Our race weekend felt like it officially began on Friday when our boys participated in their first IronKids races! I’d never heard of IronKids races until Ryan told me about...
Detail from Peter Paul Rubens’s St Sebastian via Wikipedia The white, burnished body of St. Sebastian, bound to a tree and riddled with arrows. He was startling to look at: sinewy, tightly coiled, naked save for a loincloth knotted loosely about his waist. His head was thrown back in agony, or his head was thrown back in pleasure; it seemed the ambiguity was the point. In my world he was what passed for a hero in a storybook, a glossy entry in my first book of saints. This was in the early aughts, in Catholic school in the south of Manila. Religion, whether or not one subscribed to it, was the most durable thread in the social fabric. I spent...
I love to shop secondhand when I need to buy something new-to-me to wear for a special occasion, and it’s always a lovely idea to support charities while you shop. So, when I needed a dress for a wedding this month, I headed to my Nan’s favourite charity shop and was lucky enough to find the perfect dress for the occasion. It was the ideal floaty fabric, my favourite icy-blue colour, a pretty floral print AND a flattering design. It had been donated to the charity shop but was still a new item, with the original tag still attached. However, it was too big for me. Did I let that stop me from buying it? No way! And that’s because...
A week ago, I decided to punch my woe-is-me mentality in the throat and drastically take charge of my life. The cherry on my depression sundae was the unforeseen breakup with a guy I adored. It wasn’t that things ended…it was how he ended it that gutted my self-worth. Combine that with my already depression-laden self and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. I can’t keep living like that. I decided it was time for a glow up. Eating better, exercising, not being a vampire to sunshine, and a bunch more goals made the list. If anything, it keeps my brain busy. Getting a new gym membership instead of going to my old gym or working out in my...
