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Mel’s Guide to Change
| July 27, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
How well do you handle change? I find it easier with practice. Nowadays I’m less paralyzed in an unsuitable situation, unable to leap off the cliff into the unknown until pushed. When considering the types of life change generally considered “the biggest” such as marriage, having a kid, and career changes, I think career changes are […] more
There’s a Massacre in my future
| July 13, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…And I’m not talking about the outcome of this weekend’s race at Tahoe. For the love of everything KEEP ME OFF OF ULTRASIGNUP. Around the time that I got off the wait list for the Tahoe 50 mile run….my slippery fingers went “oops” while accepting Tahoe’s event offer and I signed up for something I […] more
A question of risk
| June 9, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Facebook someone shared a video of an Olympic marathoner staggering, falling, getting up, and crawling to the finish line. Words like “iconic”, “tough”, and “determined” were attached to the video and as I watched it, tears formed. So now you know my secret. I cry like a baby at race finish videos, no uplifting […] more
Writers Block
| April 26, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been too long since I posted something and I have all these GREAT half finished posts and ideas…but I just don’t have anything to write about. I sit down in the mornings with my cup of coffee and half start a bunch of posts and…… That happens. Did you catch that? That’s where I […] more
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!
| February 16, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I won’t bore you with another recap of the Oroville Dam spillway fiasco except to say that I, like most people in the area, were aware of the issues and were keeping close tabs on the information. For days we were being told that everything was just dandy, and even as many things turned out to […] more
Evacuated
| February 12, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
For those of you that know that I live in Yuba City and have been watching the news, my family and I and most of the animals are in the process of evacuating. Only the bird is staying. This evacuation order literally came out of the blue as if it wasn’t for the danger of […] more
