tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54551530473471846732011-09-28T17:59:14.786-04:00RUNNERTRISH: Life, Running, ArtTrish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-42005612627204817542011-02-21T16:22:00.001-05:002011-02-21T16:23:35.161-05:00

Hi friends,  I'm sorry i've been off this blog for a few weeks.  I had a sinus infection in late December, an injury in early January, and the flu in late January.  When I'm unwell, I just go into a shell and kindof hibernate.  Anyway, I will be back posting regulaly very soon.  I did want to let you know that today I'm very excited about launching a new blog about my hobby of creating miniature

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                                                                                                    A WALK IN THE PARK 2010 ~ trish                                            CELTIC MOON IN SILVER ~ trish 2010                                                       MOTHER & CHILD ~ trish 2010                                                     CELTIC ANGEL GREEN ~ trish 2010 CELTIC MOON

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At work I'm reading a devotional poem by Gary Soto called Ode To Mi Gato.  It's part of the new English curriculum, and it really is a nice depiction of how the writer feels about his precious cat.  Once we have studied the poem in detail, the students will have to chose something they feel strongly about, and write an ode poem to it (person/teddy bear etc.).  So that they have more than once

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                                                 FALL Running Acrylics By Trish  20" x 20"                                                                                   Hello blog pals, I am so excited about the Christmas season; I'm one of those people who actually enjoys the hustle and bustle leading up to the holidays.  Let me clarify that though; I don't like crowds at shopping malls

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-1876538334689989002010-11-06T12:58:00.000-04:002010-11-06T12:58:52.232-04:00

When life is annoying, and you need to be away from people, get out and enjoy nature, whether running, walking, biking, hiking, or simply rolling around a field of grass.  Beauty is all around us, it's the frost on the morning grass, the angle of a tree limb reaching for the sky.  Observing what is out there, living it's life without our interference, it's priceless.  Have a nature filled

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I'm sitting in my living room with the dog on a short leash, so he doesn't chomp on the ankles of every trick or treater who rings my doorbell.  October, my always favorite month of the year, has been terrific. I adore going for runs out the country where I live, smelling the apples, decaying leaves while feeling the chilly breeze on my cheeks.  I think I will ask God to have my Heaven be

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-81529258129883937462010-10-05T15:26:00.000-04:002010-10-05T15:26:32.641-04:00

I'm here to officially apologise to anyone who takes the time to read my blog, for not posting since August 22nd!  I know I could give the usual excuse for beingsuper-busy etc  (which I am).  But since I do find time to hang out on facebook for a few minutes everyday, surely I could've found time to post of my blog.  I'm back teaching middle school English in Providence, a job I'd been away

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Who could believe it's already the latter part of August, when it seems like just yesterday we were cleaning up after Easter?  I know people frequently remark about how time flies, and it does seem that there are periods of time where I can barely remember what I did during entire seasons.   Yet, other periods seem to drag on far beyond what might be expected; for example, how many times have you

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Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-73582926636305177052010-07-25T18:19:00.000-04:002010-07-25T18:19:02.946-04:00

Hi there, hope everyone on the East coast is surviving this intense muggy spell that's been wreaking havoc with my running.  I've always struggled with running in hot and humid weather, and that's why I don't race very often in the summer.   I figure I'll work on accomplishing whatever training I can, and hope it's enough preparation to go into the Fall racing season intact.  Next Sunday I'm

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Yikes, I can't believe it's been about 3 weeks since I blogged; I've got no excuse since I've been off work and have plenty of online time.  Anyway, I'm loving summer, for a variety of reasons, though I could do with it being a tad bit less hot and muggy.   My running training has been consistently around 50 miles per week, though the heat is keeping me from getting any single run that was more

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-17912673501889886792010-06-24T15:05:00.000-04:002010-06-24T15:05:44.894-04:00

Hello, I'm sitting here on a thursday afternoon doing my first post since the school year closed 2 days ago.  Though I'm thrilled to have the summer to spend with my family, the last few days at work were a bit sad, as I'm leaving that school.  Everybody was very nice to me, but change is hard, and packing up my teaching materials was bittersweet. I've been sharing a classroom for 3 years now, so

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-5811371755040332492010-06-15T11:03:00.000-04:002010-06-15T11:03:44.879-04:00

Greetings from Rhode Island on this lovely summery day.   I know it's been almost 2 weeks since I last blogged, so I feel like ages has gone by.  I will try to be more frequent once I get my summer break.  Speaking of which, one week from today I will be finishing this schoolyear, and have the whole rest of the summer off.  I'm really looking forward to relaxing the pace of my life, still getting

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-20320055372132893082010-06-03T18:17:00.001-04:002010-06-03T18:24:41.666-04:00

Hi there, welcome June.  Memorial weekend went by in a flash, most likely because I was very focused on spending every free moment preparing for a Tuesday afternoon interview.  the interview is for a teaching position, where I would be working with grade 6 gifted English students in a middle school.  I used to hold the exact position I interviewed for, and in a moment of temporary insanity 4

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-44724251822561428302010-05-24T11:31:00.001-04:002010-05-24T11:31:48.468-04:00

Hi there, seems my natural tendency is to blog about once a week, usually on Monday.  So since I'm a creature of habit, here I am again on this lovely, albeit rather muggy Monday.   I had a very nice weekend, despite fighting a persistent sinus headache and runny nose.  I felt it in saturday's run, and ended up shortening the run considerably so I could save myself for a harder fun Sunday.      

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-57821114748213574352010-05-17T10:09:00.000-04:002010-05-17T10:09:21.037-04:00

Ghost Runner by trishAcrylics on canvas16 x 20 Good Monday morning, What a glorious weather weekend we had here in New England; just perfect!  On Saturday morning, I ran in the Narrow river 10k in Narragansett, and came in first woman overall, 4th overall person in the race.   Though I was happy to win, my legs felt quite tired, as I knew they might, because I had trained very hard all week.  

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-56880929076296017432010-05-11T11:31:00.000-04:002010-05-11T11:31:25.083-04:00

The Color Of Runningby trishacrylics on canvas Here is my latest painting which I absolutely love.   Its' title comes from the fact that running is someting I'm deeply passionate about, and these bold colors reflect that passion.  I painted it over the weekend which was a lovely relaxing one.  I had a delightful Mother's Day eleven mile run with my Sunday morning group; the country roads we run

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-55056395914197001842010-05-05T12:04:00.000-04:002010-05-05T12:04:29.872-04:00

For 100 minutes daily I teach an intensive reading program to a group of mostly behavior disordered students.  They are 4th and 5th graders who didn't learn to read in kindergarten and first grade when most children do.  Typically, these kids have parents who do not have themselves together enough to stress to their children the value of learning.   The chidren value "acting tough and cool in

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-69606116878074398342010-04-26T13:44:00.001-04:002010-04-26T13:54:15.232-04:00

I'm back to work today after a week off work, and to coin a modern phrase, I had a "staycation."  Instead of jetting off to some exotic destination (ha, I've never been a mile from a cowfield), I had a great week just staying at home.  Having said that, I wasn't really at the house very long, just in and out all the time.  Here's a brief recap of all I did; *  Attended Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-70602676327072803142010-04-21T07:51:00.000-04:002010-04-21T07:51:34.777-04:00

Hi there, It's school vacation week here in Rhode Island, and we're enjoying relaxing at home.  Over the weekend I came in first woman overall in the Providence College 5k in 18.56 (my alma mater).  Though the course was unnecessarily hilly, I felt strong throughout and enjoyed the event.  My daughter Fiona who's a sophomore at PC walked the course with her pals.   After the race we drove

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-50364413882164684582010-04-14T10:13:00.000-04:002010-04-14T10:13:56.821-04:00

Mt Washington Road Race by trish Fall Running by trish Art of Movement by trish Hi, Last weekend I ran the Rhode Island dietetic Association 5k in the lovely Goddard Park.  The weather was perfect spring weather, with a slight chill in the morning air, but a promise of a gorgeous afternoon.  Since the cherry trees were in full bloom, I made sure to admire them throughout the race.  I'm glad I

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Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-54636129911616915082010-04-05T11:31:00.000-04:002010-04-05T11:31:09.314-04:00

Happy Monday friends, What a perfectly gorgeous Easter weekend we had here in Rhode Island.  We certainly felt like we were more than entitled to terrific weather, in light of the flooding we had to put up with all last week.  In case you didn't see it all over the national news, RI had the worst flooding it's seen in over 100 years.  Thank goodness my house is up on a hill, so I didn't get any

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-26638231430005114722010-03-29T11:29:00.000-04:002010-03-29T11:29:38.259-04:00

Happy Monday everyone, We have another rain soaked day here in New England.  I know, I know; being from Ireland, I should be used to torrential rain and yes, I am, but that doesn't mean I like it (sorry for the long run-on sentence).  Since i'm dreadfully busy at work, buried under mountains of special education paperwork, the rain isn't really a problem for me today, until of course, I go home

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-82130833167789267872010-03-25T10:28:00.000-04:002010-03-25T10:28:56.592-04:00

Hello my friends, Well, spring is truly in the air here in Rhode Island.  There's just something a bit naughty about running out of the house in the morning with just a caridgan, instead of a jacket, scarf and gloves.  Running in shorts and short sleeves is so much freer than running in tights and multiples layers. Last weekend was the St patrick's 5k in Providence, where 4,000 festive,

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-71521293225771513712010-03-16T10:01:00.000-04:002010-03-16T10:01:50.075-04:00

Hi friends, I had my first race of 2010 last saturday; a 5k  in the pouring rain and driving wind in w. Kingstown RI.  Of course I had planned to race at least 3 times prior to now, my injuries had waylaid those plans.  Therefore, I was delighted to be back out there again, getting the adrenaline flowing.  Still struggling with a bit of foot bone pain, I was reluctant to pound too hard and

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-75085603852436332922010-03-09T14:19:00.000-05:002010-03-09T14:19:04.241-05:00

Celtic Mermaid Acrylics on canvasBy Trish Logan HilleryBy Trish 3/3/10 Racing In IrelandBy Trish Logan HilleryAcrylics on canvas 2/28/10 Celtic SwanAcrylics on canvasTrish Logan Hillery Nature DanceAcrylics on canvasBy Trish Logan Hillery

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Hello, I'm sitting here in a T-shirt with the window open, and feel like a child on his birthday!  After the long, dreary New England winter, I think it's safe to say that we're all more than excited to welcome the spring.  Yesterday I ran my first long run of 12 miles since being sidelined with injury.  I ran it with my husband Kevin, which was nice since we almost never, ever run together.  

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Hi there, I know it's been a bit since I posted a decent blog, and I've no excuse really, other than I was down in the dumps about being unable to run.  The great news is that a review of my MRI showed bone swelling and bruising, and NOT a fracture:)  So, as soon as I got a grip on the inflammation (thanks to celebrex), I got the go-ahead to begin running again.  The first outdoor run felt

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-44786808048180437662010-02-24T11:04:00.000-05:002010-02-24T11:04:08.832-05:00

My Latest Creation

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-10617837021068885292010-02-17T23:22:00.001-05:002010-02-17T23:28:19.981-05:00

Whilst injured, I become kindof quiet and immerse myself in reading and art.  This is my week off work, so I finally finished several paintings I've been working on since December. I will post a few here; all the others are in an album on my facebook account (feel free to friend request me if you like- trish logan hillery). all pieces are acrylics on canvas

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-84148807049442684122010-02-12T14:19:00.000-05:002010-02-12T14:19:02.814-05:00

"Now is the winter of my discontent" I do have a stress fracture in the navicular bone of my left foot:(  This is the second stress fracture I've had in 27 months (right cuboid bone in Nov 07).  I can't even begin to tell how depressed I am about this, so I won't bore you with the details.  Suffice it to say I've worked exceptionally hard this past 4 months and was ready to run 1hr 22 mins for

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-67062191029414796952010-02-09T11:18:00.000-05:002010-02-09T11:18:35.233-05:00

Hello, Hope all is well with everyone in blogland.  A big thanks to everyone who ever takes the time to leave a comment, as it's nice to know someone out there is reading my random ramblings.  I don't know if it's the weather or what, but I'm feeling rather frustrated this past 2 weeks, which is unusual for me, as I'm a fairly optimistic person normally.  My excessive paperwork load for my job

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-79997196883787995262010-02-02T13:00:00.002-05:002010-02-02T14:25:25.974-05:00

Ahh here we are a full week since my last post; where indeed does the time fly?  Last week was exceptionally busy at work.  I won't bore you with details, but there is much one on one testing to be done for each student to establish mid year benchmarks for the various components of their reading and math programs.  None of it is difficult, but it's time consuming and detracts from whole class

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-17727709151580767422010-01-26T09:34:00.000-05:002010-01-26T09:34:44.797-05:00

Random Stuff:  I never know what the title will be for my blog entry until I'm finished writing/typing the entry, mostly cos I'm not certain what I'll write about until my fingers are at the keyboard.  Once in a while I'll forget to put the title, press "post" then see a "naked" entry and have to fix that pronto. Last weekend I trained very hard, with a 9 mile 6.28 pace tempo run Saturday,

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-48998616272285730162010-01-19T22:34:00.000-05:002010-01-19T22:34:22.118-05:00

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-61210449527355598042010-01-19T22:25:00.000-05:002010-01-19T22:25:51.683-05:00

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-16209964258539924552010-01-19T11:34:00.000-05:002010-01-19T11:34:25.014-05:00

Good news; I'm not actually "injured," as I had feared when I last posted.  What I have is more of a niggle which becomes inflamed when I do an especially tough/fast run/race.  What I'm hoping and thinking, is that I can control it myself by making sure to take a full day off running the day after a hard run (not easy for me, as I only had 3 days in 2009 I didn't run).  I will bike and use

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-88744209890185971262010-01-14T20:28:00.000-05:002010-01-14T20:28:50.051-05:00

As with almost all runners I know, one part of my body is more susceptible to injury than others. Specifically, that would be my  plantar fasciatis and achilles region. When I get a flareup in that area, it generally settles in for a while, and won't budge for God nor man, 'til it's good and ready.   Unfortunately, I'm currently being assaulted by such a flareup, and I thoroughly resent it.  I

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-30930967535225783272010-01-07T10:24:00.000-05:002010-01-07T10:24:11.427-05:00

A wonderful blogfriend and fellow running friend Caitlyn at caitlynclark.blogspot.com has tagged me and challenged me to make a list of 10 thinks that truly make me happy.   As a person who gets excited at little things, this is not hard for me.   While somethings make me happy on a continual basis, there are others that flitter in and out of my life like butterflies, thrilling me for a month,

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-88722369232380588162010-01-05T11:07:00.000-05:002010-01-05T11:07:02.531-05:00

Happy New Year to everyone.  I seem to be on a pattern of blogging about once a week so here is my first of the new year.   Though I did stay up to ring in the new year, I almost didn't make it this year, due to falling asleep on the couch around 11pm, and having to be awakened 10mins before the ball dropped.  I was disappointed I had to reneige on my plan to run the Hangover New Year's Day 5

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-42917749201815663132009-12-29T13:59:00.000-05:002009-12-29T13:59:08.506-05:00

So here we are at the end of 2009,  a time when it's natural to become self-reflective and sum up the good, the bad,and the ugly.  It's also a time to revisit (if you've made them) last years goals and give the ones you've attained a big check mark, leaving a tiny "x" beside the ones you didn't quite master.  This is all easiest to do if you've kept a journal, and can clearly see where you wrote

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-69489325428300384082009-12-23T18:41:00.000-05:002009-12-23T18:41:28.254-05:00

I'm loving having fiona home from college for the college break,and I'm determined to get her healthy (cough, cold etc). I'm getting really tired of shopping, and feeling like I'm forgetting something or somebody. I'm loving the break from work and the freedom to run at any time of the day I please. I'm getting tired of the weather being so frigid, despite it not being deep into winter yet. I'm

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-34937338924720675562009-12-16T09:29:00.001-05:002009-12-16T09:32:02.014-05:00

Hello there, I feel like it's been a while since I posted anything substantial, so today I'll try to fix that.   The sickness I had the past 2 weeks really knocked me out, but I feel like I'm 90% back to normal now (hmm, depends on my view of normal lol).  Anyway,  I'm in my last week of work before getting 2 full weeks off, so I'm very excited about that.  Since my kids will still be in school

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-84850225276861994992009-12-10T14:33:00.000-05:002009-12-10T14:33:29.005-05:00

Just a quick update to say I've been knocked out this past 5-6 days with an awful bout involving a sinus infection and bronchitis.   I spent the weekend in bed sick as a dog.   The good news is that now that I'm on 2,000 mg a day of amoxicillan and mucinex-D, I'm starting to feel a lot better.  Unfortunately, I'm so far behind now at work, at home, with christmas preparations etc. that it's going

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-81836459192184011312009-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:002009-12-05T13:55:19.567-05:00

There's a seven year old boy named Kieron Williamson in Holt, England who's being hailed as a future Picasso for his unbelievable talent at painting watercolors. I had the pleasure of seeing him on the Today Show this morning, and was amazed that somebody as inarticulate as he was could transform into a genius once a paint brush was placed in his hand. I watched in awe while the little tike

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-77688439879803204202009-11-30T10:08:00.003-05:002009-11-30T10:25:17.169-05:00

Hello there,Here we are, at the end of November, Thanksgiving all done, and Christmas on the horizon. I had a very nice 4 day break. On the morning of Thanksgiving, I ran a 5 mile road race in Newport and came in 2nd woman overall in 30mins 38seconds ($75 prize money). I felt a little bit sluggish in the race, as I don't think I was fully recovered from the Mews 5k 4 days previous. My son

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-51414751357694297062009-11-25T13:36:00.003-05:002009-11-25T13:46:07.948-05:00

I just wanted to wish everybody a wonderful Thanksgiving. As somebody who grew up in Ireland, I didn't get celebrate this holiday until I came to college in America. I will celebrate any holiday that's about relaxing and enjoying good company, so I look forward to this every year. I will be up early to head to Newport, RI for the thanksgiving day 5 mile race. My son Liam is also running it, and

Trish Logan Hillerynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455153047347184673.post-3477224854071524012009-11-22T19:07:00.004-05:002009-11-22T19:31:17.509-05:00

Yikes, it's already Sunday night, yet I feel as though the weekend just started! I know I didn't drink too much wine this weekend (though maybe I should've when my sons and hubby argued over yardwork and I had to referee; not fun). So, why can't I remember much of what the heck I did this weekend? Teen induced dementia perhaps? I do remember today though, and that was a lot of fun. I went to

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Here's a trivial riddle for you to solve:A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. finally, she hangs him...... Yet, half an hour later, both she and her husband go out together to enjoy a meal. How can this be? Answer; at the end of this post (no peeking)I am in the middle of a super busy work week, with report cards going home this week as well as

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Here's a few creature comforts that can make my day:Chatting to family and/or friends, especially when it's been a while.Cucumber melon body lotion from Bath & bodyworks. Sage & citrus scented Yankee Candles.Brooks Adrenaline training shoes to keep me injury-free.Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve books (set in New England; love that).Long walks with the dog by the apple farms in my town; cider scents

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Sometimes when I am having a crummy day, I try to focus on tiny little rewards I can give myself for keeping on doing all I have to do. This school year, I've been given my fair share of behavior problems, so I've been finding myself needing a mental and physical pick-me-up right around noontime almost everyday. So I've been going for a daily cappucinno or flavored latte at a little place

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I felt during my wintery afternoon run,scarcely a ray from the reticent sun.Yet I had snowflakes drizzling down,carpeting my way with nary a sound.I had for companions the gentle deer,who scampered away as I drew near.I caught a glimpse through naked trees,of south-bound geese, free as they please.I meandered a trail through the countryside,cold air suppressed by warm feelings inside.I crossed

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Hi there, I thought I'd post today about a project I started last winter and got halfway through, before I got distracted by other hobbies. With the long nights upon us now, I think I'm ready to pick it back up again. I'm talking about something called Soul Collage, which originated with a very knowledgeable Yale-educated psychologist named Seena B. Frost. It involves a person using their

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You've heard the song "I'ma Barbie girl in a Barbie world." Well my song would have to be that "I'm a techy girl in techy world." Here's a list of all the techy items I use on a daily basis:* ITOUCH: This is what I use in bed at night to watch utubes, short videos, check email etc.* LAPTOP: No brainer; my connection at hometo the world.* SHUFFLE: My tiny music machine I wear during easy

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Teaching 26 forth graders in an urban setting means there are mountains of germs invading the classroom everyday. Being the sickness-avoidance freak that I am (I train way too hard to get sick unnecessarily), I'm currently teaching the pupils to practice the "Dracula" cough or sneeze. Normally when you cough into your hands, the germs you put onto your hands get transferred to doors, papers,

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So here we are, yet another rainy Saturday in October? I'm beginning to think that maybe I've been transported back to Ireland where it's one year long rainy season. But then I go out and about this morning, and I'm awe-struck by the brilliant scarlet, ochre and umber colored leaves in peak foliage at Deerfield park in Smithfield. Thanks to buying a tiny camera last month, I now have a

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Hey there, New England was hit last Sunday morning by a hefty Nor'easter storm which packed monsoon rains, hail and wind gusts of 40mph. This would've been okay with me if I didn't have to run the half marathon I'd trained all summer for during the worst portion of the storm. Oh and I should mention the race was run along the normally beautiful Newport coast which on Sunday was just a soggy

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Wow, I can't believe how fast the past five days have flown by; it seems that I think and say that quite a bit lately. It's good ina a way because it means life is so full and definetely not at all boring. I had a lovely weekend, spent almost exclusively outdoors, since all three days were beautiful Fall weather. On Saturday we went apple picking at Jaswell farm with friends and their two

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Oh the joys of parenting. This has been a very busy and rather chaotic week, both at work and at home. At work we've been administering the all-important NECAP standardized testing morning and afternoon each day. My students have really struggled on both math and reading for a variety of reasons. Being an urban school, our kids come to K already disadvantaged by virtue of the fact that 90%

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Hi there,It's been a very busy past 5 days for me, but all good. The high school soccer season is in full swing, and both of my boys are starters, so I'm trying hard not to miss any of their games. That means I'm rushing from work to games 2-3 days a week, and trying to squeeze in my runs as well. Hectic, but well worth it. On Sunday I ran in the Ronald McDonald House all Women's 5k in Providence

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To spark my waxing and waning creativity bursts, I've recently pieced together two different Inspiration boards. On each I've tried to place flotsom and jetsom objects of various colors, sizes and shapes that trigger my curiosity and get artistic ideas flowing. I've put them up in my art room (aka rarely used formal dining room) and thoroughly enjoy glancing at them whether while creating other

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Boy did I enjoy this three day weekend; the extra day, courtesy of the Jewish holiday was pure bliss. With the boys in school, husband at work, daughter at college, and perfect Fall weather, I was in Heaven. Having taken care of all the mundane errands and such on the weekend, I was free to devote the day to whatever I wanted. So I started with a ten mile run out along apple farm land along the

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Finally it's Friday:) Some work weeks, for a variety of reasons, feel way longer than 5 days and this was certainly one of those weeks. It's alright though 'cos now I'm being rewarded with a 3 day weekend, thanks to the Jewish holiday that the Providence school system observes. My sons do have school that day (Smithfield schools) and my husband has work, so Monday will be a whole day just

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Hiya, hope everyone had a terrific weekend. Wonderful, beautiful, majestic, glorious are just a few of the adjectives I would use to describe the weather here in New England this weekend. All I can say is, I hope that if I get to Heaven, it truly is one continual Fallfest. It seems like I merely hold my breath and endure mugginess all summer long, waiting my fall reward.... And boy, it is

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Within a faerie fort I spiedTwo elvin beauties attempting to hide.Sheltered from view beneath branches of oak,Wind whispered "gossamer wings" as they awoke.I watched from my perch down in the valley,Knowing full well I dare not tally.Lest my prescence intrude on the magical scene,As the two began dancing through fields of green.Whilst they hummed a tune, the oak gently stirred,Branches swaying

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Child in a grocery store,Hair matted, clothes torn.Clinging to a filthy teddy bear,Seeking protection...From cuts & soresThat engulf her flesh.Barely ten...Eyes red & swollen.They read like a book,The story of her life.Where are the tea parties,dolls & ballet slippers?Where is the life she dreams of?Obliterated, burned into obscurity...With the sting of cigarette...Melting her lily-white skin?Her

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Hiya, What a first week back at work! Phew, By last night I was so shattered tired from it, that I seriously fell asleep by 9pm (on a Friday night, party animal). It was all good though, but there really is so much to get used to in the first week of a new school year. Though it will take a while to properly get to know all the students, I'm already seeing a few red flag student (one dropping

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Tomorrow begins a new school year for me. Though I'd prefer to be independently wealthy and devote all my time to hobbies, I'm not really all that bothered about going back to work. There's something rather exciting about getting a group of 26 fourth graders who look to you, not just for knowledge, but to be a surrogate parent for 6 hours a day for 10 months. Every year both kids and teachers

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Yikes, have you seen the latest CDC prediction that up to 90,000,00 Americans could die this Fall/winter from swine flu?!? Of course, those would most likely be the young, elderly and those with compromised immune systems. The rest of us are simply going to feel like we're dying, as we cough and splutter, pour sweat then shiver, and generally drive our loved ones insane. That's if they're

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My My Time Flies is a line from one of Enya's songs on her latest CD. It's a cliche that's thrown around by all of us at one time or another. The young seem annoyed to hear it, and have a sort of a "duh, of course it does" response. While the more middle and older aged people seem constantly shocked by how quickly time does indeed pass by. The reason I mention this is because I was looking today

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Okay, I know we all complained ad nauseum throughout the rainy weather of June and July. But now we are indeed paying the piper, sweating to death in the dreaded hot/ humid weather that has firmly planted itself over Rhode Island this past week. I felt as though I was drowning in my own sweat this morning out for a ten mile run. This past Saturday night over 500 runners toed the line at the

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Today has to go down as the most beautiful day of this summer; sunny, breezy, mid 70's; enough to feel warm, but not hot. I started the day off with an early morning 12 mile run with my friend Laura. We both are training for 2 half marathons this fall, so we wanted to up the long from 10 to 12. The course was hilly (everywhere in Nothern RI is hilly) so our average of 7 mins,12 seconds per

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Hi there, my posting has been a tad scant lately,as Ihad to ship my laptop off to Hewlett Packard to trouble shoot a problem whereby horizontal pink and blue flashing lights were causing significant annoyance for the first 5 mins of logging on; borderline epileptic fit variety of interference. Not being technically minded, Idon't know how they fixed it, I'm merely glad they did. So it's great

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Hello there, sorry it's a week since I last blogged, but it's been a very busy/all productive week. I got back from Ireland on Tuesday night. The trip was really enjoyable, and we managed to balance visiting my family(2 parents, 7 brothers and sisters) as well as doing some amazing sight seeing. A highlight was hikiing to the top of Croagh Patrick in County Mayo. Though not an incredibly high

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Hi there, I am having a really lovely time here in ireland, and the weather is really holding up way better than I imagined. Most days it's been sunny and 60 degrees, with little or no rain. It's wonderful catching up with all my siblings (4 brothers, 4 sisters) and with my parents. My running has been fantastic, logging mucho miles. Highpoints have been climbing the famous Croagh Patrick

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Hi there, just wanted to say byebye as I head out tonight for Ireland. We leave Logan airport at 7pm and land in Shannon as the dawn in breaking (they are 5 hours ahead). Then it will be just a short trip in Limerick city to see my family. My parents and my 7 brothers and sisters live in and around the city, so 8 days will give us plenty of opportunity to relax and enjoy each other's company.

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Happy weekend! I'm delighted to report that my hip flexor is well on the mend, which leads me to believe I had strained the muscle and not the tendons or ligaments. I was indeed smart to cancel Tuesday's speed workout, as speedwork wouldn't have gone over well with the injury. Ibuprofen daily coupled with therapeutic menthol (not mental) gel and yoga have been key to fixing it fast. So I was

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Hi there, hope everybody had a lovely 4th of July weekend. My boys have returned from their soccer trip to W.Va and we are now getting ready to go to visit my family in Ireland next week; we will be gone from July 13th - 21st. with my parents and 7 brothers and sisters living there, we will have many people to visit. My family mostly live in and around Limerick (where I grew up), Clare and

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Happy 4th everyone; we finally get a gorgeous weather day here in RI, and boy did it bring people out in droves. There was a record turnout at the Chepachet 5.5 mile road race this morning, which i decided to run, even though I've been under the weather all week and wasn't sure if I'd run or not. In the end I was glad I ran, as I felt strong and came in first woman overall, 3rd person overall.

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After much pressure from Fi, I finally watched Slumdog Millionaire last night, though I had intended to read the book first. I have to admit that it was indeed every bit as great as the accolades seemed to suggest. What I especially liked was that it really was more of a tale of humanity than it was a love story ( not that I've anything against a decent love story). Though I've always had a vague

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Hi, happy Sunday! Since my last rather irrate blog, things have calmed down at home with 3 teens, and peace again reigns, shockingly, no alcohol or prescription drugs were employed in the peace talks lol!My school year ended on Thursday, and though it was sad saying goodbye to the nicest group of students I've ever taught, I'm thrilled to be FREE for the next 9 weeks:). Being able to run, do

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Why can't parenting come with a How-to Do it Right manual that includes a mega-size jar of tranquilizers for those of us who can't get it perfect? I'm finding parenting 3 teenagers is just so exhausting in an entirely mental way. Raising small kids is physically exhausting, but seriously, handling teens are tougher, even when they're well-behaved. There's so much guidance they need, yet

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Happy Father's Day to all fathers. My own father Willie Logan is heading today (with my mother Nuala) from their home in Limerick, Ireland to Lourdes, France. Almost every year, they make this pilgrimmage with a group from their parish (St. Munchins0. Lourdes is the area where Our Lady appeared to St. Bernadette many years ago and gave her instructions for catholics. Because my mother has

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It's highly unusual that summer here in New England is more like summer in Ireland, mostly damp and sunless, yet kindof warm. I think we've gone for 15 days straight with on and off showers. At least the weathermen can't spout out their usual summertime drought warnings and watering restrictions.With just a week to go in the school year, we are finishing up our curriculum and tidying away

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Here we are on Sunday evening; ready to tackle another week. Where did the weekend go? It absolutely flew by. I thoroughly enjoyed the Gaspee Days 5k and parade in Pawtuxet village yesterday. Every runner's greatest challenge in this race is to avoid the punky kids lining the parade route who try their darndest to hit runners with their firecrackers. What a lark to see hundreds of already

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If the best of all possible worlds were a reality:1. We would work only 15-20 hrs per week, leaving lots of time for hobbies.2. Everybody would care for the environment, and act accordingly.3. Chocolate and other junk food cravings could be turned on and off at will.4. The full lotus position would be a cinch to get into.5. Yummy foods would be low in fat and calories; imagine lowfat alfredo

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Happy Monday:) what a gorgeous weekend here in New England. I spent almost all of it outdoors and ended up fairly tanned, though that wasn't the exact intention. Saturday was the RI high school track championships, which are always very entertaining to attend. For a small state, it's fairly loaded with talent. Andy springer looked like an experienced collegian in winning the 800m, 1500m,

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Happy thursday! during the month of May I ran a total of 209 miles, which is just about right for me. Any more, and I tend toward injury, any less makes me feel out of shape and affects my race confidence. I ran 2 races in May; a half marathon and a 5k, and was pleased with my performance in both (first woman overall in the half, second overall in the 5k) I was pretty consistent in

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