Aspirations

  • Pride and Joy

    Pride: Watching my husband go all out in his first strongman competition. Joy: Celebrating Skyler’s 3rd birthday and watching her open all her new Mickey Mouse/Goofy presents.

  • And Then There Were Two

    All those friends, family, coworkers and strangers who are always asking when we’re going to have another kid…it’s still not now! But we have added a new addition to the Oswald family…of blogs. I got Ronnie hooked up to start blogging his passion for fitness! It’s only the beginning, and who knows what it could…

  • No Limits

    Some inspiration Ronnie and I have been working on… Skyler was born with a heart condition. Despite a blockage in her aorta, her heart grew bigger to meet the needs of her body. She was weak, and her heart hurt, but it did not stop. She fought through the pain and found the energy to…

  • Outside the Comfort Zones

    Now and then you have to push your own limits. I sure don’t do it nearly enough, but over the course of the last few days, I was three for three. It started with Ronnie’s and my first long motorcycle ride together. I’ve only ridden with him on fairly short jaunts around town, with last…

  • Bellyaching

    It’s been an interesting few days. It started out great with a planned day off work on Friday. The sun was out and while it was still cool out, it was nice enough to drive with my windows down! It was a brief glimpse of Spring, which is hopefully not far around the corner. I…

  • 4 in 40, inspired!

    It had just reached 20 degrees as we pulled into the downtown KC airport. A few hundred other runners were lapping the parking lot around us, attempting to keep warm. We fastened our race bibs, pulled on our gloves, secured our earphones, and stepped out of the car into the icy cold Valentine’s Day morning.…

  • Sagittarius

    I don’t do horoscopes. I just don’t believe in that kind of stuff. However every now and then I run across my scope for the day, and it’s interesting to read what generic piece of advice they come up with. Today was this: Your mind can’t escape your financial situation — even if it’s never…

  • Undecided

    I went to a baby shower this weekend where four of my six closest friends in attendance were pregnant. With their second or third child. I think we counted that between us, there would be fifteen children once these current pregnancies are wrapped up. Holy crap that is scary, and who wants to be at…

  • Accountability 2010

    Like everyone else, it’s always part of my New Year Resolution to “get back in shape” or “lose weight” or “exercise more.” The problem with these resolutions is they don’t follow good goal-setting rules. They are kind of measurable, but not really. I mean, “get back in shape” – what shape? The shape that fits…

  • Less Narcissism, More Cause

    I’m so excited to finally have another purpose for this blog, other than talking about myself and my family! Sure, it’s a great outlet for me to express myself and a way to keep friends and family up to date, but sometimes it does feel self-centered, especially if I’m pimpin’ it. Recently WordPress announced a…