Liza Howard. Ultrarunning Mom.

It’s going to be 77 degrees here today.  Dang; Sports bra weather. So remember how I was inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project?  And remember how I came up with a big list of New Year’s Resolutions?  And how every month has a new resolution focus and all resolutions are cumulative throughout the year?  Remember how I was…Read more

22,000-ish people are running the Houston marathon right now. The course basically encircles my mother in-law’s house, which made my drive to Lifetime Fitness … an adventure. I almost abandoned the car. And I’m not sure how I’m going to get back. I’m considering waiting until Monday. So, yeah, Lifetime Fitness. I only have 8…Read more

Asa built this people mover.  He spent a lot of time making sure all the Lego guys and gals had a safe place to sit.  Nice, eh? Then he launched it off the cliff. Multiple times. Boys. I still haven’t gotten my run in today.  Looks like it might be on the Houston city sidewalks…Read more

A friend asked yesterday if I felt pressure to come up with something to post everyday. Nope. I wake up every morning pleased that I get to share the minutiae of my wildly disorganized day with you. Writing it all down highlights the ridiculous in my whole balancing act. And, ultimately, I end up feeling…Read more

We’re in the car headed to Houston right now. Eliot’s mom had knee replacement surgery and we’re going to try and help out a bit these next few days while she’s recovering. I say “try” because Eliot’s actually going to be attending a conference about an hour north of town most of the time we’re…Read more