I’m starting to think about MdS as a restful vacation with a bit running thrown in. I’m not underestimating the desert...
Liza Howard
Liza Howard is a long-time is a longtime ultrarunner who lives in San Antonio, Texas. She teaches for NOLS Wilderness Medicine, coaches, directs the non-profit Band of Runners, and drives her kids around in a minivan.
Blog o’ Day 8: Paying to Work
The part-time sitter starts Tuesday! Hallelujah! (I wish it was Tuesday…) She’s a salaried nanny with a two-doctor family whose kids are in school during the day. She’s looking to keep herself busy. I’m very happy to oblige. Apparently these physicians and their girls take lots and lots of vacations, so [...]
LizaBlog o’Day 7: None Shall Pass! and Nanny State
Remember that scene in “Lord of the Rings” when Gandalf yells “You shall not pass!” at the Balrog? Well, we basically reenacted that scene yesterday morning around the breakfast table. Eliot played the part of Gandalf (I really do need to trim his eyebrows), and I played the Balrog. It was another rushed [...]
LizaThe final pregnancy blog: Brandy’s story
Remember how Brandy Erholtz and I were blogging about our pregnancies together as Pregnant New Balance Outdoor Ambassadors? And remember how Brandy was due after I was — but then she had her baby first — and you never got any of the details? Well here is Asher’s birth story. (Hold onto your hats!) Brandy: Ironically, [...]
LizaBlog o’ Day 5: The Prius as Office
I am writing this blog in the front seat of the Prius… which is parked in my driveway. Eliot worked all day and is now inside tending to our children. I’ve tried working in the back bedroom, but we have a tiny house and you’re really still part of the chaos back there. And I’ve reached a tipping point of due dates. [...]
LizaBlog o’ Day 4: Time machines, looms, and Daddy’s Little Fatty
I had to use the WordPress time machine for this post. Eliot is teaching a rock climbing course this weekend and I’m on my own with the kids. Asa has been a little prince whiling away the hours teaching himself how to make those loom bracelets. Ruby has been a demon monster. A screaming demon monster. I’ll assume there [...]
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