Marathoner, personal trainer, financial analyst, consultant, and a cook’s wife. This is my life.
I have been running for over three years and recently finished my second marathon (May 2008). I am runner, a full-time financial analyst for a not-for-profit, a part-time consultant for a bank, and a part-time personal trainer. At the same time, my husband is a line cook. I rise with the sun and he works late. We don’t get to see each other as much as we’d like, but it’s working for us and we’re happy.
We recently relocated to Chapel Hill, North Carolina with our dog, Riley, and cat, Jerry. We love it here!
At times it feels like I am constantly on the go, so to keep my friends and family abreast of our lives, and to give me an outlet at times, I decided to start this blog. Hope you enjoy!
May 17, 2008 at 9:06 am
Erin,
I was searching around for some sites to aid me in tomorrows marathon (my first). I came across yours and want to say, thanks! I wasn’t sure what to bring until I saw some of your items. They made sense, so I now I have some kind of direction to go to. Good luck on the race and once again, thanks.
Bob
May 20, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Erin,
I am so proud of you! I’ve been following your blog faithfully. I was with you in spirit on Sunday - so cool of you to run a marathon! Take time to relax now.
June 14, 2008 at 11:41 am
Wow I found another “widow” out there! I am married to an exec chef in LA and I am a Director of Accouting for a public company so I understand the “passing like ships in the night”. It’s tough but it can work, though your friends might not always understand why your husband can’t join you on weekends for get-togethers. They don’t get that he just can’t take off on a Saturday (the busiest day of the week for a restaurant) to go hang out.
I look forward to reading your blog.
BTW, I am looking to getting back into running but I have a total mental block on the whole thing right now. Any tips??
Thanks!
June 15, 2008 at 9:43 am
Hi Sarah! Welcome to my blog, I hope you enjoy it!
As to the running, just go for a one mile run. Some days I had to tell myself, “You only have to go one mile” and I meant it. More often than not, once I got through that mile, I actually wanted to go for more.
Enjoy!