Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Becoming a Runner: 10 Points of Guidance
The two most popular questions I get from this blog are these: What kind of running/workout shoes do you recommend? How do I get started as a runner? A friend asked me the latter last week and I decided I should put together a post on just that. It makes me...
Sickness & Perspective
So...I'm on day 2 of being extremely ill. I've had the stomach flu every few years over the course of my life but it's never lasted more than 24 hours. When I woke up this morning still feeling as sick as day 1, I was not happy. I feel weak and can barely stand up...
This Was My Kind of Weekend
This was one of my favorite kinds of weekends -- not too busy but still full of fun stuff that I was looking forward too. Friday night I was too exhausted to do much of anything so I ended up with Pizza Hut watching an old Denzel Washington movie -- "Out of Time."...
Stuff I Clicked On The Internets This Week
I thought it was appropriate to deliver you a Friday spoonful of cuteness. This my niece, Giovanna and my nephew, Gunner -- who I will be hanging out with (in Ft. Lauderdale!) in 8 days. Can. Not. Wait! What You Missed From Me This Week: New & Improved: Switching...
Herniated Discs Are Very Uncool
I thought I'd include a complete unrelated photo for this post - colors draw you in right? Sick of the injury wagon, yet? Well, buckle your seat belts because it ain't over yet. I finally got my MRI results back and as I expected, I have a herniated disc in my lumbar...
Why I Could Never Be a Celebrity
You may know that I'm a magazine freak. I really love my magazines and have subscriptions to a bajillion of them, mostly for reading on the treadmill (yeah yeah you aren't supposed to do that but I do get a good workout no matter what anyone says!) Every month in the...