Begin Again and Again and Again...

I have lots of dreams.  They include everything from sheep to road bikes to my dog actually listening to me... I also LOVE to take pictures.  I mean LOVE .  Sometimes I go weeks without taking a single picture. Weird right?  Why not do something I feel that passionately about, everyday? Here are some of my most recent pictures: I live in Wisconsin and feel blessed that there are so many beautiful things for me to take pictures of.  When you're obsessed with barns and farm animals like I am, they're but a country road away! I'm going to slowly try to find myself again.  For the hundredth time.  I am sorry if that is all I write about here on this blog now, but hey - blogs are journals of a sort.  They just happen to be public ;)  Trish

Days like today make me soooo grateful to live in the beautiful state of Wisconsin.  Most days, I'm quite jealous of those of you who live in Colorado, California, Florida, Arizona... You get the picture. But today... Oh today was glorious!  It was a bit cool when I walked into work, but not cold.  It rained while I was at work. Ho hum... When I stepped out the door, the SUN was shining!! It was beautiful out!  For a change, I had packed my running clothes and put them on right after work, so I'd be ready to go.  I had some errands to run, and then I went to my favorite trail.  As you may or may not know I'd rather run on a trail than anywhere!  Love, love, love trail running.  Today, I fell a little more in love.  I decided to take a different route than normal.  Holy Moly! It was so awesome!  More technical for sure, but so much prettier!  I ran down a trail covered in slippery leaves, being careful not to wipe out. ...

I am Beat. But, I. AM. NOT. BEATEN!! Tonight's run was tough! It was super windy and chilly (note the crazy fly away hair). My legs felt like lead. I wanted to quit and go home. I didn't! "It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop." Confucius I didn't stop. I didn't let "it" beat me. I feel awesome! Every week my runs are tough. Every week I make it through. I know next week will be just as hard... It is not getting easier. HOWEVER, my runs are getting longer time wise, and a eensy weensy bit longer distance wise every week! So every week it will be hard. That my friends is ok with me! That is progress!! When it gets easy, I'll throw a big ol bloggy party!! (I'm talking easy every time I lace up my shoes ;) Filed under randomness.... Spring in Wisconsin = Hail! I was woken up twice by the hail hitting the roof and the windows last night. Most of the pieces were marble size, but as you can see from the picture above, s...

I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately. Trying to decide why I'm lifting weights and running and why I secretly want to do a triathlon... The challenge? ~ love me a good challenge. Weight loss? ~ duh! Fitness? ~ yep that too! Unfortunately, I know myself well enough to know none of these reasons are enough. Why do I want this soooo badly? I can't put my finger on it, but I do know that I want it and I've decided that for now, that is enough! Why do you do what you do? Yet another beautiful Wisconsin evening! Peace. Trish

I love Wisconsin!! Originally uploaded by Ketelcopia Yikes! I've just realized I never announced the winner of my most recent giveaway!! Miss Chelsey has won a skirt for her daughter!! She is a sweetheart! Visit her blog here ! I am lucky enough to live in the great state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin's natural beauty takes my breath away. One of my favorite things to do is to pick a direction and drive randomly. I always find something gorgeous or cool or inspiring to photograph. This collage is a sneak peak at my upcoming photo note card series featuring Wisconsin scenery. The pictures look a little funky here; something weird with flickr/picnik. I hope you all are enjoying August!! Last month of summer vacation around here :( so, we're trying to squeeze in lots of fun. We're hoping for some warmer weather too. July was the coldest July on record in Wisconsin!

So, today, I am shivering, not wanting to go outside, put my head under a blanket and stay there cold. BUT, saturday was Beautiful!!! Mike and I took a walk alongside the wonderful Wisconsin River... relaxing... gorgeous... fun. But, today... ugggh! This wonderful Dairy State of mine has more mood changes than I do!! Oh... did I mention that the two little girls are sick? So, I'm looking at our pics from Saturday and daydreaming of summer!! Please send warm thoughts... and Vitamin C!! ;)