Main Street Mommy

I know I promised a chicken pot pie recipe.  I will come through – I promise, but lately it’s been too hot to think about baking.

Did you know June 1 was National Running Day?  A couple of years ago, no one in my family would have cared about this “holiday.” We never ran anywhere.  However, things change, and I would have to say that we are a family that enjoys running. (Okay, the rest of my family enjoys it, …

Sometimes I’m sent products to review, and I end up liking them.  More often than not, however, there are products that I just stumble across and wonder how I ever lived without them.  These are the product that I think are espcially deserving of a shout out.

I just discovered one today.

YAKTRAX

What are they?  Well, in short, they’re like snow chains for your running shoes.  They slip snugly over your regular running shoes and allow you to run …

Disney 1/2 marathon is less than a month away.  It may be freezing, but I have run or I’ll never make the distance.…

Okay, I’m a little late with this post, but what else is new? Anyway…

Last weekend, I did it!!! I successfully completed my first (yes, I realize that implies there will be more) half marathon. For those of you who read my blog faithfully, you know I’ve been whining and complaining about how I got myself into this in the first place for several months. For any new readers, several of us on the Walt Disney World Mom’s Panel got …

Nope, you’re still reading Diane’s blog.  I haven’t been abducted by aliens.  It’s taken over a year of whining and complaining to get me to this point, but I love running.  Alright, LOVE might be too strong of an emotion, but I definitely really really LIKE running – A LOT.

There, I’ve said it.  A year ago, I couldn’t run more than a minute, and now I’m getting ready to run my first half-marathon.  Who’d have ever guessed? Certainly not …