Life and a Latte

Just talkin’ nerdy to ya. 🤓 I was supposed to take a break from teaching this semester but I’m so glad I didn’t! I always get to know the coolest students and I even learn something new each time around. It’s exhausting but so rewarding! Fun fact: The glass burns orange because of the sodium and calcium in its composition. Different atoms emit different colors. When you heat them, the electrons are shifted to an excited state and as they fall back energy is emitted as light. 🔥 The color depends on the wavelength emitted. So cool! #sciencefacts #chemistrylab #scienceiscool

It’s a busy life, but never boring. 🙃

Third half-marathon in the books! Though I got the exact same time as my last half (2:22!), I felt much better for this one. And it was a trail run! I constantly have to remind myself that just finishing is a huge accomplishment. It’s hard not to compare when I see women my age running 1:25 and wondering how am I so slowww?? But I know it takes patience, hard work, and lots of training time that I struggle to put in. That’s what I love about running, tracking progress is easily quantifiable. A few things that helped: • Immediately had coffee, a banana, and @kodiakcakes muffin cup before we headed out at 5 am 😩 • Coffee kickstarted that digestion if you know what I mean. I always struggle with not being able to go until halfway through the run, not this time! (tmi) 😅 • Ate a @honeystinger waffle 30 min before starting • Took acetaminophen to ease my knee pain. This made the run so much more enjoyable! I usually flare up at mile 6-8, I was too stubborn to take anything before but wow now I believe! • Got a hydration vest and consistently hydrated with both water and electrolytes • Fueled more consistently than ever. I could have probably fueled even more. Every time the carbs hit I could feel the difference! Still not sure if I’m ready to do a full, but putting myself to the test and trying 22 miles next weekend with Kai. 😬 Huge thank you to my love, @_jordanfelix for encouraging me to keep going when I wanted to stop and capturing some running (jogging?) footage! #runnersofinstagram #halfmarathon #justkeeprunning @elevationculture

February was cool. 😎❄️ I read some books, ran some miles (43 to be exact), witnessed some beautiful views, and had the BEST trip to Colorado to visit Keanu’s aunties and uncle (his first ✈️😱). So many things to be grateful for. 🥰 Hello new month, new (and continued) goals, more books, more sunsets, and more memories. 🫶

The most perfect snow day we’ve all ever had. ❄️🏂 Vail did not disappoint!! The powder was as good as it gets, the crowds were nonexistent, the views, the slopes, everything was perfect! 🥹🌨️🏔️🌲