Category Archives: Health

The secret lives of farmsharer-ers

Posted on November 9, 2013 by margaretfelice

Despite last year’s CSA anxiety, I ordered up another share in Enterprise Farm and have been inundated with local, seasonal vegetables this farm.  (This means that I have share in the farm, and once a week they send me a … Continue reading →

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What doesn’t kill you…

Posted on October 25, 2013 by margaretfelice

Sometimes, what doesn’t kill you just makes you really, really tired. I had a tough September. I was feeling more Crohn’s symptoms than I had in a while. On Labor Day I was invited to a party, but was fatigued … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, friends, Health | 8 Comments

Seven Quick Links after a busy week

Posted on October 18, 2013 by margaretfelice

This post was originally going to be “7 things we should have shut down instead of the government”, but all I could come up with was Hooters. — 1 — I love a good pen. These are what I’m writing … Continue reading →

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The land of the free

Posted on October 14, 2013 by margaretfelice

The anthem was too slow for my taste, but I’m particular about my Star-Spangled-Banner tempi. We were gathered at the start line, bouncing up and down to stave off the early morning chill. The national anthem, sung by a talented … Continue reading →

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7 not-so-quick Hartford Half-Marathons

Posted on October 11, 2013 by margaretfelice

This weekend I will run my eighth Hartford Half-Marathon, my tenth halffy over-all. After a dismal start to my half-marathoning career at the New Bedford Half-Marathon on a brutal wintry day in 2006, I have learned a lot about myself … Continue reading →

Posted in running, training | 11 Comments

Body and Soul

Posted on August 15, 2013 by margaretfelice

Four summers ago I had a wonderful morning routine. I would rise at dawn and jump on my bike to ride 25 minutes to another neighborhood of the city where I would meet a friend at the local pool and … Continue reading →

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As Autumn Encroaches

Posted on August 13, 2013 by margaretfelice

For a week or so now I have been increasingly anxious for no good reason, snapping more at the people I love, freaking out a little worse when I spill a drink or break a glass. This is the time … Continue reading →

Posted in grace, Health, prayer | 4 Comments

All about the harmony

Posted on August 8, 2013 by margaretfelice

A half-hour into yoga class, we were warmed up enough that we could lunge low, but not yet so fatigued that our legs would give way. I had my right foot a yard behind my bent left leg, with the … Continue reading →

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7 things that made me happy this week

Posted on August 2, 2013 by margaretfelice

I’ve been trying to get a lot done this week, including practicing, paperwork, catching up on email, writing and running. Much to my surprise I found myself tired and a little stressed. So rather than a long, intellectual 7 Quick … Continue reading →

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Chasing Carrageenan

Posted on August 1, 2013 by margaretfelice

On one of my many trips to the neighborhood health clinic, driven to its basement exam rooms by the unexplained, as-yet-undiagnosed compulsive vomiting that had taken over my life, I was given a piece of friendly advice by the young … Continue reading →

Posted in food, history, running | 12 Comments