Blog Tour Day 13

TIN SWIFT Blog Tour

Today’s chapter #13 is live over on Magical Urban Fantasy  You can follow the link below to read the next installment of TIN SWIFT’s  prequel short story, HANG FIRE and if you leave a comment there, you’ll be in the running to win a copy of TIN SWIFT and other fun steampunk prizes.  A winner will be chosen at each stop, so feel free to leave a comment at each blog!

Chapter Thirteen: Magical Urban Fantasy

Chapter Twelve: My Bookish Ways

Chapter Eleven: Deadline Dames

Chapter Ten: Rachel Vincent

Chapter Nine: Rabid Reads

Chapter Eight: All Things Urban Fantasy

Chapter Seven: I Smell Sheep

Chapter Six: Fantasy Literature (extra prize: steampunk bracer by Roger Brown)

Chapter Five: A Book Obsession

Chapter Four: The Qwillery

Chapter Three: Tote Bag ‘n’ Blogs

Chapter Two: Fiction Vixen

Chapter One: Candace’s Book Blog

 

 

 

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Other Excellent Things

Exercise Buddies.

Over the last couple stress and deadline-filled years, I gave up on exercise. It was a stupid choice, but something had to give, and that’s what I let go of so I could pour my efforts into other things.  This year, I was finally in a good space (mentally, emotionally, physically, etc.) to try new ways to introduce exercise back into my life.

I decided to try jogging. I think I’ve always wanted to be a runner but had no idea how to start, and always felt a little silly (and sore) when I attempted it.  So I asked around online and several people suggested I give the Couch to 5K a shot.  After finding some free music on Podrunner: Intervals I could download–music set to the beats per minute I should be walking/jogging for the program–I got on the treadmill and started off.

I made it through week 5 out of 9, and then LIFE happened. I reluctantly (maybe even a little sulkily) stopped the program.  Over the next couple months I’d get on the treadmill, maybe once a week, but it was clear my exercise mojo was gone.

Luckily for me, my sister asked if we could start up our twice-weekly walks around the neighborhood again. Knowing she’d be by the house to go walking two days a week helped rebuild my mojo and confidence. I eventually mentioned the jogging program.  She had always told me she *hates* jogging, but she was willing to give it a try.  At the same time, my husband who has been attending a martial arts class for over a year, decided he wanted to put some cardio into his work out.  He wondered if the Couch to 5K might be a good way to do it.

Now that I have two jogging buddies, my mojo is finally back! I am not fast, the jogging is not easy (will it ever be? I don’t know) but I am happy to be moving again and to be accomplishing something that keeps me healthy.  I feel proud of myself for doing it, and as an added bonus, it gives me the chance to spend a little extra time with two people I love.

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