About Marcy
I'm tackling a series of challenges, and I'm becoming less timid and squeamish in the process. I'm also writing my memoirs, one scene at a time. Come along for the ride. Read more.-
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"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Recent Posts
- American Fried Rice and Mother’s Day Brunch
- Penelope, Persephone, and Imperfection
- A bucket of golf balls
- Timid No More eBook Trailer
- Simplicity
- Sneak Peak: Timid No More, an eBook
- Draw My Life, Please
- 10 Chapters in a Book About Me
- First World Problems
- Bad News Shop: Bases Loaded, Bottom of the Ninth
Recent Comments
- Daniel Nest { Awesome post, awesome kids, awesome breakfast! Trifecta of awesomeness. } – May 18, 2:16 PM
- zoe { What a beautiful family! I loved this post! AMerican fried rice....ick. } – May 18, 2:05 PM
- nataliedeyoung { How beautiful, and how true.
And I laughed at the "American Fried Rice." } – May 18, 1:23 PM - Adaobi { You had me at American Fried Rice and the picture, food glorious food...the rest was just an excellent bonus. } – May 18, 12:44 PM
- paradisemomster { What a great analogy for motherhood! I was heavy in the Bitter Greens and Sweets this mother's day as well. Beautiful family! } – May 18, 11:59 AM
- Marcy { Thanks for reaching out, and welcome. I will check out the links. } – May 18, 8:53 AM
Celebrate your courage; send me a postcard.
My Favorites
- 47 Years of Great Rock: You Say It’s Your Birthday
- 50, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Push-up
- A noob gets pwned: Giving World of Warcraft a try at my children’s insistence
- Benign
- Guest post on traveling the world with children
- How to eat real food in 8 easy steps
- If You Give a Mom a Blog
- In the days of my youth… Listening to Led Zeppelin
- Internet Exile, Part Two
- It took me only 13 days to stop complaining for a week
- Just let go: Jump off a cliff
- Love in a Mixtape
- Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies in Cages with Tigers
- My First (and Second) Confession
- Peanut Zombies and Squeamish Vegans: My First Blogoversary
- Sleepers: 10 movies you’ve never seen, but should
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Categories
- 101 Things (87)
- Connecticut (28)
- Et Cetera (50)
- Fitness (18)
- Food (53)
- Life's Experiments (3)
- Music (12)
- Photography Challenge (16)
- Scene from a Memoir (24)
- Travel (23)
- Video (25)
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Fifty Shades of Mud: My Rugged Maniac Race Report
The Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race AKA Mud, Mud, Hills, and Mud Crawling in mud on my hands and knees while ducking under barbed wire on a chilly Massachusetts morning isn’t usually my idea of fun, but it turned out … Continue reading
Life’s Experiments: Send me your postcard
{Celebrate your courage. Send me a postcard about how you have pushed yourself out of your comfort zone.} “Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” –Ralph … Continue reading
Sure, it’s no leg lamp
Sure, it’s no leg lamp, but… “It’s a major award!” I am the proud recipient of the Mike Award, given to recognize perseverance in the spirit of Mike the Headless Chicken. You can’t make this stuff up. Bookmark on Delicious … Continue reading
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How to Train for a Race Like It’s a Video Game
I have made some progress since I set out in May to train for the Rugged Maniac, but I have had a variety of setbacks too — injuries, accidents, heat waves, traveling, being barely able to walk after Mount … Continue reading
Product Review: Dove Daily Moisture Conditioner
Disclosure: I received compensation to review this product. The opinions expressed are my own. — This summer I have been very active outdoors. I have been playing tennis in the hot and humid conditions of August in Connecticut, swimming in … Continue reading
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End of Summer at the US Open
Even though I am always sad about the end of summer, going to the US Open in New York on Sunday was the perfect way to end it. I took the train in with my family, and we saw a … Continue reading



