erica danielle

Favorites this week: 1. We spent some time in the gym at the Y and all 3 kids had fun with the basketballs. It was a good reminder that open gym is always a good idea.  2. We had a wayyyy too packed day on Sunday and as I am one who is mildly introverted, when Sten said I could have a couple hours to read at a coffee shop I was out the door in RECORD time. It was just what I needed to reset before our next round of people time. 3. Baby Sybil came over to play with Sigge. What is cuter than 1 baby? 2! 4. Before dinner club last night sten and I used a 2 year old gift card at The Velveteen. It was so cozy, sipping our cocktails and enjoying one on one time!  Tonight we have our volunteer appreciation for Midcurrent at Belle Vinez. Looking forward to spending the evening with a room full of my favorite people!  xo. edc. 

1. Olle singing Jesus Loves Me to Sigge 2. “Try Me” samples at coffee shops 3. How if an assignment at school says “My Name______” Lucy writes: “is Lucy” 4. When Sten says: go for a run 5. Sigge giving kisses 6. Olle’s confidence in his basketball skills and his good looks 7. Decaf coffee after dinner 8. When you spray your windshield with wiper fluid and it’s crystal clear for about a minute 9. Thinking about summer 10. Watching my kids have fun with other kids 11. When Olle comes down stairs in the morning and says: “how’d you sweep mom?” 12. A fast mile on the pavement 13. Climbing into a bed with freshly washed sheets 14. An extremely uplifting text from a friend that makes you stop in your tracks 15. The way Sigge dances when we put “sunflower” on the speaker 16. Lucy’s insistence on matching her shirt with her patch, earrings and hair accessories 17. Finding chapstick in a pocket before throwing it in the washing machine 18. A glass of wine while cooking dinner ...

Any day we get to spend with Olive and Amos feels like hitting the jackpot! So when all the kids had this Friday off we took advantage and had a sleepover and spent the whole day together. We went to the Mall of America, went sledding played at the snowy park and played a lot of LEGO friends. It was sad to say goodbye and when I got home from dropping them off Olle said: I wish we could have 100 sleepovers. He was already missing Amos. Side note— Lucy recently learned how to “edit” pictures. So you may see some really edited photos in future posts. 😉 What a joy to have these 2 in our lives. xo. edc.

I had a goal of 33 miles this week and I fell very short. I am blaming it on the fact that I spent a lot of my workout time at Lighthouse Yoga. My free week has now ended so I will be swapping the heated studio, chandeliers, and calming ambiance for the crowded, loud, kind of smelly Y. Back to my humble roots. 😂 I enjoyed every class I took, they challenged me mentally and physically and I hope someday to go back! Runs// Sunday: 4 miles 6:59 avg Monday: 5am boot camp, 2.5 miles (this was the day I ran out of gas 😒) 8:13 avg, 5:30 yoga sculpt.... phew! Tuesday: OFF Wednesday: 7.10 miles 7:32 avg Thursday: 6am yoga sculpt 3.12 miles 8:06 avg Friday: power yoga heated at 105! It felt amazing! Saturday: 9 miles 7:04 avg. Total= 25.7 miles Favorite run = I felt strong on that 9 miler, I was hoping to get under 7 for my average, but started out a little too slow and couldn’t close the gap. This week: I’m going to give myself some grace and do whatever my body feels. What I ...

Where did this week go?????? I spent it realizing I’m doing too much— and anytime you have a lot going on time seems to go even faster than it does normally. Here are some favorites from the week: 1// My free week at Lighthouse Yoga. It’s been so amazing to go to heated yoga and get the best workouts in the world. 2// I ran out of gas on Monday. Luckily we were in a sunny safe spot and Sten was able to come rescue us. I cleaned all the trash out of the car and recognized that if I don’t have enough time to stop for gas, I’m probably doing too much.  This is my oops face. 3// spa day at MOPS 4// Arlich’s over for dinner where the kids played and we got to talk to friends :) 2/20 for dinner guests this year! 5// Sten sometimes brings me home a decaf refill when he works at coffee shops. It is the smallest gesture, but means a lot to me.  6// I tried the Preto Pesto recipe in the run fast, cook fast eat slow recipe book and it is a WINNER!  7// Thursday—...

I went to MOPS yesterday morning and it was “spa day”. This meant there were massages and beauticians and yoga and a quiet room. I showed up for the quiet room. I sat and journaled and prayed. I am doing too much and have to take some things off my plate. I feel overwhelmed and not as joyful doing the things that I LIKE to do. I recognized that I have fears with letting things go: mostly letting people down, and letting myself down. Here I sat for almost an hour.  How do people say no? I am awful at it, and then I come crumbling down.... hard. It's like I've just worked so diligently to dig a huge hole, and then I realize I'm stuck in it. Hopefully this week I can work on doing less. I'm ready to not feel as if I'm stuck in a hole :) I can't believe it's Wednesday already. I will get a run in, go to Lunch Bunch, and then read at Lucy's school. My biggest "to-do" is holding Sigge. Here's hoping I can say no, xo. edc.

It was not a very exciting running week. I ran 30 miles between 3 runs... so not a ton to report. I did go to body pump 2x this week and heated yoga sculpt. I’m enjoying keeping my weeks flexible with classes, it makes my running days feel earned and rewarding. RUNS// Sunday: off Monday: 4 miles on the crapiest treadmill in the hottest workout room at great wolf lodge. I’ve never sweat so much. I’m not even sure what pace I was at. It was such an old treadmill but I think I finished in 30 mins. Tuesday: body pump Wednesday: 6.5 miles outside 8:04 pace. Thursday: body pump Friday: 20.20 miles. My watch was all messed up. But I think I averaged around an 8:20 pace. Saturday: I had every intention of going for a run, but then got asked to go to yoga sculpt at the new studio in town. It was seriously one of the most difficult things I’ve done. My clothes were DRENCHED and my face was red for a solid hour after I got home. I give the class 2 thumbs up. TOTAL MILES// 30.7 Next we...