It’s Not Easy Being Green

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I really try to live “Green” in as many ways as possible. But – like with most things in my life – I only do what’s easy on many levels. I recycle, I conserve, I try to be wary of excess packaging, but lately I’ve totally thrown out my habit of using reusable grocery bags because – well – I forgot them once or twice and then just never... Read More

The Scary Life Of A Tri Wife

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As a triathlon wife, I’ve learned the art of spectating the multisport events. I know Donnie’s swim/bike/run times, I know his outfits, I know his style so he’s relatively easy to spot at any stage of the game. I wait at the transition area for each changeover and scream bloody murder for him whenever I see him. And I love doing it. He had his first big race of... Read More

Reading? What’s That?

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I picked up the first book in MONTHS this week. My book club is reading The Host this month and I was about as happy about that as when they chose The Hobbit because – like with The Hobbit – I had already tried to read that book once before and could not get into it. Of course, I picked it up when it came out and right after I finished the Twilight series. However, I’ve... Read More

My Life Is Better

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There has been a lot of sadness and loss in my life these last few months, so I’m making sure that every day in May I take the time to tell at least one person “Thank You” in some significant way. It is no secret that I love Huntsville Adventure Boot Camp. I talk about it all the time, and I check in almost every day on Facebook. The other morning, someone mentioned... Read More

A Boy And His Dog

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If there’s anything my kids have taught me about the innate nature of humans, it’s that you’re either born a dog person or you’re not. I believe you can learn to love dogs at some point in your life, but if Nikki and Wes are any indication, you are born one way or another. Nikki has never given two flying craps about our pets. If anything – they annoy... Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my website where I've been writing since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot - a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I have taken up long distance running as a hobby and chronicle that journey a lot here. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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