Sarah Rose
My Mental Hack for Doing Things I Don't Want To Do
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] If you're alive and breathing and living on planet Earth, you might have to do some...
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Sarah Rose
- 6 days ago
- 4 min
Out of Office
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The thing I won't forget is the sand in the bed. We were in Maui, just north of a beach...
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Sarah Rose
- May 25
- 4 min
Flyover States: A Poem
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I took a few different writing workshops in college, and the culmination of each workshop...
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Sarah Rose
- May 14
- 4 min
Negotiating Household Labor
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Sometimes, I read articles or see videos about household labor and the gender split; how...
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Sarah Rose
- May 11
- 4 min
A Rich Family History
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] "Mammograms should be called mammygrams," I thought to myself as I sat in the waiting...
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Sarah Rose
- May 7
- 4 min
Post-Run Recovery
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I'm sitting in an oversized armchair in Mike's cabin in Idyllwild, CA. We came up for a...
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Sarah Rose
- May 4
- 3 min
The Power of Repetition
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Three to five times each week, I run up a trail called the Laguna Bowl. It starts on the...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Embracing Monday Mornings
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The first thing I saw Monday morning was a giant water bug in the kitchen sink. My cat...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 27
- 5 min
Making the Case for Solo Runs
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The first time I climbed a mountain, I had only been a resident of California for a few...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 23
- 4 min
My Favorite Things to do in Laguna Beach
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Southern California is a sprawling metropolis of freeways and strip malls with mountains,...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Overcoming Writer's Block
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Sometimes I really, really hate this blog. Not because I don't like writing, but because...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 13
- 8 min
My Dunn St. Croix Scholar Athlete Speech
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I was invited to give a speech to the student-athletes from the conference I went to high...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 9
- 5 min
Trail Running Gear Check
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] What do you wear when you run?" a total of one person has asked me, ever. Most of the...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 6
- 4 min
What is Happening?
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Mike booked us a couples massage the other night, at a fancy, over-priced spa in South...
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Sarah Rose
- Apr 2
- 4 min
PTSD & Relationships
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] "You're not old," I told Mike the other day, "you're aged, like cheese. Nobody wants old...
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Sarah Rose
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Quick Fixes & Consistency
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] "This could change your life," said a man on the phone, who called me trying to sell me...
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Sarah Rose
- Mar 26
- 4 min
The Dichotomy of Good & Evil
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] On a recent flight that was delayed many hours, I sat staring out the window listening to...
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Sarah Rose
- Mar 23
- 4 min
Planes, Pains, & Automobiles
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The woman at the check in desk at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Sacramento was wearing a...
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Sarah Rose
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Ancestry Kits & St. Patrick's Day
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] "Are you Irish?" said the man on the other end of the phone when he heard my last name....
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Sarah Rose
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Forehead Wrinkles & Living in The Moment
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] My forehead feels wrinkled from frowning into my computer screen too much. If people were...
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