Category Archives: The List

2012 Annual Review: Did That Just Happen?

Staring head into the last few days and nights of 2012, I can’t help but feel a great sense of gratitude for the past year. I spent part of the day today looking back at journals, Facebook posts, pictures, and calendar reminders to really soak in everything that happened. I wrote a 2011 Annual Review…

Nonstop Awesomeness

In the past I’ve had some awesome nights. I’ve also had some awesome days. On a rare occasion I had some awesome weeks. But never have I had a stretch of more than one or two weeks of awesome at a time. Recently though, life has been nonstop awesomeness. Which is fitting because that’s the name…

Today’s 7000 Dollar Impulse Purchase

Today I signed up for Martha Beck’s life coach training program starting in June. It costs $7000. It’s going to rock. And I’ll be knocking off a HUGE personal goal of mine on The List of Adventure. To the untrained eye, this might sound absurd. 7000 dollars?! Imagine how many meals you could buy with…

The Spontaneous Marathon: A Marathon With No Training

This Wednesday morning I ran a marathon. With no training. In a city where there isn’t a flat stretch of land any longer than a couple hundred feet. It wasn’t fast by all means, but I covered 26.2 miles by foot and lived to tell the story. The good thing about writing a blog on…

I Think I’ll Run A Marathon Today

Today is Wednesday, February 15. It’s around 10:15am. I’m currently in one of my favorite cities in the country: Asheville, North Carolina. I think I’ll run a marathon today. 26.2 miles. Follow along at @hrostoski and #spontaneousmarathon. The good news is: I’m a little scared. Which means I’m doing something right. There’s a 100% chance that…

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