Introducing 3-Day Thursday: Call me Madame Ambassador
The folks at the Breast Cancer 3-Day noticed some of my earlier posts about the walk I’m doing, which will be held in the Boston area in July. They’ve asked me, and other chatty walking bloggers, to...
View Article3-Day Thursday: Be flexible!
Welcome to this week’s 3-Day Thursday, er, Friday post! I had planned to post about the shoe-fitting clinic I attended, along with some tips for choosing the right training/walking equipment …....
View Article3-Day Thursday: If the shoe fits …
Madame Ambassador is back with this week’s installment of 3-Day Thursday. Today we’re going to talk about shoes – not Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik – but shoes you can train to...
View Article3-Day Thursday: Exploring the Expo
Madame Ambassador is back! Today I will share about the Breast Cancer 3-Day Preview Expo which I attended this weekend. The 3-Day Preview Expo is a 3-hour event which is designed to answer any and...
View Article3-Day Thursday: “you’ve gotta have heart!”
I want to take a few paragraphs today to give a shout out to a special group, they are Men with Heart, a group of men dedicated to fighting breast cancer. They are husbands, brothers, fathers, sons,...
View Article3-Day Thursday: How to pack without being a pack-rat
Hello! Yes, you! You with the rolling suitcase, the garment bag, the two pair of shoes for every outfit, and a bathing suit “just in case” … oh, wait, that’s me and my luggage for a typical weekend...
View Article3-Day Thursday: who am I walking for?
It’s Thursday! Time for another 3-Day update from Madame Ambassador! Stick around ’til the end; this is an audience-participation post … Many people have asked me “why are you doing this?!” They...
View Article3-Day Thursday: keep those cards and letters coming!
Madame Ambassador is back, with the two-week countdown to the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk! Wow, I’ve been preparing for this event for so many months, it’s hard to believe I’ll be setting out on the...
View Article3-Day Thursday: Have you heard of “the butterfly effect”?
Have you heard of “the butterfly effect”? It has to do with chaos theory; for example, that something as seemingly inconsequential as the flapping of a butterfly’s wings can have far-reaching impact...
View Article3-Day Thursday: 60 miles, 3 days, 1 mission. Our Boston 3-Day Walk
We started in the rain (and it stayed with us for five hours), but it couldn’t dampen our spirits! We handed the umbrella to a spectator at Opening Ceremonies, and walked with plastic grocery bags tied...
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