OK, so I’ve been a bit off my blogging game since my vacation, but I’m back in the saddle now and re-settling into my regularly scheduled life — working, walking, blogging and all.

So, as you know, I spent a few days with my sis in SoCal. She sent me home with some goodies, which is pretty usual when I visit, especially if I drove and don’t have to worry about packing space. More on those goodies (one of which you’ll love) in the next couple of days, but I wanted start with a book she loaned me, and yes, she made it abundantly clear it’s a loan.

It’s called “Katharine Hepburn Once Said … Great Lines to Live By.” Are they ever!

It’s not the kind of book you necessarily read cover to cover. When my sis first showed it to me, I opened to a random page — 23.

“I remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition.”

Well if that’s not appropriate, I don’t know what is.

This particular expedition we’re all on — the Komen 3-Day for the Cure — has a number of goals. There’s walking 60 miles in three days. There’s fundraising. There’s the big kahuna goal of finding a cure for breast cancer.

The important thing to remember is that this is a journey and there’s a big picture. Online Ambassador Kristen talks about that journey in this eloquent post. Small goals, little victories — making it to the first pit stop, a donation (be it $10, $110 or $1,010) — are what will get us where we want to go.

With the “goal of the expediation” firmly in mind, I think I’ll be channeling the incomparable Kate when I go to the Arizona Training Kickoff this weekend. No fatigue here! (OK, well there might be a little fatigue, but I won’t give in to it.)

The first Kickoff event is Saturday in Chandler (New Balance Chandler, 2860 W. Chandler Boulevard); the second is Sunday in Scottsdale (New Balance Scottsdale, 16211 N. Scottsdale Road #2). I’ll be at the Scottsdale event, and if all goes as planned, 3TV‘s Brittney Shipp will be there, too, broadcasting live for “Good Morning! Arizona – Sunday.” (For those of you not from Arizona, that’s the Sunday edition of the state’s most popular morning show, which I actually produced many moons ago.)

I’m so excited to meet some of my fellow Arizona walkers … and maybe check out some shoes since mine broke.

Never mind the pre-training I’ve been doing, I think this weekend’s official Training Kickoff will make my 3-Day adventure seem more real than ever.

See you at New Balance! I’ll be the one in pink. Oh, wait…  (Old joke, I know, but I couldn’t resist. I’ll try harder next time.)

P.S. On a woohoo-for-me note, I crossed the $1,000 mark in my fundraising earlier this week and I’m closing in on the halfway point! A HUGE thank you to everyone who has contributed on my behalf. And to those of you who haven’t yet, I’m waiting…