Kimberly Witt

1 week ago | nextavenue.org | Kimberly Witt

My brief middle school running career ended with the dreaded mile race at a track meet. After throwing up from nerves before the race even began, I finished dead last in ignominious defeat. I felt every painful step and the weight of every embarrassed stare as I finally crossed the finish line. Why would I ever willingly go through that again? So I didn't. For the next several decades, I walked the dog or hiked with my family, but I would never be a runner. Until I hit midlife.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Frank Olito |Kimberly Witt |Henry Blodget

I didn't turn my son's bedroom into a craft room when he left. I'd heard too many hurtful stories of rooms transformed the second a child moved out for college. I wasn't going to be that mom. So when my son moved into his dorm in September, his room stayed exactly how it had always been. His Anthony Edwards bobblehead stayed on its shelf, next to his Vikings piggy bank. In December, though, I needed room for the Christmas tree in front of our big picture window.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Kimberly Witt

Share As a Midwestern farm family in the 1980s and ‘90s, we vacationed on a tight budget. Summer trips were simple and predictable: camping in our trusty pop-up with fishing poles and old Archie comic books for entertainment. So the summer we drove to the East Coast twice was epic for many reasons. I was 12, and my older cousin was graduating from the Naval Academy in May and getting married in August, necessitating two trips to Maryland.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Kimberly Witt

As a Midwestern farm family in the 1980s and ‘90s, we vacationed on a tight budget. Summer trips were simple and predictable: camping in our trusty pop-up with fishing poles and old Archie comic books for entertainment. So the summer we drove to the East Coast twice was epic for many reasons. I was 12, and my older cousin was graduating from the Naval Academy in May and getting married in August, necessitating two trips to Maryland.

2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Frank Olito |Kimberly Witt |Henry Blodget

Maskot/Getty Images 2025-04-08T15:56:54Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . My college-aged sons spent their spring breaks with me on a family vacation. We explored Boston and went to an NBA game, which has been a family dream for a long time.