About Me

Welcome to Ironwoman31!


My name is Olivia Roberts. I am married to my best friend, "honey", and the military. We have one daughter, whom I affectionately call "sugar bean". She is a fantastic training partner! I can attribute my 17 minute half marathon PR (during my most recent half Ironman) to interval training with her in our HILLY North Carolina neighborhood!

Currently, I am a stay at home mom with many dreams and passions. But my number one passion is to inspire fellow military spouses to THRIVE, not just survive, the inconsistency and unknown that is the military lifestyle.

So, what you'll find here is Christian based encouragement for the military spouses' soul and my personal journey to, "Olivia Roberts, You are an Ironman!" whenever that day comes, but it will be before I am the big 3-0! :)

The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;       
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,       
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.       
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

Comments

  1. Sweat StyleJanuary 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    Olivia, your blog looks great! Can't wait to read more updates. And, your family is adorable. Keep it up!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 9, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Thanks so much Jamima! Can't wait to have you guest post. Your blog was a bit of an inspiration! :)

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  3. UnknownJune 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    Hi Olivia! I had a question for you about possibly collaborating on something and was hoping you could email me back to discuss? Thanks so much!

    - Emma

    emmabanks9 (at) gmail (dot) com

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