Learning to Love the Body I Am In
June 25, 2019My friend sent me a list of her fitness goals for the year, primarily her weightlifting goals. Do not get me wrong. I LOVE a good fitness goal and am all for cranking away at hitting those feats and feelings of accomplishment, and I sure as hell have them too. They are what keep me motivated to press on – to continue developing into a better version of myself. This time I wrote back my goal, a mental one at that: Learning to love my body. I had a ton of other fitness goals for the year swimming…
Solo Trip to Ireland
I took a leap of faith on a solo trip to Ireland. What I uncovered was more faith and courage in myself, an awakened creative side, many, many new friends around the world, and my Irish roots. We really are…
Girls on The Run with my 5K Supergirl
While this recap aims to impress, I highly recommend you read Shelly’s Blog, a 9-year-old conquering the track and the world at ShellyNash.com, because her race story is much better told through her young, creative, and imaginative eyes. It was a…
Reading List for 2018
Each year I begin with a list of books in mind to read and make me happy. Since I scramble to keep any sort of New Year’s resolution, I felt this could be a nice intro to getting on that…
Imagined or Real. She was Fearless, Powerful, Small and Mighty
Eleven. 80’s Tube Socks. A Statue. And Standing Strong in Pursuit of Her Dreams. Miles: 6 biked, 11 stairs climbed Song in my head: All things Halloween Brunch Food Motivation: Fears and waffles On a cool, wintry March day in New…
Mountain Climbing
A short hike, a hut and a group of unwieldy climbers Location: White Mountains, New Hampshire Miles: 8 with 4,000 vertical ft Song in my head: Take me Home, Country Road – John Denver (because that is what one hiker was singing…
Running Buddies | The Long and Short of It
Buddy Up! Partner Running. Miles: 4 + 37 Harvard Stadium Sections Song in my head: Journey Brunch food motivation: Zico Chocolate Coconut Water This past weekend I went on a run with my running buddy, Meesh. We chose one of our old running haunts.…
Rest Stops | A Belated Fresh Start
“Sometimes you have to slow down in order to move fast.” – Jenny Nash [Heads Up: Belated New Year’s Post Ahead. But I think the musings still apply and there’s a super cool video with music to match, so there’s that.]…
Reading List for 2017
Each year I begin with a list of books in mind to read and make me happy. Since I scramble to keep any sort of New Year’s resolution, I felt this could be a nice intro to getting on that…
Boston Marathon 2015
It’s been a little over a month since the marathon and I’ve been soaking in the love from this season and working on my thank-you’s to all of you! Marathon Weekend The night before the race, Dana-Farber holds a pasta…
4.15.13 #BostonStrong
“When the lights dim and the cameras go away, know that our support and love for you will never waver.” – Mayor Menino
She spreads a little sparkle wherever she goes.
