I’ve been hearing much talk about how 2017 has been a terrible year. It seemed like every way we turned, the world was falling apart. Our lives were changing and the future seemed grim. There was a sense of restlessness and helplessness, a sense of exhaustion. It was full of highs, lows, and all the… Read More 2017 and Me
Remember I will look for you at the finish to pick you up! Good luck, enjoy the day so much! You got this Yes Yes Yes! You are gonna do amazing things with your FI-eet on Sunday!!! And remember I pick you up at the FI-nish line on Sunday! At mile 23, all I could… Read More Pick Me Up
I’m a runner. That’s the first time I’ve ever said that. But, I am. I’m a runner. Wow, feels good to admit. Next Sunday, I’ll be running the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon. Yep, I’m running 26.2 miles through New York City’s five boroughs: Manhattan, Staten Island, The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. This is… Read More Ready to Run
Cheers. Cheers to a year full of momentous ups and monumental downs. Cheers to being better for it. Cheers to the travels, the adventures, the risks. Cheers to ringing in the year on a snowmobile and wrapping it up on the beach. Cheers to Burning Man! Cheers to the late nights, the early mornings. Cheers to the music… Read More Cheers to Us
You deserve the opportunity to make every day the most beautiful day of your life. Last week, I said YES to a Dominican Republic getaway with friends. Believe it or not, I almost didn’t go. I didn’t feel like I deserved it. I hadn’t earned it. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the guilt I… Read More Live Beautiful
“Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.” I’ve been experiencing writer’s block lately. The words aren’t flowing easily like they used to. My mind is clouded. I feel stuck. I thought maybe it was because I lost all desire to write. Maybe it’s just not for me. Or maybe it’s because my life isn’t so exciting right… Read More I’d Bet On You
I’m sitting here. Staring at my laptop. Nothing is coming to mind. A blank page is staring right back at me. Here goes. I’m sitting here. Thinking about how I can’t help but feel like life won’t cut.me.a.break. I’m sitting here. Nervous about what’s next with that one big, important thing. Overwhelmed by the endless bills that keep piling high. Eager for my… Read More Cleansing the Bullsh*t
I wish he could see that I’m trying. That I have this new life over here and that I’m trying. I wish he could see that I didn’t ask for any of this. This wasn’t my undoing. And that all I’ve done was what I could do, which was my best. I wish he could… Read More I Wish He Could See
I learned something after running 13.1 miles a couple weeks ago: there is such a thing as the post-half blues. I learned something else: it’s common and ok–especially after the first one. It’s kind of like that feeling you get when the wedding you spent a whole year planning comes and goes and then there’s this weirdo void that’s all… Read More Not The Last Half-Marathon Post
[Note: I promised myself I’d write a blog post at the very end of May 21st–the day that I ran my first half-marathon. Nothing can really capture all the feels than writing them out at the very moment you’re feeling them. So here goes…midnight…many celebratory drinks later…and one early flight back out west in the… Read More When You Run Your First Half With Your Ex
Fi Says YES 