I love DC. However – there are some challenges to living in the Nation’s Capital and honestly, since January 2017 living in DC has been a bit more difficult. BUT I like to focus on the positive and there are a lot of wonderful things about DC Life. Today I’m sharing ten of then with […]
Prague Trip Highlights
Prague was the second city on my European tour last fall and I truly fell in love. Prague is my new favorite city and I would literally go back tomorrow if I could. I thought it was a beautiful city and I also loved the people. I had a number of fantastic experiences in Prague […]
Top Ten Big Birdcamp Memories
I recently returned from my fifth running camp sponsored by my favorite running apparel company, Oiselle. This year’s camp was up in northern PA, at Camp IHC and it was spectacular. It’s impossible to encapsulate the entire experience so I decided to make a top ten list. Here are my top ten big bird camp […]
Run Commute for Car Free Day!
Hi friends. As I’ve mentioned before, I sometimes run commute to or from work. It is a great way to get to and from work and get your workout in. I was recently featured in a Washington Post article about run commuting and it made me realize that with Car Free Day coming up on […]
The Mental Side of Running
I have written about this before (here and here) but now that I am training for a race but don’t have a time goal for my next marathon, I have a bit of a different perspective. In case you missed it, I am currently training for the New York City Marathon. I’m actually fundraising for […]
Soul Food Sessions: Crispy Seared Trout with Two-Pea Succotash
As some of you might know, my day is job involves diversity and inclusion. While I am a lawyer by trade, I know lead diversity and inclusion at a large law firm. It’s something I am passionate about and so when there is an opportunity to seek out diversity in other aveneus I am all […]
June 2018 Action Plan Update
June came and went in a flash and it seems that July will as well. As such, I’m excited to share my June Action Plan update with all of you. As a reminder, here are the four things I am focusing on for this year: Cook more. Find a church home. Build up to marathon […]
Grandma’s Marathon DNF + What is Next
Hi friends! As you probably know if you follow me on Instagram (or any other social media), Grandma’s marathon did not go as planned. I am not going to do a mile by mile recap because there is not much to say. I started feeling sick with vertigo-like symptoms around mile 5. By the time […]
Race Goals for Grandma’s Marathon
It’s race week, y’all. Grandma’s Marathon is Saturday and I am so excited. I always love writing my race goals blog post because it gives me time to plan and visualize. I have very simple goals for Grandma’s Marathon and I’m excited to share them with you. If you want to follow along, there is […]
April / May Action Plan Update
I completely forgot to share updates in April and May on my 2018 Action Plan. There have actually been many positives so I’m happy to share with y’all. Here is my combined April and May Action Plan Update! As a reminder, my action items were: Cook more. Find a church home. Build up to marathon […]