via GIPHY By coincidence (if you believe in those*), the past week has been full of reunions with people from my past. It all started when I ran into a classmate from elementary, middle, and high school at the Barcelona airport. In the week that followed, I: Exchanged texts with…
My last post, which was over a month ago now (yikes!), was just days after my last day at Counter Tools. I was lucky enough to take the month of September off to relax and recharge. This was incredibly important not only considering I was so burnt out, but also…
I work for myself now! Yes, folks, it’s true. After five years at Counter Tools—and two as its Executive Director—I decided that the job wasn’t for me anymore and that it was time to move on. The backstory is that about a year in to being ED, I realized that…
I’ve been drinking coffee since I was a kid. Sure, it was more milk and sugar than coffee back then, but I had a taste for those roasted beans and it has never let up. Until recently, I was in love with my coffeemaker. It had all of the functionality…
The “Promotions” tab of my personal Gmail account is completely out of control. I’ve done things to make it chill out, like actually unsubscribe from the sale alerts that seem to come in by the minute, and I’ve even been using Unroll.me for years; but I just can’t keep up…
Last June, I learned that a former classmate and friend of mine, Bill Darnall, passed away suddenly. Bill dedicated much of his life working toward vaccine access for children in need; got his Master’s of Public Health just before retirement to show his sons the importance of being a lifelong…
Why am I sharing this? Check out my post, The world’s mine oyster. Logistics Where: London, England When: May 26 – June 2, 2019 Accommodations: Airbnb in the Fitzrovia neighborhood (Goodge St. Underground station) With: Five friends from my running club. One used to live in London and was our…
Vacations are incredibly important for stress relief, self care, work/life balance, etc., and since that’s what I blog about, I figured I’d share my vacation itineraries! Four years ago, my husband and I went to Jamaica for our first vacation since our honeymoon. We stayed at a really cool resort,…
A year ago, I finished 80 Day Obsession (80DO), Autumn Calabrese’s exercise and nutrition program through Beachbody. First, a little bit about the program: It was 80 days’ worth of unique 30- to 60-minute workouts that were filmed in the fall of 2017 and went live in January 2018. Participants…
