Learn Something New

April 9, 2011
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Besides working to get my train-wreck-of-a-body back in order, appointments with my Chinese medicine doctor are beneficial simply because I learn so much about health. I suppose I’m a bit of a dork when it comes to learning about anything health related. “Healthy living” has been an interest of mine and work in progress ever […]

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This.

April 5, 2011
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I came home to this: Flowers from my loving boyfriend. He’s a keeper. Ever since Isaac and I had a date night at Mellow Mushroom last weekend… …I’ve longed for another opportunity to eat this in any pants other than skinny jeans! What is this? It is none other than heaven on a bun, a.k.a. […]

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The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth

April 2, 2011
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As promised, I will now reveal the answers to yesterday’s little game. [Cue dramatic music] For some reason I could not sleep last night, I literally spent 2 nonconsecutive hours in a state somewhat close to sleep. I tell you this as a warning. Hopefully the remainder of this post will be somewhat coherent. Let’s […]

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Two Truths & An April Fool’s Lie

April 1, 2011
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In honor of April Fools’ Day, I’m going to play a version of Two Truths & A Lie. Have you ever played that game? It’s a great way to get to know people. The ways it works is a group of people take turns sharing 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves. Everyone else tries […]

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The Benefits of Speed Work

March 31, 2011
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Thanks for your feedback on my color scheme options. I was honestly very surprised that the overwhelming preference was for option B. Before hearing how many of you liked the beige/orange combo, I would have gone with the grey/blue option. Your input was very helpful. Thanks! When I’m done with the final product I promise […]

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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

March 30, 2011
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The weather was really miserable today. After managing to stay awake all day…   …it came time for my daily workout. Monday I blew off exercise because of crappy weather so today I was out of excuses. Already feeling very unmotivated and knowing I was going to be stuck inside the gym, I knew a […]

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The Unexpected Race

March 27, 2011
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Apparently it’s not enough to say "I ran a half-marathon!" and leave it at that. I’ve had a few requests to write a race recap and seeing as these requests came from the friends who made it possible for me to run, it’s the least I can do. I am a bit unprepared to write […]

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Bloggers Invade DC

March 27, 2011
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After somehow pulling a half-marathon out of my a$$, I crashed for a few hours to recharge, then it was time for a blogger meet-up at Northside Social. There was wine! And there were so many bloggers! After the meet-up it was dinner time and everyone was quite hungry. Anne suggested a delicious Indian restaurant […]

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