shortly after returning from my thanksgiving “break,” i went to the grocery story to stock up on all of my holiday baking essentials. this included, but was not limited to: 3 packs of butter (that’s 12 sticks, aka 6 cups), plus the one we already had in the fridge 2 disposable aluminum pans a gazillion … Continue reading »
13.1, because i’m only half crazy (alternately, my philadelphia half marathon recap)
i read this quote this morning on my way to work, a mere 24 hours after accomplishing one of the biggest endurance goals of my life. it rang so true to me, and i highlighted it in my kindle immediately (fyi it’s from a story in “Going Long” from the editors of runner’s world). these … Continue reading »
running in a winter wonderland
i don’t know about where you are, but here in the east/midatlantic, fall has hit us HARD. in fact, at times (read: early morning and late evening) it seems almost winter-like, which isn’t really fair because we haven’t had much of a fall to begin with. summer kind of went through the end of september. anyway, i’m getting away from myself. Continue reading »
#whatshouldwecallthebirdinhandhalfmarathon
an animated timeline of my race experience @ the bird in hand half marathon. september 8th, 2012. 82 degrees and 110% humidity (only kidding a little bit). Continue reading »
photo dump
better known in blogland as “life lately according to my iPhone”
review: your new perfect headphones (and a giveaway!)
there are many different types of runners: those who overdress (guilty as charged), those who run for pleasure, those who run to train and race, those who hate gadgets and others who can’t live without them…you get it. you may not be aware, but running with music is a hot topic for debate in the running community. as someone who has to has actual one-sided conversations with herself to even get out of bed to get a workout in some(all the)times, you can probably guess which side of the fence i’m on in this department. Continue reading »
porch/train/backyard/book club reads
let’s pretend this never happened – jenny lawson i actually just finished this but wanted to add it to the list so i could sing it’s praises. though i’m not a regular reader of the bloggess, i do read the occasional post and always enjoy it. i bought this for kindle before my flight to … Continue reading »
weekend snippets
zoo night sponsored by my firm, aka my favorite night of the year. though we were trapped (luckily indoors) during the freak downpour, we managed to make it work. finding out way out of the zoo in the pitch dark surrounded by all the animals though…that was a little scary. … Continue reading »
summer beauty stuff (no boys allowed!) + a GIVEAWAY!
last week was spent in the 100+ degree desert of las vegas. on monday i was welcomed home with the same degree of humdity, plus rain, and it’s been that way all week. as my hair reaches monica-geller-in-bermuda levels, i’ve finally come to accept that summer is on its way. and with that comes the … Continue reading »
thank you vegas
thank you vegas for your dry heat, making it possible for my hair to look mostly decent while meeting 30+ fabulous new people. thank you vegas (and nicole, duh) for bringing together 60 of the most fabulous bloggers the internet has ever known and letting us raid your city. thank you vegas (and the flamingo) … Continue reading »
