8:07 time last night when I decided maybe I'd do a long run in the morning. 4:23 when I woke up. 5:05 when I started running. 700 milliliters of coconut water steadily poured down my…
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I've been told that I'm exceedingly competitive. And it's true. I love making bets. And I love winning them. (and conveniently forgetting about the ones I lose.) I've been known to challenge grown men who…
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Today, I'm going to share a video with you...and a poem. Because: Kelly Diels is a goddess, clearly shares part of my soul and knew that I would love it. Vanessa Hidary is a writer…
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My lucky points have gone up recently. I'm not sure why and I'm not asking. As someone recently said to me, "Don't worry about why someone likes your work, don't ask why, just take it…
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First, she wrote her name. Now, she's writing symphonies. Okay, not really...but sorta. It's nearly impossible not to write about watching my 4-year-old discover writing. Because she's my baby and because writing is my soul…
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I just had a good long talk with myself. Because I was driving myself crazy. Staring at the screen. The blank one, that is. Not allowing myself to type even one word. Until I was…
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Roughly one month ago, my best friend from the 5th grade, Johanna, called me and our other best friend from the 6th grade, Orly, with an 'idea'. "I think we should all meet on the…
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One year ago today, I stepped out of my front door to call the dogs in for the night and landed exactly the wrong way on exactly the wrong part of my doormat on exactly…
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As I told you the other day, I just devoured and obsessively loved Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. I loved everything about it. I love that it literally pulled me out my door to…
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There is this oddity that happens (my dad would categorize it under the 'reversal theory') with growing children. It goes like this: when they are extremely young (as in 4-6 months) they feel heavier when…
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