Operation Surprise My Family was a success! A couple months ago, my mom and I were talking about this year's Thanksgiving plans. My parents decided they were going to stay at home in Orlando this year. My sister, her husband and their two kids, who live just down the road, didn’t have plans to leave …
All I Want For Christmas Is A Tan
I didn't ask for much this year, which annoyed most of my family. My want list, like everyone else's want list, is probably a mile long. But I don't need very much. And my needs are things that no one else can give me: a new car, a full-er time job, the balls to finally sign up for that half …
A Running Rebirth
SHALANE’S. NYC. FINISH. THOUGH. In her own words: F*&# YES. I'm a few days late because this post took me awhile to write but...WOW. I cried for Shalane and for Meb and for the sport and the whole entire amazing day. Tears were all over the place. If you didn’t believe in the awesome power …
TPA >>> BDR: Day Two
I'm feeling a bit like a gypsy, driving from city to city in a car packed to the gills with all my most precious items like my bike trainer, bike helmets, bike shoes, bike bibs—oh, and the boyfriend jeans I wear every single day. I haven't shaved in a couple days because I can't remember which …
TPA >>> BDR: Day One
A week or so ago, a friend asked me, "So, have you gotten in all of your 'lasts' before you leave?" You know: the last cup of coffee at the best local shop, the last long bike ride and run along Tampa Bay's Bayshore Blvd., the last Skinny Bowl at SoFresh (#drool). Honestly, I hadn't …
Push Picks x SEP 29 17
This week's Push Picks is coming to you from my laptop propped up on an ExtraSpace Storage moving box. BECAUSE I AM FREAKING MOVING TO COLORADO IN TWO DAYS. I have been looking forward to this day for awhile—I've had dreams about it—but it didn't feel real until I was turning in my badge at …
When You Are Ready To Write
Next week is my 28th birthday. And next week I'll be moving myself, my bike, and a stuffed little Honda Civic across the country to Colorado. !!! Here I am, on the edge of a huge, gigantic, mega-enormous and exciting life change and all I keep thinking is: am I doing it wrong? My path …
Maybe It Will All Work Out
I can't help but take everything I see lately as a sign for something. Just last week my grocery bill came out to $31.00 EVEN. And over the past month I've been seeing the same non-Florida license plates on different cars. WTH?! I convinced myself bad fortune was coming my way. I don't truly believe in …
“There Are Coffee Shops Everywhere” and other Metaphors For Leaving A Place You Love and Being OK With It
Ali and I had coffee again. This Ali. The one who dropped all that amazing universe talk on me last weekend. (See below.) << Follow me on Twitter for more stories just like these. >> We chatted about work and school and fitness and figuring out how to create lives we can be proud of. …
Push Picks x SEP 22 17
This Push Animal is back—and so is the URL. I took it and myself offline for about a month because it’s been absolutely bananas over here. Big life changes are in the works, which make me super scared and thrilled all at once. I need change, and I need it now. (Keep reading for more …
