Lessons Learned at 2 am
Last night I stayed up late watching Memphis take on Miami on ESPN. For those of you who know me, the start time (midnight) was already 2 hours past my bed time. In the 2 hours and 30 minutes that it...
View ArticleTo put you in the christmas spirit
Enjoy, dear friends, enjoy.ultra love. and merry christmas.
View Articleto-do list
1. increase my pain tolerance threshold. i mean, childbirth is coming in the next 5 years or so. better get ready now, right?2. get back into running. this is hard to do when it is -4 outside. that is...
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a funny story
2 days ago, in my bikram yoga class, we are about to go into standing bow pose. we all looked just like the picture below. So the whole class of 20+ people is standing just like this and the instructor...
View Articlei am about to make your life better
for all you people out there who like practical life advice, this post is for you. this post will make your life better and will save you money on future hospital bills. so all the money you are gonna...
View Articleyou will probably think i am crazy
But that's okay by me. I think Bikram yoga actually works. Now, I have no scientific evidence. I only have my body and the way it has responded to all of this. So here is my health story as of late....
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Progress for Progress' Sake
I know...... It's been a while... my bff Sabrina let me know that...So how about an update on all of my ultra-ness?If training for a marathon and hoping to someday do an ultra marathon have taught me...
View ArticleLife Lessons Learned Watching a Bikram Newbie
The other day, there was a new guy name Frank who showed up for class. Frank did everything wrong. Everything. The underlying cause was that Frank didn't listen. That is usually the cause of the...
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Proof
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I HAVE PROOF! I CAN DO STANDING HEAD-TO-KNEE!! Obviously, it isn't perfect. But it is a start. That is the beauty of this yoga- you can always make progress. 1. I need to get my...
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You think you know....
Raise your hand if anyone has ever said to you, "hot yoga/ regular yoga/ultra running/running is dangerous/bad for you!"I swear. Who are these people? Why do they think they know anything about...
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Many Talented.
This weekend I was awesome.I hit the trails on saturday morning- ran 2.5 miles (I know, it's not far, but it will do for now). I had to walk up a few hills because I am old and fat and out of shape,...
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Double Trouble
Last night I did my first back-to-back "Double." It's what we people in the yoga biz call "taking two classes in one day."What was it like you may ask?Terrible. I am never doing THAT again.Before I...
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The New Year
my only new years resolution was to eat pizza ONLY once a week- aka, there must be 7 days in between the times I take a bite of that greasy delicious cheesy ranchy yumminess. torture.other than being...
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Luna's first day at the beach
since there will be a severe lack of posts in the next couple months as I prepare to graduate and look for a job/place to live, here is a little bit of Luna to tide you over.not sure if this video is...
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And I'm BACK in the game!
please pardon my long absence, I was busy writing final papers, graduating from Yale Divinity School, moving to Nashville, securing a job, and then taking some time out on the beach. The beach was...
View ArticleTu
There is a new yoga man in town, and he is the $hit.Tu came to my yoga studio a couple weeks ago. I have had his class 4 times since then. In the past four classes I have made more progress that in the...
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Live Well & Rock On
There have been a couple things preventing me from "living well" lately. And by "living well" I mean, being able to really push it-push it real good- in yoga. and in spin class. and while running.Let's...
View ArticleBarre None
My whole body feels like jello. If you could have seen how many times I had to retype that sentence because my fingers won't even go to the right keys, you would believe me.I am going to type this next...
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Awesome.
THIS.I spend most of my time with these two people: The man in the socks and the sweet sweet face staring at you.I spend the other parts of my time at work and working out.I recently went on a lovely...
View ArticleNever let anyone tell you how to....
Drive.A week and a half ago I had a car accident. I was driving down a major street- 2 lanes both ways and a 3rd right turning lane going my direction. Traffic was heavy, and the two main traffic lanes...
View ArticleRoids
I am currently taking steroids, and after day 1, I am 99.99% sure I would never take them to be better at a sport.Lesson of the day: Taking steroids doesn't make you ripped. Steroids help you body...
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I WILL!
Good news, y'all.I'm getting hitched!A couple weeks ago, my handsome man planned a romantic evening and changed his status from "boyfriend" to "Beyonce", I mean, "fiance."This is why I heart him so...
View ArticleA Birthday Disaster
Friday was January 11- the day Luna entered this world (Praise Jesus!)That morning I woke up with grand plans- we were going to play TWICE just for Luna's birthday. We marched down to our field, and I...
View ArticleHow long's it been?
To any Georgetown Hoya, the appropriate response to the questions is to begin singing our fight song... "It's been so long since last we met, lie down forever lie down!" Etc...But for my blog people...
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The New Guy
There is a new guy in our newly married lives, and his name is Sirius Black. He is just about the sweetest thing there ever was. This is his story: Back in July, my favorite bakery in the whole world...
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