Going to take a quick detour from my usual blog posts centered around living your best life, and writing your best stuff, and eating your best food, to announce that I have a crush on the man that makes my face lotion. If you aren't a Lushie (someone obsessed with Lush products) you probably don't …
Category: Living
A New Borough & Drive Renewed
Moving absolutely depleted me. And for that I am grateful. It doesn’t need to be explained again, but I am a person that enjoys feeling busy. Actually “enjoy” is probably too positive a word. I am a person that needs to feel busy, I find value in busy, and that is a very dangerous way …
Food for Healing
A lot of old pain bubbled up this month, mostly stemming from my rent being raised and my scramble to find a new home. I’m still looking, but not as passionately as I should be. It is one of those rare moments that I am faced with decisions I’d rather avoid and hide from. It …
Don’t Take for Granted How Far You’ve Come
On Father's Day last week I was scrolling through my Facebook photos to find a favorite one of my father and I from my brother's wedding 5 years ago. I did find it: I love this picture because our relationship has always been about laughter. Challenging ourselves to tell the worst joke possible, or swapping …
Halfway to 2017 & We Need Some Rest
As a runner I usually love the halfway mark. Halfway is the beginning of the end. It's a moment for me reflect on the miles behind me and gear up for the miles before me. No other mile quite feels like halfway because of its power to anchor you in the present moment. It's too soon …
