Category Archives: NYC

Bob Harper and Getting Stronger

So I’ve mentioned that I’d like to drop a few pounds and tone up. I’ve certainly taken action on the workout front–adding in bootcamp classes and cross-training–but my diet still isn’t where I would need it to be to look how I want to look right now. And that’s okay […]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Today I spent the day with my best friend. The woman who was there when I took my first steps 28 years ago… …and then who was there when I ran my first 26.2 26 years later. The woman who has always taught me to follow my dreams. The woman […]

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#fitblognyc and friends!

Since the last time I’ve blogged, I have: taken my fave bootcamp class attended the Fitness mag Meet & Tweet taken a Swahili endurance training class (no bigs) had dinner with some of my faves at Tortilla Flats and drinks at the Standard Biergarten run 5 miles gone on a date I’m sort of glad I didn’t blog immediately after I got home last night so that I could think about what I wanted to say about yesterday. … Julie said that hearing that Jessica Simpson had read her blog once, but Tina said that it was, hands-down, the friends she’d made, and this sap in the third row teared up a little bit. IMG_1477.JPG I know I’ve said this a million times–I didn’t start my blog to make friends, but I am so lucky to have met all the wonderful people I have through it and to have connected with so many other people.

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Why May is Going to Rock

Outside of work, Junior League has been consuming a lot of my time. We have two big events this week (both open to the public…hint, hint), and my committee has been working hard on the final PR push for these events, as well as wrapping up end-of-the-year stuff. It seems […]

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A Different Kind of Strength Workout

Today I got a different kind of strength workout. I spent the day outside weeding. The Playground Improvement Project is one of the New York Junior League’s signature projects. Every year, our volunteers (as well as some friends, family and other organizations’ volunteers) contribute more than 10,000 hours to clean […]

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