As much as I love writing and blogging here, I've decided to launch a new site centered around my love for running. It's called The Sole of a Runner, and features posts about how to get motivated, train hard, eat well, and stay balanced. I'm so excited about it would love for you to check… Continue reading Announcing My New Project
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Book Review: Sorority Sisters
Image from GoodReads.com.Sometimes you just need so mind candy in book form—something more engaging than TV but a bit lighter than “War and Peace.” This summer, that book for me was “Sorority Sisters.”By following the story of four college freshman girls from sorority rush until they’re old enough to have daughters of their own, I… Continue reading Book Review: Sorority Sisters
A Perfect Day in LA
Image from Getty.edu.One of my absolute favorite things to do in LA is to go up to the Getty Center's lawn that overlooks the entire city with a picnic lunch. It's the perfect alternative to a beach picnic (I hate sand in my food), and it can be either romantic (think third date or beyond)… Continue reading A Perfect Day in LA
Outsmarting the Freshman Fifteen
Image from College Candy.Just because college can feel like a crazy, out-of-control time doesn’t mean your healthy lifestyle has to go out the window. True, it can be hard to find healthy dining options in a sea of fast food places and cafeterias, but it’s not impossible. By making a commitment to good nutrition and… Continue reading Outsmarting the Freshman Fifteen
Design Time: Rustic Retreat
Recently, I was at the house of some friends who host couples' retreats and marriage counseling in their home in the woods near Big Bear. It was so warm and inviting--it was home. It also didn't hurt that she had freshly baked peach cobbler waiting for us. But their home got me out of my city-girl… Continue reading Design Time: Rustic Retreat
Written in the Clouds
Try to imagine the difficult task of pitching a movie like the upcoming Cloud Atlas. "It's a movie based on a book about everything that could possibly happen at any time in history at any place in the world and it'll start 90 percent of Hollywood's biggest names."Quite the undertaking.But despite the convoluted storylines and… Continue reading Written in the Clouds
Rules of the Road
Image from Dynamic Chiropractor. As a runner, I've never been one for tracks or treadmills, so I take to the streets. I love that there's always something new to see--moms with their jogging strollers, cyclists with chiseled calves, crazy kids on skateboards. What I don't love is the lack of guidelines for runners, pedestrians… Continue reading Rules of the Road
Five Fitness Faves
In case you've been living under a rock these past few months, the 2012 Summer Olympics are finally upon us. And though you may have missed your life's calling as the world's fastest swimmer/soccer player/gymnast/sprinter/shot-putter, there's no reason you shouldn't train like one. Here's some cool, new gear to get you started.Kinvara 3 from Saucony: One… Continue reading Five Fitness Faves
My First Video Blog: Book Reviews for "Choice" and "Queer Greer"
Here are my thoughts on author AJ Walkley's two books "Choice" and "Queer Greer."
Are You Addicted to Exercise?
Mahalo news reports on Heidi Montag's obsessive 14-hour-a-day workouts. In the middle of America's obesity epidemic, there exists the exact opposite problem. Men and women who push their bodies past the brink of exhaustion, feeding their obsession with exercise. While this is nothing new to the realm of health and fitness, the recent news of… Continue reading Are You Addicted to Exercise?
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