Someone Will Appreciate

Last October I ran the Chicago Marathon, my 13th marathon . I completed it after dealing with a couple of little injuries here and there, ...

Every year I always like to wrap everything up with some kind of end-of-year post. Even though I didn't write a ton this year, I stil...

I feel like every new post I write lately is the first one in a while, so why would this one be any different? I haven't written in al...

Oh hey. It's been a while since I've written. I'm not exactly sure why, but the creative juices haven't really been flowin...

Time certainly flies when you're having fun. Happy Chicagoversary to me!! I can't believe its been exactly one year since I packe...

It’s almost summer vacation and since most of this year was more or less a vacation for me (hello “adult gap year”) , I don’t feel...

This morning, I got a reminder message on my phone: Today would have been my New York anniversary.   On this day thirteen years ago, I mov...

We’ve all seen the commercials before… “If you've had chickenpox, the shingles virus is already inside you (dun dun dun)” Ahhhh...

About three weeks ago, I started teaching again. Full time. Yup, it happened. And way sooner than I expected it to, but it was an o...

Oh hey, its me! I talk about myself often on this blog and its usually more so about what's happening in my life and how I'm feel...

January 2017 is almost coming to a close and I have not posted yet this month. Things haven't been too exciting lately (same shit, dif...

2017 is upon us in a few short hours. "New Year, New Me," right? Ummm, no. That's not really my style at all. I am someone w...

December is halfway done which means that 2016 is coming to a close very shortly. This year, like any other, saw a lot of ups and down for...

I did it!!!! Yesterday I completed my ELEVENTH marathon and I crossed that finish line with huge smile on my face and then completely br...

I have now been in Chicago for a little over a month and half now and I am still loving it. Even though this is obviously my new permanent...

This little blog that I started on a whim on August 27, 2011 turned FIVE YEARS OLD yesterday. It's kind of crazy to think that...

I have officially been an adult Chicago resident for a full week now and am loving every second of it. Running along the lake. Going t...

With a little less than a month to go living in NYC and a summer off, I am trying to enjoy myself as much as possible and take in as muc...

"Hello fear. Thank you for being here You're my indication that I'm doing what I need to do." And let me tell you, right...

Like most people my age, I am constantly on my phone. I am either checking emails, texting (or even calling) friends, peeping Facebook, In...