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What I love about me.

Whew. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions this week. Writing Sunday’s blog post was intensely therapeutic, but also very difficult to write and to admit. Yet, you all proved how supportive you are,...

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Hello, panic attack.

Yesterday afternoon my boss was induced. Gulp. 10 days earlier than anticipated. Which means no last-minute transition of open items. Which means my impending vacation comes at the exact worst time...

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Comparisons.

Today, I was planning to blog about my ‘running progress report’ anticipating that I would have a good run today, dammit (despite uber high humidity and temps in the 80s…at 5 am), but instead, I sit...

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Parallels.

I’ve been thinking about whether or not I wanted to write this post, but I feel as though I want to, because I think it shows a different layer to my relationship with M, beyond the puppies and...

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13.1…I finished.

And that’s about the only good thing about today’s half marathon. I envisioned coming into writing this post feeling on top of the world, as if I’d conquered something huge, but instead, I am left...

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The day I just ran.

**This post is dedicated to my sister Jess, who just kicked the crap out of the Newburyport Half Marathon and who inspires me and pushes me every day to find my running mojo again, and today, well,...

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Thank you…6 months later.

Six months ago, my sister and I embarked on the barre n9ne 60 day challenge and as I sit here trying to capture what these months have meant to me, it is so incredibly hard to put into words. Because...

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Stories that define me: facing fears.

*This is the third in my mini-series on stories of my past that define me. I’ll write these periodically, as the ideas flow. Enjoy.* I think fear is largely innate…and maybe that’s just my opinion...

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Spreading the barre n9ne passion!

If the epic surprise party wasn’t enough, this weekend also included the grand opening of the new barre n9ne studio, (which just so happens to be a mere 3 miles from where I live), an event we’d all...

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The fear of ‘too good.’

On my drive to the airport this morning (now almost seeming to feel like yesterday! long day!), I got the overwhelming fear of ‘too good.’ Of my life, at this very moment (despite my sadness at saying...

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