Category Archives: Inspirational

Happy 2-Year “Bandiversary”!

I have passed the 2-year mark since getting my lap band.  Time is going by so fast, it seems.  I am sometimes not sure time really reflects change or change reflects time.  Perhaps they are like odds and ends, ups … Continue reading

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Tower of Terror: A View of the Past

I am sitting on my couch, cat is to my left and I’m watching Dateline and talking to my friend David on Gchat who is in Prague!  And my friend Sean just got back from Ethiopia.  I definitely have traveling … Continue reading

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Spoilers & Positivity

I will start this blog off with some positive news!  Yesterday I went dress shopping with my mom because I need 2 new dresses for some weddings – and I got the dresses at Nordstrom’s and Bloomingdale’s in record time! … Continue reading

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The Real Race Is Within Yourself

Yeah!  I did the Peachtree Roadrace!  It was such a great experience!  I woke up at 6 am to get ready – eat breakfast – stretch – listen to some upbeat music.  I took MARTA to the Lenox station and … Continue reading

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10K. 55,000 Runners. One Peachtree Roadrace

Nearly two years ago I was sitting on my apartment balcony eating cereal.  I think it was some type of Kashi Go Lean and some vanilla soy milk.  I was sitting there overlooking Peachtree Street as 55,000 people ran past … Continue reading

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Thoughts at 2:30 on Memorial Day

I have this sinus infection which is keeping me a little under the weather lately.  I’m not letting it stop me from being active!  I still went to my running group on Saturday to train for the Peachtree Road Race … Continue reading

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I Don’t Trust People Who Run While Wearing Gloves

This past Saturday was my very first running group!  It was a really fun experience – maybe more fun than I had anticipated (sans the 7:30 am meet time).  For starters, I had talked to my coach via email before … Continue reading

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Cherry Blossoms

Things overall are going well.  Work has been good.  I am going to start looking at getting a new car – or by new I mean new for me – probably a used one.  I’ve driven the same Volvo since … Continue reading

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Just Dance

I had so much fun last night – a friend of mine whom I haven’t seen in like a year and a half held a Yoga Trance Dance Workshop at Yoga Samadhi Studios.  It was sort of like Yoga meets … Continue reading

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Back From Paris … Some Ponderings

I feel like I am getting back in the swing of things since coming home from Paris.  I feel a little lazy – maybe it’s just the jet lag?  I’ve been back for one week, and when I got home, … Continue reading

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