I have been doing Body Pump on-and-off for about nine years now. Not familiar with it? It’s basically a one-hour weight-based group fitness class that’s broken up into different “tracks” targeting the major muscle groups: squats, chest, back, triceps, biceps, lunges, shoulders and abs. In most cases, you’re working with a barbell, adding and subtracting […]
Archives for July 2013
Taking a Bite out of the Big Apple
When I was 22 years old — a month after I graduated from college — I moved to New York City to work at a magazine. It’s funny, whenever people ask me about my time in Manhattan, they always use movie or TV references: “Was working at the magazine like the movie The Devil Wears […]
Pinch Me: I’m Women’s Running Magazine’s “Blogger on the Run”
This is so crazy. Me? Featured by Women’s Running magazine? Seriously? I was shocked, thrilled and – yes – honored when I was contacted by the magazine to be interviewed and featured as one of their “Bloggers on the Run” because I couldn’t believe they wanted to include me. So many of the well-known healthy living […]
What I Learned From My Half Marathon
In a few weeks, just after the Falmouth Road Race, it will be time to start training for half marathon #2: the Baystate Half Marathon in Lowell, Mass. Part of me can’t believe I’m doing this all over again … and another part of me is so excited and curious to find out whether I […]
Setting Sail with the Family and Bigelow Tea
Disclaimer: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. As many of you know, I am a bit of a caffeine junkie, but during the summer, my caffeine tastes shift from a cup […]
Meal Planning (Week of July 21)
Happy Sunday, friends! I warn you that this going to be a quick post. We are headed out on a cruise around Boston harbor today (and I cannot get that Gwyneth Paltrow/Huey Lewis song “Cruisin’” out of my head! Gahhhh!) so I need to squeeze in my run and get the kiddos ready so we […]
A Tale of Two Naptimes
Mommy’s Perspective I love when I get Mimi’s daily report from daycare and it says, “Nap: 1-3:30pm.” How? For the love of God, how do they do that? Do they drug her? Bribe her? Or does she just love sleeping on a mat on the floor? Because I cannot get her to nap by herself […]