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5 Must Have Items For Every Race

Every night before a race, I gather my favorite New York City Marathon branded fanny pack and make sure they have some key items to make sure that I had the best race possible. I remember running my first 5k with a bottle of water, but as I graduated to 10ks, halfs and even fulls… [Continue Reading]
How Not To Run A Half Marathon Pregnant (AKA My NYC Half Recap)

My thought process was simple. I had been training for 12 weeks for this race. I missed it last year because personal life issues were too much to overcome. It was my first half marathon of the year, with many upcoming because I had already purchased my entry for my third NYC marathon. The NYC… [Continue Reading]
When 4 Becomes 5 (An Announcement)

Hey friends, I hope you had an amazing Mother’s Day! It has been a very interesting couple of months around here. You may have noticed that I have been a bit MIA around here and on socials. If you would have asked me to look into a crystal ball a year ago I would have… [Continue Reading]
A Completely Different Approach To Mom 2.0 Summit 2018

You know a conference has to be REALLY good for me to travel a whole 6 hours for it! Here are some of my favorite personal moments from Mom 2.0 Summit 2018: The Location The conference was held at the beautiful Langham Pasendena Hotel. Pictures can’t even give this place justice, it was easily one… [Continue Reading]
5 Important Lessons Learned From Iyanla Vanzant’s Get Over It Tour

Iyanla Vanzant has always been one of my favorites. If you are unfamiliar with her work, she is a very popular life coach and all around auntie in my head and the host of the popular show Fix My Life on OWN. I have been a fan girl of Iyanla for a REALLY long time… [Continue Reading]