Let’s Take a Drive: Cross Country Road Trip Plans

April 29, 2016

  Since we're on the topic of moving across the country and epic travels, let's chat about how MM, Ollie and I plan to get ourselves from NYC to San Francisco. The answer: a 16-day cross country road trip. I am so pumped for this journey. I've been wanting to do a cross country road trip for years (it was even on…

Wedding Wellness Part III: 10 Tips for Planning the Ultimate Honeymoon

April 27, 2016

For today's Wedding Wellness post I'd like to introduce guest blogger Erica of TheWorldWideWebers.com. Erica and I lifeguarded together as teens many years ago, and more recently, I've been creepily stalking her Facebook account because she always seems to be on the most amazing adventures, like living in Singapore, South Africa and Switzerland and countless trips in between. I didn't know the story…

Saying Farewell to New York City

April 25, 2016

[caption id="attachment_4316" align="alignnone" width="636"] Image via[/caption] I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while, and now that it’s time to actually write it, where do I begin? After nine years of living in NYC, the time has come to say goodbye and move on. My first experiences in NYC were when I was young, visiting with my family.…

How To (Safely) Navigate NYC Via Citi Bike

April 22, 2016

photo via When I first heard the news that Citi Bike was coming to NYC, I assumed it would be a complete mess. As someone who had biked around NYC a bit, I knew it to not be a particularly bike friendly city and if people who didn't know how to bike took to the streets of the city, I couldn't…

Race Training Week 7 + Renewed Run Love

April 18, 2016

[caption id="attachment_4287" align="alignnone" width="640"] How I chase all my long runs: a stop at Juice Press[/caption] As a runner, I know that some runs will be good and some will be bad, and unfortunately it's sometimes tough to predict what you're going to get when you lace up your sneakers. After realizing last week marked the halfway point of my training…

Why You Should Staycation + A Peek At Mine

April 15, 2016

Do you ever feel like you need a vacation when you come back from vacation? Even the most relaxing of vacations leave me wanting a little something more before I head back to the office. Every so often we all need a break, a little time to simply relax and refresh. Very rarely do I take random days off from work.…

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