I saw something somewhere (vague, I know… I’ve been especially flaky lately) about every moment being Monday morning – that is, a chance to start fresh. I like the idea that we are new and improved with every decision that we make. And there you have it, your pep talk for the day. I had the pleasure of joining City Sports for their 30th anniversary and new location opening (DJ’d…
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Today: Habemus Papam.
If you speak a dead language or dropped everything yesterday at approximately 3:30 EST to watch a live feed from the Vatican, you know that habemus papam means “Ladies and gentlemen, we haaaaave a pope.” (I added the ladies and gentlemen part.) We don’t have…
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Today: 200 miles of smiles. {Reach the Beach, Legs 2 and 3}
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Life is better with teammates, especially teammates who are up for just about anything. If Van 2 had an official motto, it would have to be If it feels good, do it. Want to sleep (or more accurately giggle) atop the van? If…
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Today: 11 things (including something especially… weird).
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]You may have seen the “Eleven Things” posts circulating around the internet lately. Whitney, a fellow Bostonian and FitFluential Ambassador recently tagged me. She and I had a lovely dinner last week at Franklin Cafe, and chatted about everything from work, yoga, and…
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Today: The home stretch.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Between the long weekend and unusually high temperatures, today feels much more like a summer Saturday than an autumn Sunday. After dragging myself out of bed yesterday to finish my second-to-last long run before the marathon, I was so happy to be able…
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Today: Ten years later.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Ten years ago, I was a sophomore at Boston College, settling into my seat in Devlin 008 for Biology. My friend Julie (we had gone to high school together) saved me a spot in the right side of the amphitheater-style room. There were…
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Today: The books I wish I had written.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]After returning from Boothbay Harbor, one of the first things I did was rave to my mother about J. Courtney Sullivan‘s second novel, Maine. Already a New York Times best seller, “It’s the kind of book you read and think… I wish I…
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Today: And the Oscar doesn’t go to..
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] ..any of these movies, because they’re old. Some older than others. But they’re my favorites, nevertheless. I’ve watched, and re-watched, and re-re-watched each so many times, I could perform a one-woman show on Broadway (in Southie, not the actual Broadway) featuring various…
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Today: A full blown four alarm holiday emergency.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] It’s Sunday, December 12th. We have but a mere thirteen days until Christmas. I’ve barely started decking the halls. Heck, we don’t even have a tree up yet. In the words of Clark W. Griswold, Jr., This is a full blown four alarm…