my five-day fling with FitBit
Disclaimer: I know millions of Americans, a few whom I dearly love, enthusiastically rely on FitBit to count steps and monitor activity in the spirit of accountability. While [spoiler alert] this...
View Article365 days of headstand
A previously little known fact I’m now sharing with the internet: I’m a yoga teacher who is scared of doing a headstand. Oh, I don’t mind cuing students into sirsasana. I can look at a body moving...
View Articletwo years later
On this day two years ago, in a flurry of both impatience and tears, I signed my own discharge papers as George Washington University Hospital deemed me ready to go home, where I would spend the next...
View Articlelet them eat pound cake
All week, my older son kept asking me to make the pound cake I made on New Year’s Eve. “It’s so good mom. That’s my choice for our Super Bowl food.” Setting aside that pound cake is NOT football food,...
View ArticleBurn, baby, burn
I keep my house a cool 65 degrees in the winter. Friends and family know to dress in layers when they come over. Echoes of Jimmy Carter’s “put on a sweater” come from my mouth when the kids complain;...
View Articlequiet your thinking brain…
If you’ve been in a yoga class, you might have heard some version of “quiet your thinking brain.” Eliminate the monkey chatter. Clear your head of thoughts. Let go of anything not serving you. Yeah,...
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The countdown to Pitch Wars (aka #BoostMyBio)
Obviously, if you scroll through my blog posts, you’ll notice I’m intermittent with my blogging, but that doesn’t mean I’m not constantly writing. A recovering Senate staffer, I’m lucky enough to have...
View ArticleWhat to expect when expecting a pandemic
The last few days have stirred up a frenetic energy reserved for the anticipation of a big snow storm. The toilet paper aisle at grocery stores is ravaged, pantries are stocked with dry goods that...
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COVID Confinement: Day One
Day One: March 16, 2020 I suppose Saturday, after I ran those last remaining errands, should count as Day One, but today, Monday, is our first true day of COVID-interruptus. I normally dread weekdays...
View ArticleLatchkey OG
“You were made for this,” the owner of Biker Barre, who’s also a dear friend, said as I assembled a plan for how Capitol Hill’s favorite indoor cycling + barre studio could provide online content to...
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