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T-Minus Three Weeks to Flag Day
Well, because you’ve all been begging me to update you on what’s going on with us Foreign Service-wise I thought I’d finally offer a little update. . . . . Heh. Cute, right? Really, because the Foreign...
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Sunday Funday, the all I did was RUN Day
Whew! What a weekend! It was awesome! And, totally exhausting. I’m new to the fitness instructor lifestyle / industry, and jeez, nothing but respect for the folks who do this kind of thing full-time!...
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CrossFit Mobility
Well!! It’s officially official, I’m now teaching two Mobility classes at Second Wind CrossFit in DC! Apollo and I are STOKED! A good buddy of mine from undergrad coaches there, and we’ve been...
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The week in run-view, new classes, music, and a watermelon recipe!
Weeeeeeee! It’s Friday! Again! I love Friday. Love, love, love, love, love it. This week flew by. Holy Moley! And, at it’s end, we are now T-Minus TWO weeks until Flag Day! Last night the mister...
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Inhale lengthen, Exhale fold. . . . .
Or, the one where there’s a lot of teaching, running, meditation, and life suspended on the breath – Somebody smack me if I begin to sound like a broken record. . . .but. . . .I’m running around so...
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FitFluential!
Just popping in to quickly express how thrilled and honored I am to be of the newest FitFluential Ambassadors! Years before I launched this blog and business I started following other FF Ambassadors...
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Two more days, the Yoga Mala, and a 30-hour bug
Two. Fewer than five, more than one. Not three, not four. Two. Two breakfasts and cups of coffee. Two nights’ sleep. Two more days until we get our first onward assignment. Two. Two more days before...
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My life, as a Dystopian Novel
Last Friday, Flag Day for the 179th A-100 class at the Foreign Service Institute, I could do little more than reflect on how akin my life was–at that precise moment–to the first 20-pages of basically...
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Spotlight on NOW
I can’t believe it’s almost been a week since flag day! It seems life isn’t too keen on slowing down and allowing me to find my feet again. I’ve stayed busy since last Friday, teaching tons of yoga,...
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Swearing (in), Seahawks, and SOS
Last Friday the mister and the rest of the 179th A-100 group were sworn in at the Department of State by a certain Secretary of said Department. . . . It was a nice ceremony. The mister’s mom and...
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Blurrrred Vision
Has it nearly been a month since I last wrote? Really? Obviously, it is so! And, it isn’t to say things aren’t progressing. In fact, it reflects the speed at which things are moving. A speed that is...
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Alive Juices – Review!
A month ago I received an email from Evin at Alive Juices. They’re a DC-based company that makes and delivers (for FREE) fresh-pressed juices to residents in the DC and Baltimore area. They contacted...
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Just an update
Here in DC the weather has turned a corner, around which winter is assuredly looming. There’s no use denying it. This, combined with the fact I’m cooped up in a building with hundreds of other people...
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In which I find employment in Nigeria
It’s true, folks. I have found a job. In the Consulate. In Lagos. RELIEVED.HAPPY.RELIEVED.EXCITED.RELIEVED. THRILLED.RELIEVED.RELIEVED.HOORAY.RELIEVED. Some behind-the-scenes finalization is in the...
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Thanks. Forgiving. Go well, Grandad.
Sunday morning, as the mister and I prepared to walk to a friend’s house for brunch, my phone buzzed gently on the counter. Glancing at the screen I saw my mother had texted. Examining closer I saw...
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NIGERIA! The story behind the story.
I’m writing this on my phone, the only electronic device with internet access in my possession at the moment. My mind is overflowing with ideas, thoughts, and experiences I’m aching to set free through...
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Untitled. And then some.
My general concerns range from worries about how I’ll cope with boredom while I await my final Security Clearance–permitting me to start my long-ago obtained job here in Lagos–and what I’ll do if I get...
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The Books of 2014
Each year I set a goal to read 25 books. Any 25 books that please my fancy. I track them, using Goodreads, as any certifiable book nerd would. 2014’s list follows most closely the trajectory of my...
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For much to be grateful
I still only have access to my phone upon which to write in my blog. It’s difficult, so I’m writing infrequently, without photos (as this app somehow destroys my HTML when I add photos). Alas, alas!...
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Yoga at the GQ in Lagos, Nigeria!
Hey, hey! I officially start teaching yoga at the GQ in Lagos, Nigeria this Sunday! And, in case you’re in the neighborhood, here are some class details! Let’s just say, this is incredibly exciting!...
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