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October 21, 2009

Raking in the Big Bucks

career, running / 9 Comments

In reviewing my 2010 health care plan elections, there is a new item listed under lifestyle bonuses to our healthcare flex spending accounts. NEW for 2010! Participation in a Sports Program Award: $50 for any of these programs o Running in a marathon o Playing on a team (softball, volleyball or similar team sport) o Coaching a team I really want to e-mail benefits and ask them if I can get the $50 for every marathon I complete. Perhaps they will say yes, thinking I can’t possibly do more than two or three. Little do they know!!!

September 23, 2009

Together We Can Build a Playground

career / 10 Comments

This morning I got up at the crack of dawn to head over to the office. However, unlike schedule extension weeks or other work-related busy periods, today I was early for a different reason. Clad in jeans, a t-shirt, and sneakers, I was ready to roll my sleeves up and really work… to build a playground for underprivileged kids in Queens. After a pleasant walk from the subway, I arrived at a big dirt-filled open space that showed no signs of the nascent playground it would become, aside from a few holes in the ground. There were probably 200 volunteers …

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September 3, 2009

Boston, here I come!

career, running / 12 Comments

Yesterday, we got our company’s internal communications daily newsletter, and I read through it as usual, but saw nothing of note. A few hours later, I started getting IMs from coworkers, asking me if I was “all over the marathon contest.” Um, what marathon contest? Turned out that the story broke right after the newsletter came out, so it was featured in today’s newsletter even though it went up on the website yesterday. “Calling all runners! Over the next few months we’ll be sponsoring some of the biggest marathons and road races in America. Enter today for your chance to …

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August 6, 2009

Not my cup of cocoa

career, diet / 1 Comment

This afternoon at work, I was lagging and in need of some type of pick-me-up (low blood sugar? Maybe, I had eaten a light lunch). I went into the break room to grab coffee, and found myself contemplating the hot cocoa packets next to the coffee cups. Normally, I don’t like to drink my calories (I drink my coffee with no sugar and just a touch of skim milk), but I wondered exactly how much I’d be splurging to have a cup of cocoa. The nutrition facts were divided into two sections: one for just the cocoa, and one for …

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July 9, 2009

Negative posts and negative splits

career, goal setting, running / 8 Comments

Wow, I have really sucked at posting lately! I blame this on my company’s use of Twitter to push out some new sale fares. Like most of my coworkers, I had never used Twitter before, so we created accounts in order to see what all the buzz is about, and now I’m having a ball searching for twits about my company and then responding to them. With that kind of posting going on during the day, I get home feeling like I’ve already had my social media fix, which has caused me to really neglect the blog! I’ve been cranking …

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