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July 13, 2012

Staycation!

travel / 5 Comments

As you probably know from complaining posts I’ve written in the past, I’m starting to get really exhausted of my travel schedule lately. The other day, someone pointed out that my 7 days between going up to Albany to see my dad and Monday when I went to work was probably my longest time not getting on a plane in a while. And when I thought about it, that was exactly true. I can’t remember the last time I was in New York for more than seven consecutive days. Perhaps at Christmas? I’ve been traveling for work Monday-Thursday every week …

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July 10, 2012

It’s My Birthday! (Announcing: Laura’s Birthday Fun Run!)

goal setting, running / 7 Comments

As I obnoxiously screamed to anyone and everyone last year after a champagne brunch, “IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!” 🙂 Last night, I hit the gym and was totally euphoric about how well I did (I was motivated!)… but then I crashed big time. Perhaps we can blame it on low blood sugar (I lifted hard and then had a snafu with my dinner order that made me wait longer than I would have liked to refuel), but I found myself really sad that I was alone in a hotel room and not really looking forward to my birthday. In the past …

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May 1, 2012

Giveaway: SELF Magazine’s Workout in the Park!

health and fitness / 14 Comments

Way back in 2008, I first heard about SELF Workout in the Park and decided to attend. What I originally thought would be a few hundred women showing up to yoga and pilates actually turned out to be a humongous and incredibly inspiring fitness festival, with several thousand women of all shapes and sizes showing up to share their love of fitness. As a bonus, I got meet Jillian Michaels and Biggest Loser contestant Jenn Widder, and Jillian gave me a personal lecture about my restaurant eating habits. (I could really use another one of those again…) In 2011, I …

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April 10, 2012

Homesickness and a Free Figure 4 Class!

career, health and fitness, travel / 5 Comments

Sometimes it can be really tough for me to be away from home all the time. I get jealous of my friends at home who are able to to do the little things, like cook dinner or meet up on a weeknight. Last night, it hit me particularly hard – I had only gotten 3 hours of sleep the night before (was up stressing about a bunch of things), and when we wrapped up work around 7:30pm, all I wanted to do was go back to the hotel, have a protein bar or two as a quick dinner, and immediately …

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March 28, 2012

By the Numbers

goal setting, health and fitness / 8 Comments

On Sunday, I attended my very first Soulcycle class. For those of you not in the NYC/LA area, Soulcycle is the see-and-be-seen spinning studio that features nightclub lighting, thumping bass, and candles for atmosphere. In New York, it definitely has a cult following among both regular people and celebrities, but it’s something I’ve always been a bit reluctant to try. For starters, at $32 a class, one class is 1/2 the price of a month’s regular gym membership! But when they announced that they were doing a very special “Broadway” class, featuring showtunes throughout the ride, I decided it was …

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