August 2011

One Year Ago Today

One year ago today, the Operation Beautiful book was published.  This time last year, I was wrapping up my big interview and heading to Times Square for some radio interviews.   My, my – how time flies.  Part of me feels like it all happened yesterday, and yet that whirlwind of a day seems so long [...]

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Me Day

I took a ‘Me Day’ today.  It was everything I hoped it would be.  For the past two weeks, I have worked every single day on my book manuscript.  When I finally hit a key milestone last night, I declared that I deserved – and needed – a day off.   It. Was. Awesome. (Reading [...]

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DadHTP penned a lovely guest post about shifting bicycle gears.  This is a topic that cofounds many cycling newbies.  After four years of riding, I’m still trying to figure out gears.  Hopefully, his wise advice will help us both!  (Here’s a fun little interview with DadHTP about his cycling history.) I'll admit the first time [...]

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Two Random Tips

Yesterday, after blogging about our triathlon relay, I took an epic nap.  Naps after races feel so ridiculously good, but I woke up feeling sore and groggy.   Somehow, I summoned the strength of a thousand warriors and managed to sit down and pound out the conclusion to the second section of the book I’m writing [...]

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