New Year, New…Nothing Please.

It’s my first blog post of 2016, and it’s tradition for me to read through my posts from the past year and try to better myself for the future. 2015 was quite the rollercoaster. I rang in the new year sitting on my couch by myself because I was still making friends (and, because I…

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Not Letting My Brain Give Up

I’ve read the quote a million times, “It’s not your legs giving out, it’s your head giving up. Keep going.” I think about that a lot when I run, because my head likes to give up fairly quickly. Today I woke up with sore calves. I had 11 miles on the schedule, but I had…

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Making Goals, and Meeting Them

Recently, I’ve spent every evening feeling very anxious, and a little overwhelmed. I’ve been working harder this past week to focus on my part-time position as the Marketing Director for the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus, as well as my dedication to motivate others as a fitness coach (which has been going amazing!). I have a…

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To be an Inspiration is to be Inspired

It was incredibly fitting that this tank top came in the mail today. When I first started doing this coaching thing with Beach Body, I did it because I wanted to. I wanted to inspire others the way my coach, Molly​, inspired me, and I love it. I started my first ever challenge group this…

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Kicking Off 2015

Now is the time of year when everyone is “hitting the reset button” and “starting fresh” with every aspect of their lives. Organization, motivation, new goals. It’s the magic of the season, I guess. For me, I haven’t done much in the ways of resolutions or goal-setting. The transition in to 2015 has, so far,…

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