Just another manic Monday.

It’s the day of the week we all dread, the reason we all press the snooze button one too many times, but you know what? Today doesn’t feel like a Monday at all. I woke up this morning and embraced tried my best to be positive that a new week is starting.

You can either look at a Monday as a horrible day that serves as a simple reminder that your weekend has come to an end or the way I want to look at it, you have one more week, one more chance at making this week better than the last and trust me, after being sidelined with the flu this is week is all ready looking pretty damn good.

As today is my first day back at work after a week long Staff Leadership Conference, I feel refreshed and rejuvenated to tackle my work head on and finish the school year  program year strong.

… Now that I think of it, Monday is a little daunting, I have yet to unpack from my trip and I need to clean up my apartment a bit.

How do you get through Monday's?

Half Marathon Mania

I made a promise to myself that 2013 was going to be MY year. I was going to challenge myself, physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. They all sound good right? Well, now is the time to do something about it! Let's get moving...

I found in my old journal, that I vowed to run a half marathon before I'm 30. And now, I am going to do it before I turn 25. My friend and I put our heads together and decided we wanted to run one together. No excuses. We're doing it!

Drumroll please... We both signed up for the Chicago Spring Half Marathon in May! It's four months away and it's not going to be easy, but I am thankful I have a good friend to run with. Did I also mention my older sister is going to do it as well? Should be exciting! Now all I have to do is convince my Dad to do it as well.

This race will not only test me physically, but mentally as well. I am eager to cross that finish line and feel that sense of accomplishment after completing this race.

Here it goes.. starting a blog!

So here it is I am going to start this journal, blog thing again. There is no really distinct theme in these posts; they are just going to happen. 

I am 23, single, living in Chicago (can I claim this as my home or do I have to survive a winter here first?), and working at a fabulous job. I am not going to use specific names or titles of where I work. If I do use names, I’ll figure out some crafty way to avoid them. 

I hope that maybe, one day, someone will feel touched or moved by a simple word on a computer screen. They will know that they are not going through this crazy, semi-charmed life alone.

Disclaimer: I am no expert on anything I talk about- I am 23. Therefore, most of it is life experience. If I offend you, I apologize and do not read further.