I’m telling you that raw romaine isn’t everything Not long ago did I believe in the healing power of raw salad. The truth is, warning labels for salad in its rawest, truest, authentic form simply do not exist. Google it. I dare you. Of course, the additions to salads are…

Reflections On Turning 30 — Dear high school me, You’ve been waiting for this moment. The One Where Everyone Turns 30 Friends episode is finally coming to fruition in your life. Have you done everything that you’ve wanted to do? Have you become someone your high school self is proud of? After a turbulent ride…

Adapted from Rudy Francisco’s ‘Honest Poem’ I was born on November 18 1991 I hear that makes me a Scorpio sun in Aries moon and a Cancer rising I am A New Yorker who’s afraid of heights, which is ironic because the Empire State Building is one of the tallest…

My own ‘women’s health’ journey — Years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS at the gynecologist. Never hearing about what the acronym stands for, I assumed the worst: Is it cancerous? Will my hair fall out? Will I ever be able to have children? …

Lessons Learned From A DII Program — Seasoned veterans, newborns to the running world and intermediate runners all have one thing in common: the desire to improve. It’s the beckon call of your running shoes at the door that may do it for you, others are motivated by personal records or PRs. You may be familiar with…

What can you afford? Let’s start there — I’ve always wanted to live there. It’s been on my list for a while now. After living in Orange county for a year, I felt the gravitational pull to migrate back after feeling like Maryland didn’t fit my future vision board. But, L.A. is too expensive, too crowded. I get…

A 10 -minute quick-write — Blank expression illuminates her presence, her eyes are full of anger and sadness as she could barely mouth “I love you”, let alone, think it. Her hands held the delicate dead flowers of past embraces and kisses, that now read like crinkly, wrinkled, but, delicate petals of the present that…

Burned In Our Memory For All Olympic Eternity — Who else has heard the announcement that promises Team USA to dazzle in Ralph Lauren once again at the summer Olympic games in Tokyo? …

The acclaimed running shoe brand is hoping to be fully sustainable by 2030 — Letting go of your running shoes is never easy. From walkers to runners, we all find it difficult to admit the inevitable time of departure from our favorite pair. The upper starts to fray, the rubber underneath starts to wear down, yet, you’ve molded the soul to fit your foot…