exactly.

where to begin.

i get caught up in the day-to-day, in work, in school, in all the annoyingness.  so i'm remembering to focus on my favorite things and the beauty in it all.

about alli

Added 6/2/2011


Not so long ago, I was a normal twentysomething living in New York City.  I was getting my MBA at night on top of working too much and complained about it a LOT. I worked out on occasion and existed almost entirely off of Lean Cuisine's and take out.   Sounds great right?
 

Actually it kind of was.  I loved my friends, my apartment, the city. I liked what I did for work and most of the people I worked with.  I didn't worry about what my weekend plans were, because there were always a handful, or two, of my favorite people around & plenty of good food and wine to be had.  

Every way I envision my future though, I lived in the suburbs where my fictional future children could be bff's with their fictional future cousins and my extraordinary parents were always close by.  Unfortunately for me, NY didn't have that to offer. I always knew it wasn't long-term. So while finishing up grad school, I decided that if I was going to make the move, now was the time.  I loved the life I had, but it wasn't the life I wanted.

So in January, I got a job, packed up my life and moved to Boston.

One giant leap toward the life I want.
Except now:

I live in a new city, where most of my friends don't live & aren't always readily available 

the concept of good take-out doesn't exist

the closest grocery store is Whole Foods, which doesn't believe in Lean Cuisine

grad school is over, work hours are reasonable & I have tons of time!

Now what?  No idea what to do with myself. Get a hobby? 

Well, I toyed with the idea of running a half marathon last year, with the hopes of tricking myself into loving running and losing a few pounds (or more than a few). but!  I ran a few times, blamed work and school for not having time, and gave up on that prettyy quickly.  

Now I have no excuses, plenty of time, and unlimited free access to treadmills and trails. So, I dusted off that goal, decided I want to be a runner, and am working towards a half marathon this summer.  While following the half-marathon training of a blogger I went to college with, I managed to stumble onto a few healthy living blogs and got completely hooked.   They've inspired to me to dig deeper. 

So here I am, I'm taking a harder look at the "life I want" and all that entails.

family.friends.health.food.running.boston   you name it..