Last week was a crazy travel, and literal wine-down to Thirty week. After a weekend of major celebrating with some of the finest of the Charlottesville crew, I made the trek down to Charlotte for a quick return to reality – work – and LOTS of it. Thankfully, and on night 2 of my working…
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Generosity + Compassion: Creating Impact out of Gratitude
I spend a lot of time focusing in on gratitude; on being thankful for the people, opportunities, and quality of my life – and I should – I’m very fortunate. However, one thing that can be arguably more important than showing gratitude, is giving to others. Generosity and compassion, the cousins of gratitude, they generate action that speaks louder…
Wine, Apples, Brunch + More: #23to30 Days 4 & 5
This weekend brought Day 4&5 of my #23to30 chronicles, and marked a solid October weekend of both amazing friends and the first convincingly crisp fall air. Day 4 landed on Saturday, and it kicked off with an abrupt wake up call that was the second to last day of cardio week intervals at MAD Cville. Saturdays, when…
Between the Verses: July in a Lyrical Nutshell
July was a very long month; with work, travel, grand opening parties, and all things life, it required a conscious push to march hard toward each thing that was ‘next’ on the docket. It was a definite challenge to constantly fire on all cylinders, but it was worth it, and thankfully interrupted by a handful of…
Day 1 of 28: Real Food + ‘Real’ Life
Day 1 of 28 is in the books — and it was a great one. I had done my due diligence of stocking the fridge and cabinets with all of my favorite clean foods and ingredients, but I completely failed on the Sunday prep piece so meals today were a little bit of a scramble (and…
Monday Recipe: Great Food, Plentiful Wine + Good Company
I don’t know a lot of things for certain, but I know that great food, plentiful wine, and good company will always rank highest on my list of needs. All three seem to be constants in my life, which is something that I am eternally grateful for, and while there’s nothing better than time spent with old friends,…
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