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- Going to bed with a giant goofy grin on my face. Feels pretty good. Tomorrow's a big day! Woo!
- Crushed it.
- Movies I can't NOT watch when they're on TV: Hairspray, Pitch Perfect, Sex & the City, He's Just Not That Into You. I'm pretty highbrow.
Category Archives: Crohn’s disease
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I've Been Thinking...
I am so freakin’ excited to be back at work today. After three days of working from home, I was starting to go a little stir crazy. I had left a semi-permanent (I guess that would make it…temporary) butt-dent in […]
Thankful Things Thursday: Working & Blogging From Home
Last night I had a dream that I was running late to get somewhere. Then, back in real life, I got out of bed this morning, turned on the TV, and saw all this footage of Stonehenge. WTF is happening? […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Running, Thankful Things Thursday and tagged Crohn's Disease, Running, Thankful Things Thursday-
I Want To Know What It's Like
I want to wake up in the morning, and I want to just run. I don’t want to spend an hour in the bathroom first. I don’t want to plan my route based on where I can find an open […]
A Bonus Piece Of Thankful
A bonus piece of thankful? For the love of grammar, that is awful and makes no sense. But it’s Friday, and it’s my first official Summer Friday (my office closes at 1 PM on Fridays between July 4th and Labor […]
Those Two Monumental Moments
There are always two exciting, monumental, OMG-so-encouraging milestones that happen as I’m coming back from a Crohn’s flare-up. When these things eventually occur, I’m all, “Oh Hell yeah, I’m back, I’m awesome, life is sweet, you can’t stop the beat.” […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, Running, Stress and tagged Central Park, Crohn's Disease, Running, Stress-
Thankful Things Thursday: The Difference A Day Makes
Whoa. Today is better than yesterday. How about that? Let’s talk about it in grateful form, because today is Thankful Things Thursday. Yes, happy holidays to you and yours. I’m thankful I feel a little better today. Will it last? […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, Running, Thankful Things Thursday and tagged Central Park, Crohn's Disease, Running, Thankful Things Thursday, Tyler-
Body, We Need To Talk
I was so optimistic after this weekend. No, I didn’t feel completely over this latest Crohn’s flare-up, but I was certain I was flying full-speed on the road to recovery. But then yesterday happened, and now I’m all, “WTF, body? […]
All I Needed Was A Long Weekend
Tyler says hi. At this time last week, I was a bit of a mess. I was Crohnsing hard, I couldn’t really eat and my night sweating had nothing to do with humidity. My fever climbed well into the 100-degree […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, Giveaways, Holidays, Movies, NYC, Running, Stress and tagged Biking, Central Park, Coach Cane, Crohn's Disease, Giveaways, Memorial Day Weekend, Mrs. Coach Cane, Running, Saucony, Spinning-
Do You Want Free Sneakers? (Translation: A Giveaway!)
Today is going to be awesome. Hello, from Optimistic Ali! She’s back! I’ve got Remicade cruising through my body and I’m wholeheartedly convinced I’m firmly on the road to recovery. I kicked off my day today with a 6:15 SoulCycle […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Food, Giveaways, Workouts and tagged Crohn's Disease, Find Your Strong, Giveaway, Saucony, SoulCycle-
Thankful Things Thursday: Happy Thoughts Will Make Me Healthy
Yesterday was a pretty cool day. Your comments on my “Crohn’s sucks a little more than you may realize” post were awesome. I loved hearing all of your stories about your own battles with chronic illness, and I appreciated all […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Thankful Things Thursday and tagged Crohn's Disease, SoulCycle, Spinning, Thankful Things Thursday, Weddings-