BOMF: Open-Mic Night!

This weekend was the 2nd annual Back on My Feet DC Open Mic night. Each team location was to perform a skit or song and individuals could sign up for talents as well. I wasn’t really sure what to expect and having been to a rare few open mic nights in my life, I...

The Writer In Me

I’m a magazine reader and one thing I love that many mags have been doing lately is devoting a page to author bios. I particularly like Marie Claire’s section because they pull out a fabulous photo of the author and fill in their paragraph with interesting...

Getting Out Of My Way

When I saw this the other day, I immediately grabbed it to save. It’s the definition of my life at times — at too many times. I want to be better at my job, I want to write a book, I want to improve this blog. I want to run a better marathon and save...

Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter

Pin ItIt’s kind of hard making almond butter look pretty. I don’t have any fancy containers, cameras or light devices. But, it’s not really about how pretty it looks — it’s about how awesome it tastes. And this is just grand.One of the...