I’m Running the 1/2 Marathon Today!

Today I am going to embark upon my first running milestone: I am running the Las Vegas Rock N’ Roll 1/2 Marathon. I know, to many of you, it may seem like a small feat, but to me, who isn’t exactly someone who loves to run, this is huge for me!

Before September 09, the farthest I’d run was a 5k. And that was pretty much my limit. A group of my friends decided to do this race and so I joined in too. Because I figure it’s good to me to get in shape while I’m still young. The marathon is to raise money for the Crohn’s and Colitis foundation, so I will be running in honor of those who have this ailment.

Wish me luck, it’s gonna be a loooong morning

Selfish, Selfless, Self-what???

So I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few days and after re-evaluating my blog, my life and everything I own, I feel very priviledged to have everything I have. It’s a hard society with people who can barely eat and who are getting laid off from their jobs left and right, but we women, (and men) must fight on. The show must go on, right?

At what point do you have to say, I am  being too selfish. Do you think that women shoud have the right to be able to be SELFISH and buy extravagant purses if they work hard for the money. Do you think they should be able to go out with friends, and have no regrets? Or do you think that at a certain age, women should think about their life and get a boyfriend/husband, whatever.

I completely understand that if you have a kid, then yes, you do owe it to him or her to have a good life. You need to think about them and be selfless. You brought them into this world and it is your responsibility, but if you don’t have any major changes, then should you be able to be the free, single, independent, empowered woman that you really want to be?

Please comment, I would really love to know!

Top 10 Things to NOT do on Valentine’s Day…

I wrote a post with Bill Cammack on Top 10 things to NOT do on Valentine’s Day…..whether you hate the holiday, love it or don’t even think it should be considered a holiday, check out the post!

Here’s a preview:

6. Don’t *NOT* send her flowers at work

L: You see, there’s an unspoken game that goes on at everyone’s work on Valentine’s Day. It’s called “My boyfriend/husband loves me more than yours does.” When the flower guy comes to deliver flowers, all the women’s heads shoot up thinking, “I hope they’re for me.” Of course, if you’re the person that doesn’t get flowers on Valentine’s Day, everything thinks, “She must be in a fight” or “He must not really love her.” You want your girlfriend to feel like the most special girl every and everyone to envy her at work. Then she’ll win the game. That’s how it works. And if you can’t afford $100 flowers (because that’s how much they cost on V day) then buy some from a flower shop and have your friend (who no one in her office knows) deliver them. Throw in a cupcake and your’re golden.

B: I was going to say this one in my five. This is EXTREMELY CRITICAL. First of all, you HAVE TO send them to her job. Second, you HAVE TO send them EARLY, so her girlfriends sweat her all day while she feels comfortable and loved and NOT ANXIOUS as far as whether she’s gonna get hers before the whistle blows @ 5pm. Third, like Lindz said… Go BIG or Go HOME!!! If you can’t shell out the ducats for the flower shop action, go to any ghetto area and look for a store with a fruit stand. Roses will be either $1 per or $2 per. Either way, $50 or less gets you two dozen long-stemmed roses, wrapped. Get your boy to deliver them and get ready to be treated like a *KING* after she gets out of work.

Read the entire post here….

10 Mistakes Guys Make When Trying to Get a Girl

Guys – so you’re single and you are trying so hard to get a girl, but there’s just no success?

Here’s one tip – You’re NOT following the rules.

Here are some tips from Bill and me….. GOOD LUCK.

Tanning Salons.. why so expensive?

I’m just going to rant about how expensive it is to get a good tan. I hate this weather in New York. It’s May (almost June) and it’s freakin’ cold and rainy outside. WHAT THE HELL? I went to my local tanning salon on my way home, but first – I checked online to see if they were offering first time user deals. NOPE. I know – tanning isn’t good for you at all, but for me I can justify it because I only got about 5 times per year. And I rarely ever tan outside. This specific tanning salon had an unlimited monthly special for $34 bucks but they lock you in to have to sign a year contract. THIS ISN’T A GYM! They are locking you in to get skin cancer! HOLY $%#&!!!

I eventually signed up for a 5x use for $50. Still a rip off, but I figured since it was a one time use, it would be OK. When I used to live in LA, tanning was like $3 a tan! When did being so tan become so expensive?

Valentine’s Day

So a question to all of you folks out there: For Valentine’s Day, are you supposed to exchange presents? Is only the guy supposed to get the girl something, or both?

I mean, I guess it’s old fashioned in a way, but my friend was telling me that it’s the guy’s day to celebrate his significant other. I don’t really think that’s fair for the guy though. But then, what do you get them? How much do you spend? A box of chocolates doesn’t really do the trick, though, I’d still like a box. Maybe a stuffed animal? I have no idea. Help!

And speaking of chocolates…. click here for a link to those delicious and amazing looking truffles from the Truffle Shop. They have a TON of other stuff too. YUM!

Stilettos and the city?

This weekend I couldn’t help but notice the increasing trend of stiletto heels on the New York streets. I know that they look cool and all — but with 100 degree weather in the dirty streets, are heels really a necessity? I guarantee, even if you asked Carrie Bradshaw, she’d say nix the stilettos and bring on the flip flops. Ok, maybe not, but many of us New Yorkers would.

I took a quick poll down in SoHo to find out how many city blocks you’d actually be OK with walking in your stilettos.

35 blocks: 7%

20 blocks: 20%

8 blocks: 44%

Are you crazy? I’d take a cab!: 29%

And there you have it, save the stilettos – grab a cab!