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Soooooooooo I went Sky Diving! (video clip below) When I was 25yrs old, a friend  reached out to me about going sky diving with her. Looking back I don't remember the reasons why I turned her down but am sure there was a combination of fear and lack of finances attached to that reason. Fast forward to 2019 and another friend (actually 2 of them!) express interests in sky diving and I decide to take the plunge, literary. The days leading up to the day, especially after we had submitted our paid reservations ,were nerve racking. My brain kept telling me how much this was a bad and irresponsible idea but my adventurous heart was excited about it. We choose Skydive Pepperell , and I am so glad we did that. From the moment we got to the site, everything was very relaxing. It was a perfect day, the staff was very profession, they even had free food and drinks for clients. There was an area to lounge and watch others get into the plane, fly off  and then watch th...

Form : Book & CD Audio So I read parts of the book and also listened to the cd audio version in part due to some long driving commutes I've had for work this month. I think my audio cd (13 cds in total) was the original audio copy narrated by the author himself Stephen Covey. Keeping in mind that the first publication of this book was in 1989, I have to say that this books seems to be the grandfather of self help books. The 7 habits explored are concepts that I have seen other  more modern self -help authors explore deeply on an individual basis. By that I mean, there is a plethora of self help books today, each one, picking one of the 7 habits and  deep diving into it. For me the 7 Habits where like gentle reminders. Am not sure if it's because I have already read other more recent books on the subject matter? They are all things we already know we need to do, but we need to be reminded why it's important to implement them. The Habit sections I l...

For my friend's birthday celebration, we started the night with dinner at 730 Tavern, Kitchen and Patio on mass ave. Since I had already had an early dinner, I was there for the drinks, appetizers and dessert but when one of the guests was lovely enough to bring a cake for the celebrations, I settled for ordering just an appetizer, the calamari. It was a really nice space and I want to go back because apparently they have a Sunday buffet brunch for $17.... hello! And they'll be celebrating National Rum Day on Aug 16th...double hello! (frame of Mia Hamm soccer jersey at 730 Tavern) After dinner, we headed out to Sculler's Jazz Club to watch Elan Trotman's tribute to the late Marvin Gaye. Elan released a tribute cd based on his rendition of the acclaimed artist's work. I had never heard of this amazing saxophonist until the night of the concert and I am already trying to figure out how to attend his next show in Boston (New Year's Eve ). ...

As a wellness coach and consultant , I travel a lot to meet with clients and to help with wellness fairs.  Which means during our busy season I am constantly on the road, spending more nights in hotels than my home in Boston. When I first started this job, I gained a lot of weight and basically "felt" unhealthy. This happened because I did not plan out my meals and will just grab something to go from a fast food. Eat out a lot at restaurants in the name of trying out local cuisines or eat in the car or eat at odds hours at night But my body quickly started protesting this unhealthy lifestyle. My stomach was constantly bloated and I just did not feel good. I also will consumed a lot coffee including outside of "work hours" for no reason. Even though my company reimbursed my meals expenditures (another excuse to eat out a lot), I knew I had to make some changes especially for my gut health. Here are the 3 things I did to start eating healthy while being on ...

Boston Night market was basically a foodie's paradise. I thought I was ready to conquer all the different food trucks but with the night still young I HAD to wave my little white flag of defeat. . If you love food. If you love food trucks. If you love Asian- inspired cuisine. If you love k-pop performances. then you need  to attend next year's night market. And oh yeah, tickets sold out. Some of my friends could not make it to the event because it was a sold out event. See you there next year!