A #TBT to #PennRelays

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Some of my greatest memories, and dare I say – moments, in my athletic career were at The Penn Relays.  Today kicks of the 121st year of the three day relay carnival. What’s so special about Penn?  It’s the 45,000+ fans crammed into University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, cheering the runners on for three days […]

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Free your Mind

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  I LOVE this quote I found it on a Yogi teabag.  And how true it is. During particularly challenging days at my non-writing job, I can just feel my creative brain cells shriveling.  When I log off of work, I usually try to take some time to decompress.  Oftentimes, I need a change of […]

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How Champions are Made

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Today is National Student Athlete Day.  A day to recognize student-athlete achievement both on and off the playing field.  For me, being a student-athlete was one of the best parts of my college experience.  Not only did I gain an instant family by being a part of Villanova’s track team, but it also helped me […]

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Very Inspiring Blogger Award–AKA Stuff About Me

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One of my writing buds, the awesome Christi J. Whitney, author of Grey (coming in April from HarperVoyager!!), tagged me for the “Very Inspiring Blogger” Award. You can read Christi’s post and learn about what makes her so awesome here. The rules are simple: List seven things about yourself and then tag others to do […]

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Quotable Thursday

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This one speaks for itself… Enjoy…   Do you have any quotes about happiness or staying positive?  I’d love for you to share!!  Be happy. < p align=”center”>– TL – […]

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Think of England

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by Bear’s Den off their debut album Islands. So I was listening to BBC Radio1 when Greg James, superbly awesome DJ extraordinaire plays this song that sounds a little like Snow Patrol and the Lumineers all wrapped into a neat little trio of British musical brilliance. Take a listen…   What do you think?  Please share!! And […]

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Graphic Organizing by this neurotic writer

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I’m a visual learner.  I need colorful graphs, charts, diagrams, and mind maps.  I’m weird because I like taking notes – it’s an excuse to break out pens in a variety of pretty colors.  And highlighters are my best friend when trying to remember something. When I started my first novel, I just sat down […]

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