About

Hello! I have been a fan / follower of several blogs for a while now, and have finally gathered the courage to start one of my own! Through this blog, I am hoping to help myself stick to a healthy lifestyle – reflecting on food, fitness, happiness, and growth.

I first became interested in food and cooking when I became vegetarian in 2002, while I was a sophomore in college at NYU. It all started as a challenge to myself (just to see if I could do it for 2 weeks) and ended up becoming so much more. All of a sudden I had to think about what I was eating! I found myself making healthier food choices, as well as healthier life choices. I started reading a lot about vegetarianism, food, and cooking. And since I was living in New York City at the time, I had so many resources (restaurants, grocery stores, other vegetarians) available to me. I loved that I was learning something new and making a change in my life.

I ran cross-country in high school and took yoga and the occasional kick-boxing classes in college, but only recently got back into the sport of running. My aim was to become more active / healthy, and I was able to successfully train for 2 half marathons as well as my first full marathon last year! I am just coming back from a slight over-use injury from marathon training, but am excited about what this year will bring.

I live in Omaha, Nebraska with my wonderful girlfriend, Katie.

We bought a house this past summer and got engaged in November! (I still call her my girlfriend because when I say ‘fiance’ everyone assumes I’m engaged to a man and it gets annoying to have correct everyone all the time.) We are both close to our families, love being active, and enjoy traveling together. We have a Rat Terrier name Stella whom we’re both obsessed with. But seriously, who can resist this face?!