Posts by Miel
Happy Hour Protocol
DC is a happy hour town. It thrives on it. We wouldn’t know what to do without them. Approximately 90% of happy hours happen are on my way home, so it is harder to decline. With happy hour comes a plethora of happy hour protocols. Tonight’s happy hour came in ranking high on measures of…
Read MorePaying Rotary Forward
One the highlights of my week is always my Tuesday night Dupont Circle Rotary Club meetings. Since July I have taken on the role of coordinating external speakers, which happens twice a month at our club. I find it to be rewarding to identify and connect with folks who are always doing interesting work in…
Read MoreBuzz of Modern Day Violence
Tragedy hits far too often close to home. Most recently it was considering the bombings in Boston, before attacks in Afghanistan, and today DC experiences a shooting rampage. I spent last Saturday walking along the river trail along the Anacostia that faces the Navy Yard. I spent yesterday playing softball in the beautiful eve of…
Read MoreReflective Practice
I often get the feeling that I am moving so fast that I can’t keep up with my own life. Don’t get me wrong, this most often feels like a good thing. I find that the next adventure is happening before I can capture the last. I then get hung up with trying to catch…
Read MoreSeize the Day
As I prep myself for the morning, I read the title of my latest book from a different angle. “I’ll seize the day tomorrow” shifts from a procrastinator’s perspective to one of anticipation. I was about ready to run my longest race thus far, my first half marathon (13.1 miles). There are some days when…
Read MoreHappy Anniversary
We are celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary today! Yesterday we commemorated our big day by going out to a fancy brunch yesterday at the Four Seasons in Georgetown. It was quite a splurge, but the food was incredible. Even the cheddar cheese was note worthy! Since this is actually one of our first anniversaries actually…
Read MoreCapitol Hill Classic 10k
I was excited tonight to finish my first 10k, finishing at 55:40! I just started running a year ago, having done four 5ks thus far, and it feels good to hit the next milestone in running. I met up with several colleagues from my office afterwards for a well deserved brunch and ran into several…
Read MoreAcroyoga Synergy
This afternoon I had the pleasure to participate in a Synergy workshop, based on the practice of acroyoga, with principles of Thai massage mixed in. Acroyoga, combining acrobatics with yoga, is a fabulous way to take yoga to the next level. In case you are wondering what this looks like, essentially you have a partner,…
Read MoreAlchemical Vessels
I was fortunate enough to attend a wonderful benefit event at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. The Smith Center is a fabulous neighborhood resource that I am quite fond of. I discovered the place when I first learned that I had melanoma and have been to many great community functions that they put…
Read MoreVicarious Tragedy
Watching the situation unfold in Boston is sobering. As a relatively new runner, I dream of getting to my first half-marathon and marathon. The runners today were just like me. No different. They just happened to be to their dream already. Yesterday I had a excellent run down to North Capitol and the South Capitol…
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