Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit! It’s June! You may be aware that on the first day of every month, the first three words out of my morning breath-filled mouth are “Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit.” App...
Whoa. Today is better than yesterday. How about that? Let’s talk about it in grateful form, because today is Thankful Things Thursday. Yes, happy holidays to you and yours. I’m thankful I...
I was so optimistic after this weekend. No, I didn’t feel completely over this latest Crohn’s flare-up, but I was certain I was flying full-speed on the road to recovery. But then yesterd...
Tyler says hi. Here is Tyler, hanging out with his puppy friend, Patrick. At this time last week, I was a bit of a mess. I was Crohnsing hard, I couldn’t really eat and my night sweating had no...
Today is going to be awesome. Hello, from Optimistic Ali! She’s back! I’ve got Remicade cruising through my body and I’m wholeheartedly convinced I’m firmly on the road to rec...
Yesterday was a pretty cool day. Your comments on my “Crohn’s sucks a little more than you may realize” post were awesome. I loved hearing all of your stories about your own battles...
Look, I’m just as tired of writing about being sick as you probably are of reading about it. That grammar felt wrong. My brain hurts. I’m sorry. Let me take this time to show you how huge...
“I hate running in the heat.” “I sweat too much.” (No such thing.) “I don’t want sports bra tan lines.” (Why not? They’re sexy and classy and look grea...
Hi! How are you? Good. I’m glad. I hope your weekend was splendid. Mine was. I was in Charlotte, NC, watching my best friend get married! THEY DO! WOO! Along the way I experienced many “f...
Hehe. So remember yesterday when I wrote about “the night sweats not being too bad” and how I luckily “didn’t totally sweat through my new sheets.” I take it back. I tak...
I couldn’t bring myself to blog yesterday. I was too pissed off, angry, frustrated and upset, and I didn’t feel like putting that in a place for the whole world to see. Plus, I didn’...
Love was the theme of the weekend. Lack of sleep, traffic, endless hours on the highway and eating were other themes. But let’s go with the love theme, because that one is the most fun to talk ...
Quick! Name the French Canadian songstress quoted in the title of this post. Oh you’re not sure? That’s insane. Let me give you some hints: She is beautiful. She can hit notes no other si...
Hi. Why waste time? It’s Thursday, so let’s get our grateful on! (Oh, you’re new? You have no idea what I’m talking about? I know, it’s tough to figure out. On Thursdays...
The day my brother, Ryan, and his wife, Michaela, told me they were going to have a baby, they did so by suggesting I rename my blog Auntie Ali On The Run. (It was the day after the Hamptons Marathon...
My brother Ryan tells me I “think about timelines too much.” OK, Ryan. Maybe that’s true — or at least it used to be. You see, I grew up with two very loving parents. They met in first grade or somet...
Guess how many friends I made on the subway this morning? Zero. Exactly zero. I was the girl with the suitcase. This is my suitcase. It is ripping in two different places. I guess I tend to overpack....
We’ll get to the giveaway part in a minute. Here’s a hint: It’s food. Who wants a tasty treat? How about a whole BOX of tasty treats?! But first I’m going to tell you some sto...
They’re baaaack! Look at that pretty, springy color! Brooks calls it "Powder." I call it "Blue." If you want to proudly display your love for all things sweaty, you can get ...
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this yet, but I’ve been claiming “injury” for a while now, particularly after that magical 10-miler in Central Park 11 days ago. First, th...
I’m not a person who looks too much into the future. I have no idea where I want to live eventually, I don’t know how many kids I want and I have no idea what my “dream wedding̶...
Hello, and welcome to Sappyville, USA. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to name it Sappyville or Saptown. Either way, I’m feeling sappy this morning (sappy doesn’t sound like a word an...
Hi. Are you new here? Allow me to brief you: I am Ali. Here I am at my most beautiful: A weekend morning around 6 AM, wearing blue shiny shorts (they are awesome) and sporting hair that hasnt been br...
I want to race. I miss crooked bib pinning, which is truly one of my greatest strengths. I want to approach a start line feeling like, as Coach Cane used to put it, a caged animal. I want to gut it o...
I have some thoughts today that I’d like to share, but I can’t seem to find a way to make them all cohesively blend together into one big “cue the Full House end-of-episode music, i...
I am not thankful for steroid face. Dang it. I’m feeling slightly chipmunky these days. I thought I could get through this round of ‘roids without getting the inevitable “moon face,...
…littering. …posing with our hands on our hips in photos in an effort to make our arms look skinnier. Alright, so you’re the chick who has to stand on the end in the big line for th...
Oh you thought you were sick of my sunrise photos before? Well I have a new home, and now I wake up to this: Oh hello, East River. How lovely to wake up with you. I’m a little bit obsessed. Wak...
Today was my last day commuting from my apartment to my office — with a pit stop at the gym for a little spinning and butt exercising. More on that momentarily. Youve been good to me, old friend. I w...
Can you handle all the exclamation points? Hello, and Happy Thankful Things Thursday! Sometimes I keep a list during the week of things to be thankful for when the “holiday” rolls around....
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