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The Egg McMuffin Deconstruction

When I was little, back on Staten Island (fist pump), every now and then–as in twice a year–my parents would get us McDonald’s for breakfast. My brother and I loved to get their sausage egg mcmuffins, side of hash browns, and orange drink (does anyone remember the orange “drink”?!). I remember finishing the breakfast sandwich [...]

Stronger Than Chocolate Challenge Grand Finale

What started out as a bunch of comments on a post about choosing blackberries over a Lindt chocolate truffle ended up being one of the most epic challenges I’ve ever hosted on Mel Runs. The Stronger Than Chocolate Challenge put nine readers to the test, ten if you include me, to see who could give [...]

A Song In The Meantime

I’m working on putting together a final post for the Stronger Than Chocolate Challenge. In the meantime, here’s a song I wrote last year for you to listen to. I hope you enjoy, and stay tuned for tomorrow . P.S. head over to the Mel Runs facebook page to see a video of yesterday’s [...]

“A Trick To Getting Energized At The Office” or “When Coffee Doesn’t Work”

Did you ever have one of those days at work where you think to yourself “There’s no amount of coffee that’s going to get me through this day”? You wake up with that painful type of tired feeling in your chest, and drink an immediate cup of coffee before leaving the house, hoping that you’ll [...]

Reader Spotlight: I Survived My 14 Day Chocolate Detox

In case you’re just joining this blog community (welcome! stay a while!), nine blog readers and I embarked on a Stronger Than Chocolate Challenge in which we stayed away from chocolatey goodness for as long as possible. Some lasted two days, some two weeks, but everyone came out stronger. In the end, it wasn’t about [...]

To Get A Dog, Or Not To Get A Dog

This trip home to NYC marks the last planned plane ride out of Austin for a few months. I say last “planned” because I’m sure a surprise trip will pop up somewhere, but for now, it feels nice to know my feet will be firmly planted in one spot for a little while. With this [...]

“You’re Not Eating Chocolate? Why?!” or “A Recipe Worth Sharing”

When I’m out with friends and somehow the topic of me not eating chocolate comes up (usually when we’re out to dinner and it’s time for dessert, at which point I look at the menu with sunglasses on so people can’t see my tears), my surrounding company seems to be extremely intrigued (must be the [...]

Planning For Your Health & Chocolate Challenge Update

I used to think I was the kind of person who hated being stuck in a routine. Waking up to be at work at 9am everyday, and then not having any free time until 7pm. Now, without that big chunk of my life planned for me, I can see the benefits of both sides. It [...]

The Beauty of Costa Rica

What a crazy four weeks this is: Cruise from NYC to Bahamas 12/25- 1/1 Back to Austin 1/5 Friends visiting from NYC 1/6-1/9 Costa Rica for work 1/10-1/13 NYC for work 1/18-1/23 Back to Austin 1/24 I’m getting to know airports really, really well! Costa Rica was such a fantastic trip. For the first two [...]

Heading to Costa Rica

I’m heading to Costa Rica this morning to attend a web summit for one of my clients at Launchpad. I’m very excited! I’ll be presenting tomorrow morning, and then will be an attendee at the summit for the rest of the time, flying back home on Friday. I don’t mention it often on the blog, [...]