Rehearsals are well underway in Woodland Hills, CA, where a small but intrepid band of musical theater nerds are singing their hearts out to prepare for the October 1st opening night of “Once on this Island.” Rehearsal nights are easily my favorite nights of the week – because it feels like we’re creating something fun […]
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Why I Run
It’s the middle of February, and I’m working on a personal goal: to run 1,000 miles in 2016. As part of that goal, I’ve been running with my friends at Team in Training (TNT), raising funds on behalf of The Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS). And training to run my first trail race in April. (This one.) It’s […]
Storytelling = Connection
Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of performing in a storytelling show in Downtown LA. The Lexington Bar is a tiny black box theater with a bar in the back. When I arrived, the room was mostly empty, except for a few folks nursing their happy hour beers into the evening, and the performing comics […]
Philanthropy Friday: The Road to the LA Marathon!
It might be crazy for someone to willingly get up early in the morning to pound the pavement and trails with miles of running. But for me, it’s something I love to do. I’m super grateful that I can even do this at all. (And with these fun people!) For the past 4 weeks, I’ve […]
Philanthropy Fridays: Meet the Team (in Training)
Those of you who know me know that I’m multi-passionate. One of the things I’m passionate about is giving back, in whatever way you can. Whether it’s the gift of your time, a small monetary donation or some product or service you offer, giving back is so important. I’m grateful I even get to give […]
91,000 ways to give back
If you know me, you know that I believe in giving back. And that I love a challenge. This year, both of those missions were accomplished by training for and running a full marathon. I’d run several half marathons over the past couple of years, and I decided that this year, I’d tackle the […]