Post Race Day Perk!! And Some Monday Motivation!!

So I ran my 13.1 miles.  The course was flat and fast so despite a fear of underpreparedness, I was still happy with my time!  Now it's time to pamper my tired toes!! Hashtag: everything hurts!!

One goal accomished- now it's time to get back on track with the others!!

I just read this great post from Barbara Barna Abel- one of my valuable media mentors.  I want to be a dreamer AND a doer- James Marshall's insights into the success of "The American Dream Project", as shared by BBA, inspire me to take "just the next step" in reaching my own personal goals!!

Gearing Up For Race Day!!

This Sunday I will be running a half marathon that I feel completely unprepared for.  I hate to say that because I think really what I am doing is managing my own expectations and making proactive excuses for a bad performance.

It is what it is and I will do my best and own my level of preparedness.  I just hope I finish!!

So here is to some good tapering over the next few days and a good race day!!

And at the very least, it is 13.1 miles of peace and quiet!

New Skincare Goal

Wear more make up.  That's my goal.  I acknowledge that just the other day I was sharing the TODAY Show data that suggested a few makeup free days are better for your skin.  This data makes me feel better about the fact that sometimes I just don't have the energy!

But on the days when I can pull it all together (nothing over the top- tinted moisturizer/sunscreen, bronzer, blush, mascara), I feel like I have some element of control in my otherwise chaotic life!!

Great "Skinsights" from PCA Skin Care

Last night I needed to refuel my "skintelligence".  I plugged in a few google search terms, stumbled upon some very interesting (albeit outdated) articles, like this one and began to peel through the inter web for more skin savvy science.

I want to dig deeper to find more scientific intel about skincare and healthful aging- in other words, I want to know more than the "what to use" on my skin and more about the "why to use it".


I navigated myself to an Allure microsite (maybe?) for PCA Skincare- Skin Better.

Of course the title had me immediately, but I was discouraged when I saw the commerce element and thought that this site was a promotional bust....UNTIL I saw the Skin 101 blog roll.

The content is top notch!  Really great intel from doctors and industry experts.  There are actionable tips that you can do everyday along with information on the more in-depth skincare practices that you can do in a doctor's office.  I was really impressed.

The format is fantastic too.  As I scrolled down I could focus on the skincare areas that were relevant to my own personal challenges- For example, insights on retinol- Yes, please!  Great Skin Brightening Ingredients- Not yet.

Last night was my first experience with this site and I am curious to see how quickly content is updated/generated- looks like it was last updated about 4 weeks ago.  I'll keep an eye on it in the hopes that more breaking beauty news will be shared!