And now for another episode of  “What grinds Jill’s gears”!  Also known as, things that really piss me off.  Aren’t you so excited?!  Don’t let my bubbly and annoyingly happy personality fool you, I can get pretty ragey for a…

So it turns out Shain and I have been engaged for 7 months today, what the HECK!? Where did the time go??  I don’t know how you rock-star brides out there planned a wedding in a few short months because…

I know it is already Wednesday and the majority of you are already looking forward to the coming weekend but I need to tell you about my awesome amazing wonderful weekend I just had.  So, since making the very tough…

Chicago Marathon training is HERE!! This week was officially week 1 of my training program, I cannot believe it is here already.  I am ready  to work hard and do big things this year.  This will be my third time…

Yesterday a client of mine had her first ever triathlon in Naperville.  10 weeks ago I gave her a training plan and we got to work to get her ready.   She was scared, she was nervous and there were a…

One of the key components within my master’s program is learning how to become a better listener.  This is something I used to pride myself in.  As I am learning, I am not as good of a listener as I…

Happy National Running Day!  Many of you know by now that running is a huge part of my life and has been for a very long time.  It all officially began going into my Freshman year of high school at…

Holy awesome weekend.  It was the first weekend in a LONG time (aside from vacation) that I did not work or have class. WHAT? So weird.  This whole “relaxing on the weekend” thing is a completely new concept to me…