A couple of years ago (2010) I started a blog called My Couch to 5K Challenge to help me get motivated to start running. The feedback from my friends/readers really worked and kept me going throughout the program, but I’ve never updated the blog after I reached my 5k goal. Here’s what happened since then: I finished my first 5k, then my first 10k, and then my first half marathon! I guess I can say I’m a runner now, and it’s such a big part of my life that most of the time I make plans around my running schedule. I am planning on running a marathon soon, but this thought still scares me, so I decided to write this blog about my marathon training to keep me motivated to achieve this goal. Thanks in advance for your support!

If you know a little bit a me, you probably know I absolutely love to travel, and I am not happy unless I have my next trip all planned out. Last year I wrote a travel journal by e-mail to my friends and family. Apparently, my travels and pictures are quite interesting and my adventures were a hit, but now, instead of sending e-mails, I’ll just post my writing and pictures to this blog. I’ll start with a post about my last trip soon, but expect lots of posts in July while I’m in Australia and New Zealand. If you want, you can click on the “Follow” button below to get updates on your e-mail every time I post something new.

Finally, the eating part: I’ve always loved going out to eat, but lately I’ve been trying to cook as well. It all started when I bought a house last year and decided I had to start using my fancy kitchen. My experiments with organic food, healthy eating, and not so healthy desserts have been quite successful and instead of sharing my recipes by e-mail like I was doing, I will just make them part of this blog. Please be advised that my love of eating is so strong that many recipes are good only by my standards. If you are an experienced cook, I’m sure you will find many flaws with them, so feel free to modify them to your taste, adding more salt, garlic, or whatever you thing they may need.

Even though I am getting out of my comfort zone and posting personal information throughout this blog, I still don’t have Facebook. If you want to contact me, please do so by e-mailing me or thru the contact form below.

Thank you so much for reading!