by Kyle Brennan
I've been on a bit of a tear recently with the books I'm reading, so a lot of recos coming your way (but only two today) . I had to take a break from the typical non-fiction informationcal books that I love to consume and finally wind down with a nice fictional book that I …
Thoughts coming out of the weekend: Loyola is in the Final Four - and it's not Maryland, but Chicago. Nonetheless still rooting for a fellow Jesuit Loyola school to take home the big prize. It's been so much fun to watch this team. This March has been particularly crazy with some of the upsets, …
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I'm a HUGE fan of quotes. In fact, I actually have a notebook that I use to write down my favorite quotes whenever one strikes me in a particular way. I typically carry it in my backpack along with a few books, my laptop, headphones, and sometimes a newspaper - and I'll go to a …
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I know it’s been a while. I’ve been pretty busy with work and traveling so I haven’t been in the same routine or method that I’m used to where I can schedule in my daily writing. It’s really important to me that I do at least some writing every day – even it’s typing a …
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So the 21 Day Challenge is over and I couldn’t be happier. While I did report feeling better in several different ways in my week 1 and week 2 updates, in the end I don’t think it was worth it. Cutting carbs completely out of my diet was probably my biggest mistake. While I did …
Hey guys! Last week I put out a list of some of my favorite things that I ate, drank, or saw that week and some good feedback so I going to keep it going for another week. Like I said, I really love hearing suggestions for new things, places, or activities. If you have any …
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I'm a big fan of "life hacks." Although the term is kind of annoying and seems a bit gimmicky, the solutions they offer are effectively "hacks" so I think it's an apt name. Regardless, I love finding out new things to implement in to my daily life that make things just a little bit easier. …
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I rarely lift weights. In fact, I try to completely avoid going in to the weight-room section of the gym entirely. Luckily, most gyms now have a cleared out zone for stretching or for more HIIT workouts with dumbells, kettlebells, TRX bands, tires, swiss balls, boxes and all the other bare-bones stuff that I prefer. …
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While week one of The 21 Day Challenge was probably more challenging from a physical perspective, week two of this challenge has been much more of a mental and emotional assessment. The first week I experienced carb withdrawal, hunger pangs, sugar cravings and the likes. But I built up a tolerance after a the first …
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I'm big into finding out about new products, books, songs, artists, apparel, etc. So a lot of the newsletters I subscribe to send out something every week about the top things they're loving or hearing about. I tend to get a lot of good ideas from these and I figured I should start my own …
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