From Manolo Blahnik, Juicy Couture and Michael Kors to Nike, Saucony and randomly Abercrombie & Fitch

I grew up in the era of Sex and the City. The dream of being a thirty something single girl with a career living in a big city was all I aspired too. Well, mission accomplished! Now as a thirty something single girl living in a big city, I used to be all about labels, mani's and finding the right guy. My whole wardrobe used to encompass designer labels and 5 inch heels. I wore dresses everyday and dreaded rain. Getting sweaty was a no-no and I owned a pair of converse, those were my only sneakers. I was also trying to fit into a size I wasn't and killing my non existent calf muscles:). It looked like a 5 pound sausage in a 2 pound casing! Wow, the good old days.
This morning when I was walking to work I let my iPhone shuffle and the first song that came up was Fergie's Labels and Love. This was the theme song for the first Sex and the City movie. That show is still my all time favorite and one of my favorite episodes was the one where Miranda was training for the marathon. It was hilarious!! Toss the salad, that's all i'm saying! The truth is, now my closet is full of Nike and Abercrombie and Fitch running gear (there X-small is actually an X-small). I own five pairs of sneakers I rotate through and a ton of sports bras. Most of my regular wardrobe comes from Forever 21 and Abercrombie because they are cheap and they actually fit. I unfortunately through this process became the size of a 12 year old girl. Also I spend less money on clothes to save for race fees. These races are not cheap by any means!
I also used to get up every morning and dry my hair, put on a ton of clown make-up and always have my nails and toes perfectly polished. Now I slightly flat iron my bangs, put on eye liner, mascara and eyeshadow and my nails are usually chipped and currently I only have about 5 toe nails still on my toes:(. The truth is running has made me more confident in myself. It has made me be ok with not being perfect. Don't get me wrong, I still dress up every day for work but, now I wear flats. I still care about my apearance but I'm ok with my hair not being perfect everyday. I also have learned to love the rain and be comfortable in workout clothes.
Today on my run I thought about all the changes I've made in my life in terms of just little daily rituals I thought I would share. I still love the color pink, hello kitty and fun dresses. I also love brightly colored running tights with neon tank tops to match my neon Saucony sneakers. Medium run throughout the hills of Idenpendence land today. A lot of wind, college kids and another set of drunks at Fenway park. Someday I pray they will all see me and not knock into me. Of course that will also be the day we find out Unicorns really do exist! Have a great night everyone! 11 weeks to NYC!!!