by April Allman | Feb 24, 2018 | On The Street
By Brigid Morrissey “I’m a travel nurse, so I stopped working in February to hike the Appalachian Trail. I got 300 miles into it, got bored, met someone, we got off the trail and went to Singapore. Then we went to Bali, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and then we parted...
by April Allman | Feb 24, 2018 | On The Street
By Brigid Morrissey “Last year I had just finished training for a marathon, the Chicago marathon in October. I have ‘retired’ from long distance running.” “Right before Christmas last year (2016), I ended a long term relationship. A lot of the past year has been...
by April Allman | Feb 24, 2018 | On The Street
By Brigid Morrissey “I decided to exercise every day. Half an hour on the treadmill, half an hour of weights.” “I’ve let go of my children. I love them, but they’re on their own.” “I try to support women even more than I used to because it seems there’s a war on women...
by April Allman | Feb 24, 2018 | On The Street
By Brigid Morrissey “I feel very tired all the time now. I’m turning 40 soon. This is the first time I feel myself getting tired. It might be the weather, too.“ “For the last year I’ve tried to do yoga on a daily basis. I’ve been in practice for over 16 years. It gets...
by April Allman | Feb 24, 2018 | On The Street
By Brigid Morrissey “My body slows down and I can’t do as much as I used to be able to do. But one thing I started to do is take an introductory Tai Chi class.” “I started to connect more with people of other faiths. I’m Jewish and pretty active in my Salaam network —...
by April Allman | Feb 24, 2018 | On The Street
By Brigid Morrissey “I’m more secure with what we’re doing with our company, Skootys [a company that sells a comfort insole for walking in ski boots]. We get a lot of help from U.S. Commercial Service and more countries. I rely on their help when things go wrong in...
