Posts by Fitnessista
An afternoon pick-me-up
Thank you so much for all of the kind and lovely comments on my last family post. I appreciate your sweet words and am also thankful to all of you who have shared your advice and experiences with me. I’m grateful to have such an amazing group of ladies (and dudes!) that I can rely…
Read More →Caliente
Hi 🙂 Thank you so much for all of the amazing enthusiasm for this year’s Summer Shape Up! (Fashionably late to the party? Check out the intro post if you’d like to join in!) So many of you have done the first workout already and I’m glad to hear it was as challenging and fun…
Read More →5 months
5 months ago was our first full day at home after coming home from the hospital. After our first few nights as parents, the first night with our baby at home, a mix of adrenaline, sleep deprivation and wacko hormones, I remember thinking to myself, “this is really your life right now. Things really are…
Read More →Summer Shape Up 2012: Intro post + June Calendar
Hey friends! Welcome to the 2012 Summer Shape Up! I’m super excited about this years’ and have been following the workouts myself for the past few weeks. They’re challenging (I’ve included some modifications), SWEATY (for real), and hopefully a fun way to shake up your usual weights and cardio routine. I put together a little…
Read More →Week of giveaways: Final Giveaway- ENDED
This week has been pretty much amazeballs. Thank you again to everyone for participating, sending blog love, and for your kind and wonderful comments. I’m truly lucky to *know* all of you, and am also grateful to the companies who generously sponsored the week of giveaways. Congratulations to the Home Goods giveaway winner! Mary: “I…
Read More →Rise and shine
Can you believe that I’ve actually started to not mind waking up early in the morning? (Note: I didn’t say “I like” it, but for me to go from utter loathing to not minding is a huge deal haha.) It’s so much easier to be productive and plan out the day, and by the time…
Read More →Week of giveaways: Home Goods-ENDED
This week of giveaways has been a blast- such a fun way to celebrate my blogiversary and hope you’ve enjoyed them, too. Thank you again to all of the wonderful companies who have participated this week! <3 Stay tuned for the grand finale tomorrow morning. Here’s the OpenSky giveaway winner: Krysta, who said, “Awesome giveaway!…
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Finally fits
Hope your Friday has been this kinda awesome: (A hair band the Pilot saw in Cali. I looooove 80s bands. There’s one in Tucson that plays -or used to play?- at the Cactus Moon on Tuesday nights. Lots of Bon Jovi, which makes me happy) Breakfast: (2 eggs, brown rice toast, salsa) Today was gloriously…
Read More →Meg: the LBD
Hey guys! This past weekend my fiancé got out of work a little early, so we spent the day together hanging out, shopping, sipping coffee, and enjoying each other’s company. On my days off I like to dress myself up a little, so I pulled one of my favorite little black dresses from my closet,…
Read More →Week of giveaways: OpenSky- ENDED
Happy Friday! Thank you so much to everyone who entered the giveaway for the beautiful (gorgeous!) oGorgeous yoga mat bag. The winner: Leanne! She said: “I just love that bag you got…I even reposted it on facebook for my hubby to see and buy, he has yet to make my purchase lol….I love childs pose…
Read More →Healing
Do you like Bella’s new haircut? Wait, it doesn’t look like she got a haircut? That’s because it wasn’t professional.. I did it after she got stuck in a scorpion glue trap this afternoon. I had to cut some superfluous hair to get the sticky paper off the side of her right paw- poor girl,…
Read More →Week of giveaways: oGorgeous- ENDED
Congratulations to the lucky Larabar 16-pack and tee winner: *Edited since I did a screen shot fail and many of you couldn’t see it (sorry about that!) Emma! She said: YUMMO!!! In the UK I have only been able to get my paws on Apple Pie Larabar – I reeeeeeeeeeally wish I could try some…
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