Balcony Blogging

Hi friends <3 How are you? Hope you’re having a beautiful Saturday. Mine has been pretty bueno- home from work on my lunch break to chill for a little while before heading back. For you, I have a sweaty and quick treadmill workout below!  Two of the things I was most excited about having a…

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Pizza Party

Hey friends <3 How are ya? Hope your weekend is off to a great start! After hot bar, Nordstrom Rack, and an impromptu pizza party, mine definitely is 🙂 I had my gestational diabetes test this morning –deets are on the family page- and as soon as I was given the freedom to eat, the…

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“A forkful of hotbar

helps the sugar drink go down…. the sugar drink go dooooooown, {Source <—I couldn’t take my own pic since I was being watched like a hawk} the sugar drink go down.” Today I had the often dreaded and infamous gestational diabetes test. The verdict? Yes, it sucked. The hype is there for a reason, my…

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Tips for Zumba Instructors

Hi friends! IT’S FRIDAY <3 So happy to see the weekend again. What are you up to tonight? Sorry no blog last night, but very important things were happening. [That’s a butternut squash my nana left for me at my mom’s house. She knows me so well] Ok, not at all, but it ended up…

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28 weeks

and feeling sleeeeeeeepy. 20 weeks:                                                                           26 weeks: 28 weeks: I don’t know where it came from, but I’m definitely starting to feel dragged down a little bit. It’s funny because I’ll have CRAZY bursts of energy, and then suddenly feel like I got hit by a truck. I’m definitely taking advantage of extra resting and…

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Dinner for one

Heyyyyy <3 Happy Thursday! What do you have going on this weekend? We’re having a couple of friends over for taco night tomorrow, and I’m working on Saturday. So glad you liked the quinoa burger recipe– let me know if any of you give it a try! You can probably imagine what happens when the…

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Black Bean Quinoa Burgers

Hey friends <3 How’s your day going? So glad you enjoyed the step video and I’m happy to hear I wasn’t alone in the leotard over shorts craze. If your mom/aunt/friend still has any hanging around, they’d be perfect components for a fitness-inspired Halloween costume. It’s been a pretty great humpday over here- work and…

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Two new hair and nail faves

Thank you so much for those of you who left feedback on the Fashion page. I’m using all of your suggestions and we’ll see where it rolls from here 😉 Since my clothing situation is still awkward [hoping to remedy the situation this weekend], I thought I could focus on two things that are easy…

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Focus On: Step Aerobics

Let’s take it back now.  Source For today’s Focus On post, I’m choosing another one near and dear to my heart, and an old staple in the fitness scene. My fascination with step started when I was 7 years old. My mom would take me with her to her step class –in shorts with a…

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In N Out

Hi friends <3 How was your day? Hope you’re enjoying your evening. I had a bit of a temperature conundrum at the base gym this morning. I ventured in to do the indoor track and it was FREEZING. So after one lap, I went to the outdoor track and walked for a half hour there,…

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I halfway understood

The other night, we were channel-surfing, trying to find something to watch that wasn’t Adult Swim or the Kardashians [our preferences vary a little]. Tom left it on HBO for a second, to see what was on, and on the screen was an image of a pregnant woman, undressed, looking at herself in the mirror.…

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Perfectly grilled salad beast

Good morning! How are you? Hope your day is going well so far <3 Thank you so much for all of the baby bump Halloween ideas… I’m excited. So, last night I asked the grillmaster if he would mind grilling up some goods for our dinner salad beasts. I’m so glad he loves grilling, because…

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