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How to Take a Break from Working Out, Without Going Crazy

Does anyone know the answer to this? Please kindly respond in the comments below. The end. Just kidding. But not really. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Taking a break from the gym, especially when youโ€™re finally feeling good/better and want to move, IS HARD. Itโ€™s hard when you have a baby and would love the endorphins and time for…

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the firefighter special

Hi friends! How was your weekend? Hope you had a great one! We had some fun adventures with friends, spent lots of time relaxing at the house, and also got quite a few of the supplies for Liviโ€™s new room. Iโ€™m excited to see it come together! Word to the world: Ikea on a Saturday…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! HAPPY FRI-YAY! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful comments on this morningโ€™s tattoo post. Iโ€™m so happy so many of you like the design, too. I love love loveeeeeee it. Itโ€™s a lot less sore today, and continuing to heal well. That fact does not make me think I want…

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My First Tattoo!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning. I had to separate my Friday Faves post into another post (which will be up later this afternoon), because this post turned into a bit of a novel. I just had so much to say about my first tattoo experience! I finally did it, and…

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The latest ‘fix

Or life lessons: eventually you get to that point where you canโ€™t wear allthetrends. Hi friends! How was your day? Hope it was an amazing one. A highlight of mine: I got my first (and only, haha) tattoo. Iโ€™ll share pics and more about the whole experience in Friday Faves. For now, letโ€™s talk about…

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8 Ways to Deadlift

This made me laugh way harder than it should have. Ok, currently I donโ€™t either. ๐Ÿ˜‰ (You know, that whole “6 weeks of rest” thing.) But weโ€™re in unusual circumstances right now, and usually, I LOVE lifting. Like in a weird way. One of my all-time favorite exercises: the good ol’ deadlift. I have to…

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One Kale Salad Base, Three Different Salads

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? I have a massage today that Iโ€™ve been looking forward to for weeks. Itโ€™s going to be so amazingโ€ฆ and I always have to remind myself not to smile like a creeper during it. And then thereโ€™s the drool. Just kidding; that never happens. Speaking of massagesโ€ฆ. have I…

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BBQ Roasted Chickpeas

This savory, healthy snack is perfect for hangry toddlers, packed in a purse for emergency snack mode, or awesome as a salad topping. Hi friends! Howโ€™s your Monday going? 4 weeks of workouts went out to my newsletter friends this morning, and Iโ€™m happy to hear youโ€™re enjoying the plan! Madre and I took P…

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Core and cardio workout

Hi friends! How was your weekend? Hope you had a great one. Itโ€™s been a weird and glorious weekend over here. I canโ€™t remember the last time I spent so much time in the supine position. I read a book in 24 hours, watched movies (Sicario was very intense!) snuggled with my babies ate a…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Fri-yay! And also happy April Fools. I still check Caitlinโ€™s blog at least a few times a week, and I am extra sad today that she is no longer blogging. She is the QUEEN of April fools’ day jokes. Also, remember when I posted about Quiver Pulse last year? I had to…

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Plank challenge flow

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re enjoying the day. Iโ€™m here relaxing at home after yesterdayโ€™s procedure, which went well! Iโ€™m thankful to my friend Erin for taking over the blog today with an awesome plank challenge yoga flow. Iโ€™ll be back with Friday Faves in the morning. <3 BEEP BEEP! Hold tight, beauties! I’m in the…

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the sweet gift of sleep

This post is sponsored through my partnership with Sleep Numberยฎ. Besides the obvious ones like my family, friends, and good health, there are a few things that are of intangible high value to me: keeping up with how our Arizona Wildcats are doing, a respectable wine and chocolate stash, and the priceless, irreplaceable gem that is…

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