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back to the hot bar

Hi friends! Howโ€™s your day going so far? Itโ€™s been a busy one over here, and I had my last hand therapy appointment this morning. After Thumbgate, I had a lot of nerve sensitivity, numbness and weakness. I would pick things up and drop them, and anytime something touched the spot where I cut the…

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Family: First Trimester Faves

 Iโ€™ve been reunited with the Snoogle!! (Dat bump, tho.) I brought it into my arms in a warm embrace, and sang it some Ed Sheeran.  Last time I was pregnant, I wrote about some of my first trimester faves. I thought I would share the latest, since theyโ€™ve changed a bit this time around. Here…

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The Suja Juice Solution + a special gift for readerfriends

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re having a great one so far. <3 After a spiral into Easter candypalooza -those little Reeseโ€™s and m&ms get me every time- Iโ€™m feeling inspired with healthy eats this week. Last week, I received a copy of The Suja Juice Solution from my friend Annie Lawless. She…

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San Diego Favorites: Ocean Beach

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™ve had a great one so far. <3 I got some work done around here, and took a super sweaty OTF class. Iโ€™m excited to continue this little series on the blog since so many of you are traveling to San Diego this summer and have asked for…

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Using the 5 love languages in fitness classes

When we were living in Valdosta, I read a book called The Five Love Languages. Iโ€™m pretty sure a blog readerfriend pointed me in its direction, and itโ€™s one of the books Iโ€™ve read that have had a profound impact on how I live. Itโ€™s one that I go back to and think of often,…

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Tropical Cherry Paleo Muffins

Hi, I made you some paleo muffins! Donโ€™t let the little green bits freak you out; just some hemp seeds. ๐Ÿ™‚ For these muffins, I decided to make something a little different than my usual fare. Usually Iโ€™m all about chocolate and almond butter (like this, this and this!), but with my recent obsession for bright…

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Family: Bye, 1st Tri

Iโ€™m officially into the second trimester, and this pregnancy is FLYING by.  13 weeks: w Livi, who had just woken up from her hap:   Highlights: -Starting to feel little flutters. I canโ€™t wait until they turn into full-blown kicks, and until Tom and Liv can feel the baby. When I eat something particularly delicious,…

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The master gobbler

Hi friends! How was your weekend? Hope youโ€™re having a great Monday so far! Iโ€™m off to teach BODYPUMP -so excited for the launch this weekend- and spending the morning with my little sidekick.  Yesterday, we went to explore a nursery that was recommended to us by a friend. Iโ€™m not sure how word gets…

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Friday Faves + Best Drink Ever

Hi friends! HAPPY WEEKEND! ๐Ÿ™‚ What are you up to? Any fun fitness plans or events coming up? I have yoga teacher training on Saturday, and am going to be doing lots of practice for the BODYPUMP launch next week. If you see me around town, bobbing my head to some internal music and deadlifting,…

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All-new ab burner

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re having a great one so far. <3 Thank you again for your kind and wonderful comments this morning. Iโ€™m excited to write back to them tonight! Today involved some errands, and a quick stop at the mall. True Food had to happen. (Kale Aid while browsing Victoriaโ€™s…

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Weeks 10-13 (April 7)

Hey guys! Iโ€™mย publishing all of the remaining posts that I wrote in the last 13 weeks at once; this is the most recent one, as Iโ€™m 13 weeks today! I apologize for any confusion the pre-written posts may have caused initially. ย To avoid any more of that, I waited until theย announcement to post all of…

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Weeks 5-9 update (March 11)

8 week belly pic: Random things I noticed and wondered: -Canโ€™t wait to find out if the baby is a boy or girl. I told Tom that I wouldnโ€™t mind being surprised for this one, especially since we have a lot of baby gear, but after he looked at me like I had two heads,…

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