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Maple Chocolate Kiss Cookies (gluten-free)

The holiday frenzy is officially here, and I kind of love it. Thereโ€™s something invigorating about a schedule full of events (like parties and Livโ€™s holiday show), sneakily wrapping gifts during naptime, and baking. Oh, the baking. I look forward to it every year. I think Iโ€™ll always remember our first year in Valdosta, when…

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Holla for La Jolla

Hiiiii friends. Howโ€™s the day been? Hope youโ€™re having a happy Monday. I taught a fun and sweaty BODYPUMP this am, we went to Livโ€™s yoga class, ran a couple of errands, and are chilling here during naptime before I head off for spin. Thank you again to those of you who participated in the…

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2014 Holiday Gift Guide: for your pregnant friends

(or yourself!) Hi! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re having a lovely Monday. This is the last 2014 gift guide: gifts for your expecting friends (or yourself if you have a little one on the way!). Before I had Liv, I was stumped as to what to gift my friends who were pregnant at the…

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Bombas: my new favorite athletic socks

This post is sponsored by Bombas. Happy Monday! Hope youโ€™re having a great day so far. Iโ€™m so excited to share todayโ€™s post with you, because itโ€™s a company with an amazing cause: Bombas! I feel like Iโ€™m always on the hunt for the perfect athletic sock. I have a couple of well-loved pairs that…

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Friday Faves

Hi! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? Last chance to enter this weekโ€™s giveaways! You can enter to win a holiday gift pack + my new book, gorgeous flats, an awesome desk chair, mala beads, and White Plum gift cards!ย  In typical Friday fashion, here are some of the things Iโ€™m loving…

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Favorite things giveaway: White Plum

Hi! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We have some holiday parties on the horizon, and Iโ€™m also hoping to take Liv to see The Grinch. (And double-hoping that it isnโ€™t too scary? We shall seeโ€ฆ) Iโ€™m really excited about todayโ€™s giveaway, which is the last Favorite Things giveaway! I hope youโ€™ve…

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2014 Holiday Gift Guide: for the yogini

ย Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a lovely night. <3 Since I shared my Gym Rat gift guide, I also thought Iโ€™d create one for the yoginis out there. There are so many fun and functional gift ideas out there; hopefully youโ€™ll see something on this list for a yogini friendโ€ฆ or for yourself. ๐Ÿ˜‰ย  (Heads…

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Resistance Band Travel Workout

Hi! Howโ€™s your day going?? Hope youโ€™re having a lovely afternoon/evening. For you holiday-season travels, I have a resistance band travel workout for you below. Resistance bands are perfect for travel workouts! In other ways to beat holiday stress, this morning I had a little treat: a combo massage and facial. Itโ€™s been quite a while…

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Fave things giveaway: Tiny Devotions

Hi! Happy almost-Friday. Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning! Some new stuff going around the blog: there is a โ€œbookโ€ tab in the menu bar, I also updated my โ€œFriendsโ€ tab (with my favorite blogs; many of you said you used it for your daily blog reading and it was MIA!) and new Livi-isms post up…

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My First Hydrostatic Weighing Experience

This weekend, I got my body fat percentage tested. To be real, Iโ€™m more of an “ignorance is bliss” type of person when it comes to weight/body fat/etc. I think these numbers can be valuable if youโ€™re looking to reach a specific goal, but since Iโ€™m not currently going after a specific weight or body…

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2014 Holiday Gift Guide for your BFFs

Hi! Howโ€™s the afternoon going? Hope youโ€™re having a great one. If itโ€™s any clue as to how my day is going, Iโ€™ve been going for tea instead of coffee for a while now -the caffeine was giving me a crazy eye twitch and making me anxious, so I cut back- and Iโ€™ve had two…

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Favorite things giveaway: Swopper

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a great day so far.  I am so, so excited for todayโ€™s giveaway. I use this every day, and am actually using it while writing this post: my Swopper chair!! (There are furniture moving disk thingies โ€”scientific termโ€” attached on the bottom to protect the floors.)…

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