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Focus On: Core40

Hi! Howโ€™s the day going? So happy to see that youโ€™re excited about the Juil giveaway! Get ready for tomorrowโ€™s.. itโ€™s a prize valued at $700. Crazypants! You guys. My legs. My abs. Itโ€™s been two days and the intense soreness has officially set in.   Sunday was my first time taking Core40, and I…

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Livi-isms

ย  ย  Girl at the car repair shop: โ€œWhere did you get those beautiful eyelashes?!” Liv: โ€œDisneyland.” ย  [Another moment of realization that she is indeed my heart walking around outside my body] โ€œOh, I JUST LOVE sleeping! Sleeping is the best.” ย  [As weโ€™re walking out the door to leave] Me: โ€œBye dogs. Bella,…

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Favorite things giveaway: Juil flats

Hi! Happy Tuesday! Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning so far! Onto todayโ€™s favorite things giveaway, courtesy of my friends at Juil! (They also offered a discount code; just enter โ€œFITNESSISTA15โ€ to get 15% off through next Tuesday.) These are the flats Iโ€™ve been living in this fall. If youโ€™re not familiar with the Juil brand,…

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An elf in Zumba clothing

Hi! Howโ€™s your Monday going?ย ย I started the day off with BODYPUMP -the triceps track gets me every.time- and am hanging out here during Livโ€™s nap before getting for spin. Iโ€™m excited to add some new songs to my playlist this afternoon! Everyoneโ€™s getting into the holiday spirit.ย  In OB, there is an ENORMOUS peace sign-adorned…

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Holiday Gift Guide: DIY gift ideas

Iโ€™m pretty excited because Iโ€™m almost finished with our holiday shopping! One thing I’d still like to do is make some homemade holiday gifts for family and Liv’s teachers. I love receiving homemade gifts because they always remind me of the person who gave them to me. Homemade or store bought, I’m glad I won’t…

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Favorite things giveaway: “HIIT It!” + roons + holiday goodies

Hi guys! Happy Monday! How was the weekend? Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing one. Ours included a nice mix of errands, chores and holiday cheer. Half of our decorations are still missing, but thatโ€™s what December 26th clearance sales are for, right? ๐Ÿ˜‰ Before we get the party started for the second week…

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Favorite things giveaway: Onzie

Hi! How are ya? Hope youโ€™re having a great weekend! Itโ€™s been a while since I checked in on a Saturday, and today itโ€™s with the last of this weekโ€™s favorite things giveaways! Todayโ€™s giveaway is courtesy of my friends at Onzie. Onzie has an incredible selection of leggings, tops, and and workout apparel, made…

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Friday Faves

Hi! Hope youโ€™re having a very happy Friday! Keep those giveaway entries coming! Iโ€™m excited to pick the first round of winners tomorrow. In typical Friday fashion, here are some faves from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about what youโ€™re enjoying, too, so please feel free to shout out…

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Favorite things giveaway: Somethin’ Special

Hi! Happy Friday! Hope youโ€™re having a lovely morning. Fave things giveaways continue, and todayโ€™s is Somethinโ€™ Special.  Iโ€™ve been ordering from Sue at Somethinโ€™ Special for the past few years. A kind blog reader turned me onto her when I expressed that I was looking for more natural body products, and Iโ€™ve never gone…

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2014 Holiday Gift Guide for him

ย  Hi! Howโ€™s the day going? Keep those giveaway entries coming! Anyone else think itโ€™s tough to shop for the guys in the family? Thankfully, my brothers always tell us what they want (makes it so easy!) but Iโ€™m never quite sure what to get the Pilot. In my brainstorm session, I put together some…

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Favorite things giveaway: Erin Condren

Iโ€™m so excited about todayโ€™s giveaway, because itโ€™s something that I use on a daily basis and feel hopeless without it: my Erin Condren planner.ย  I had heard a lot of hubbub about these planners, and being a “paper over technologyโ€ kind of girl (when it comes to planning, at least), I figured Iโ€™d give…

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Staying on the wagon + some awesome dinners

Hi! Howโ€™s it going? Itโ€™s rainy and gloomy and fantastic. We had a morning playdate with Whitney and Wyn, and during naptime, Iโ€™m packing up Kale Yeah shirts and getting ready for Zumba. During spin on Monday, I gave my class major kudos for showing up. It can be hard to get back into the…

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