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2014 Holiday Gift Guide: the toddler edition

Hi guys! Howโ€™s the day going? Keep those giveaway entries coming! You still have time to enter the Fivesse, Count Me Healthy and barre3 giveaways. New ones on the way tomorrow, Friday, Saturday and all next week, too! Holiday gift guide fun continues. Here are some ideas for the little guy or lady on your…

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Favorite things giveaway: barre3

Today’s giveaway is extra special because EVERYONE is already getting a sweet gift from barre3: 15 days of free unlimited online classes!! To redeem yours, click this link and enter the code โ€œbarre3fitnessista” As you guys know, Iโ€™m a huge fan of barre workouts. I love all of the various types, teach weekly barre classes,…

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Kettlebell Rock

Hi guys! Howโ€™s the day going so far? Itโ€™s been a good one over here. Itโ€™s raining and itโ€™s been absolutely glorious! This weather has me in the holiday spirit, so I have a holiday-themed kettlebell workout for you today. You know what else goes well with this weather? A hot loaf of Paleo bread:…

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2014 Holiday Gift Guide for the holiday hostess

ย ย  Holiday gift guide fun continues! This gift guide is for those holiday parties when you donโ€™t want to arrive empty-handed. A bouquet of flowers and/or bottle of wine are always safe (and appreciated!) options, but if you want to step out of the box a little, here are some ideas for the hostess with…

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Favorite things giveaway: Count Me Healthy

12 days of giveaway fun continues! Did you enter the Fivesse giveaway? All of this weekโ€™s giveaways will end this Saturday at midnight. If youโ€™re just joining in the fun, youโ€™re in for a treat! These are all companies I reached out to and asked them to share some holiday cheer with you all. These…

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Turkey day in the desert

(+ Caro, the secret escape artist) Hi! Howโ€™s the day going? LOVE all of the giveaway entries flooding in. Keep โ€˜em coming! Plus, we have 11 more awesome giveaways on the way. So excited for them all! I canโ€™t believe I have 3 posts up today. Flashback to 2010.ย  Anyone else reuniting with vegetables today?…

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2014 Holiday Gift Guide for the Gym Rat

Hi! Hope youโ€™re having a lovely day. Itโ€™s time for annual gift guides! If youโ€™re like me, youโ€™re always looking for new and fun ideas as gifts for those you love. (Ok. and maybe yourself, too.) As usual, Iโ€™ve split them up into categories to make them easy to navigate. I hope you find some…

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Favorite things giveaway: Fivesse

Hi guys! Happy Monday! Hope you enjoyed the rest of the weekend. We had an amazing time with the fam and our T-town friends, and are back here in San Diego. So, a while ago, I emailed some of my favorite fitness, beauty and accessory brands to see if theyโ€™d participate in this yearโ€™s favorite…

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Shrimpsgiving, Black Friday and Faves

Hi! Happy Black Friday. ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope that those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday enjoyed a beautiful holiday. Ours started off with breakfast at the madreโ€™s, and then we spent the day and evening with my dadโ€™s side of the fam, then back to madreโ€™s for mulled wine and dessert. We loved being with…

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Happy Thanksgiving

Hi! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day <3 After a long night of road tripping, (Cracker Barrel = the clutch stop when Charles Cheddar is closed) weโ€™re here in Tucson. Weโ€™re having an amazing time with the fam and already hid up Coscto for some of the holiday essentials. (Egg nog supplies, pie and peppermint…

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The random survey

Hi friends! Howโ€™s your day going? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful one so far. Weโ€™re on the road to Tucson (wahoo!) so I thought I’d change things up a little for this post. Itโ€™s survey time! Itโ€™s kind of giving me flashbacks to the MySpace days when surveys ran amok (and picking your โ€œtop 8โ€…

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Give Planks Workout {video}

Oh friends, I have a fun workout for you today! Itโ€™s only 10 minutes, so it’s perfect for squeezing in during this busy holiday season, and all you need is your own body weight.    Hereโ€™s how it goes: Intervals of 45 seconds on, 15 seconds off 3 high intensity intervals 1 plank 3 high…

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