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DIRTY THIRTY workout

Hi guys! Thank you again for all of the lovely birthday wishes. It brightened my day so much! <3 It was a perfect low-key day over here, spent with my little fam. Liv and I had an awesome breakfast, and then it was time to clean up the post-Tucson explosion (why is unpacking the worst??).…

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Italian Kale salad

You need this Italian kale salad in your life. Before you groan and think โ€œanother kale salad?โ€ I promise this one is different. It’s everything, really. Itโ€™s also a total copycat recipe from the new pizza place in Tucson: Falora. One night this weekend, Livi and I picked up a couple of pizzas and salad…

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thoughts on 30

Turning 30 always seemed like a looming deadline – a to-do list of all of these things that I had to accomplish. And now that itโ€™s hereโ€ฆ it just feels like a sigh of relief. This past weekend, my mom told me that she loved her 30s. She said, โ€œThe 20s are just about finding your…

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OBeachin’

Hi guys! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re having a great afternoon so far. <3 Liv and I made it back here late last night, and while we had an amazing time with the fam, it definitely feels good to be home. Once again, she was incredible on the plane -I just had to ask…

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Tucson Adventures + early Thanksgiving

Hi from Tucson! Itโ€™s our last day here before heading back to SD, and itโ€™s been an amazing long weekend with the fam. It was Kyleโ€™s last weekend in Tucson before moving out to Massachusetts for his new job -I will definitely post the details of the new restaurant when I can!- and it was…

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Blue Apron restaurant quality meals at home

This post is sponsored by Blue Apron, and includes a giveaway opportunity from yours truly at the end. As always, all opinions.. and foodgasmsโ€ฆ are my own. For quite a while, we found ourselves in a bit of a dinner rut. We were rotating through the same things (hey, they were easy and we all…

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Friday Faves

Hi from Tucson!! Liv and I got here yesterday morning, after an early Orange Theory class -it was hard to wake up, but I always love to get in an early workout on travel days- and packstravaganza. My last flight alone with Liv was when she was 4 months old (to Vegas!), and just as…

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Barre BLAST HIIT Combo workout {video}

Hi! Happy almost-Friday! Get ready for a barre HIIT combo workout – plus a video so you can follow along! To Tucson We Go! Livi and I are on our way to Tucson for the weekend. The Pilot had some work travel, and the timing ended up being perfect for us to make a little…

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On a boat

Hi guys! Howโ€™s your day going so far?? Weโ€™ve had a pretty glorious morning. The weather was beautiful, the Pilot had a day off work, so we rented a boat to explore Mission Bay. We knew Liv was going to be a fan, but she LOVED it. She even helped the Pilot out with some…

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How safe and effective are hot fitness classes?

Hi! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a great one so far!  Iโ€™ve received quite a few requests for a monthly workout calendar for November. Weโ€™re going to have something a little different this month leading up to the holiday: Give PLANKS. ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™ll send the pre-turkey-day plan out tomorrow. If youโ€™d like to…

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San Diego Lobster Street Tacos

Hi guys! Hows the morning going? Iโ€™m pretty excited to welcome yโ€™all to Jessโ€™ Virtual Baby Shower with my contribution to the fun: San Diego Lobster Street Tacos!  Virtual Baby Shower I’m so excited for baby How Sweet on the way, and the chance to virtually celebrate with so many wonderful blog friends. When Bev and Ashley first…

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