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all-new barre burner

Hi friends! Happy almost-Friday ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you so much for all of your early bird words of wisdom. I think if I make it a priority and go to bed earlier (consistently), it will become a lot easier. A few of you asked about the hormonal thing, so I thought I’d write a little blip…

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Summer Fashion Faves

You hear that? It’s the sound of fashion crickets over here ๐Ÿ™‚ I’ve missed the fashion page! It comes and goes depending on what’s going on. Things got really busy with Kyle and Meg’s wedding -maybe I’ll ask her to do a honeymoon/vacation fashion post!- and have finally settled into a summer groove. Summer is…

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Becoming a morning person

Why hello there, cup o’green: Remember when I mentioned those blended salads I used to have alllll the time? Well, I had to make one after that! I used to do this in the Valdosta days, and figured that it would be a fun way to get in some extra veggies. In the blender, I…

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Happy half birthday

One of Liv’s favorite phrases right now is “Happy Birthday to you.” Except she skips the “birthday” part and really puts some emphasis on the “you.” “Happy to YOUUUUUUU!” She says it whenever she thinks it’s appropriate, usually when there’s some type of candle or fire (she said “happy birthday” to a pizza oven at…

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Row and Run Workout

Last night was taco night! We also celebrated a certain special someone’s 1/2 birthday. The last couple of times I’ve made tacos, I’ve made them the “restaurant way” (browned ground meat in a crispy or soft corn tortilla shell) which isn’t usually how we eat them in our family. My mom, aunt, nanas, everyone all…

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Not my cup of “om”

Last week, I took a *bad* yoga class. The asterisks around “bad” exist because all group class experiences are subjective; one person’s train to soul freedom is someone else’s sad trombone. This yoga class was my sad trombone. Our favorite yoga teacher moved to Korea so last week, I took a class with a different…

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Homemade nut cheese

Whenever I see a food that looks AMAZING, I can’t.get.it.outta.my.mind until I get my fix. It happened recently when a green smoothie -I’ve been thinking about the blended salads I used to make so often!- and again when I read Gena’s post about nut cheese. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had nut-based cheese…

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7/7: Meals and fitness for the week

Hi friends! How’s your July treating ya so far? I’m so happy to hear you liked the circuit! We’ve been having an amazing holiday weekend. Friday, we took Liv to Golf n’ Stuff for the first time: played some arcade games, fed the fish and rode the bumper boats, went to Frost for gelato, and…

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7/5: Friday faves

-Butter nail polish It goes on like, wellโ€ฆ. butter. And, unlike my beloved Essie polish, you don’t need 14 coats for the color to look vibrant. 2 coats and BOOM. I also love that the BX on base carries Butter nail polish ๐Ÿ™‚ -Target sandals Meg told me about these sandals when I was looking…

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4th of July + a red, white and BOOTY circuit

Happy Birthday, ‘Merica! (photo source) I’m proud and thankful to live in this country <3 Sending gratitude and love to those who sacrifice their lives to protect the many freedoms we enjoy. What are your 4th of July plans? Grilling? Chilling? Working? I’ll be teaching most of the day, but I’m so excited for a…

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Vacay mode at home

Now that my Portland recaps are over, it’s back to “real life” blogging for this girl. My little trip was a lot of fun and so very relaxing. It was positively luxurious to be able to get dressed without putting on a one-woman “Twinkle, twinkle” show, ahem, go to the ladies’ room solo, and sleeeeeeeeeeep,…

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