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Focus On: Stability Balls

Weโ€™ve already talked about medicine balls and resistance bands, so today I thought it would be fun to focus on another gym staple: stability balls. They look so nice and innocent, huh? Not only are they inexpensive and easy to find, but you can get in a killer total-body workout, particularly challenging your core, using…

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Din for the win

Last night when the Pilot got home from work, I had showered and was wearing real, non-workout clothes (a feat when youโ€™re fighting fatigue) and tonight, dinner was ready and waiting. Iโ€™m on a roll, friends ๐Ÿ˜‰ The Pilot LOVES pulled pork, but itโ€™s one of those things that I donโ€™t think to make until…

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36 weeks

and feelingโ€ฆ good. (Random: the Pilot recently found a video on his old computer of my friend and I doing our pointe dance to that song. It was one of my faves) Is there some kind of pre-labor euphoria that hits? If so, maybe thatโ€™s whatโ€™s going on. Even though my hips still hurt like…

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10 ways to make it a divine December

โ€œOh month, diviiiiiiiiiiineโ€ <— slightly off-key (itโ€™s the morning), but you get the idea August was awesome, September was stellar, October was outstanding, November was a knock-out and now weโ€™re rounding out the year, which always has a fresh and magical feel to it. It also has a deathly cold feel to it- we had…

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Just a Monday

I think the Pilot loves being in Tucson as much as I do. After he got off work, he stopped by my momโ€™s house to say hi, and she was cooking a feast. Baked gnocchi with vodka sauce and cheese homemade meatballs cheesy bread and a Bundt cake. You know, Monday night fare ๐Ÿ˜‰ He…

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How my workouts have changed- 3rd trimester

Todayโ€™s workout was brought to you by the letter โ€œO.โ€ Thank you Oprah, for entertaining me as I walked around the indoor base track for an hour. The looks Iโ€™ve been getting at the base gym during my workouts have recently changed from โ€œwow, Iโ€™m kind of impressed that girl is doing push-ups on a…

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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: For the Dudes

Guys can be pretty tricky to shop for. They never seem to tell you what they want, or if they really want something, theyโ€™ll just go out and buy it. Punks! Hopefully this little gift guide will help make shopping a little easier: For the Fitnessist-o ๐Ÿ˜‰ 1) Pacific Run Jacket 2) Insanity Asylum 3)…

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TV Philosophy

Iโ€™m not a huge TV person. Donโ€™t get me wrong, I LOVE my Kardashians and Project Runway, but besides having the television on CNN most of the day, I donโ€™t actively watch it very often. We always agreed not to have a TV in our bedroom โ€“it disturbs the peaceful vibe and a distraction from..…

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What I love about Sunday

Sleeping in on Sunday is one of the best things ever. Sleeping in with the sound of rainโ€ฆ.. even better. A French toast breakfast? The icing on the cake. I LOVE this French toast recipe. Every time I make it, I tell myself to make it more often. Super easy, and I love that it…

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Boot Help and Maternity by lulu

Iโ€™m not usually an impulse buyer. I buy things on super sale, and the more expensive investments, Iโ€™ll ponder and research for a little while before making the splurge. Huge purchases (like electronics) give me anxiety. Boots usually donโ€™t. Those, however, were an impulse buy. I really wanted a pair of heel booties to wear…

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My day in one photo

Here is my day in a picture. Hereโ€™s what it says: -I overslept -Couldnโ€™t find matching socks to save my life. The best I could do was two pink ones -Had to race home in between classes because the Pilot locked himself out of the houseโ€ฆ and he was wearing shorts in 40* weather. Poor…

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