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Raw vegan tart crust

Hey friends hey Howโ€™s your day going?? Are you busy prepping for tomorrow? I am, while Tucker watches from the imaginary line to the kitchen that heโ€™s not allowed to cross.   (My little bro put his candy cane collar on him last night) Tucker has been giving me lots of puppy kisses lately since…

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Santa and Veggies

Heyyyy How are you? This afternoon has been quite a blasty. I had a little date with my nana to see the Christmas Show at the Gaslight Theatre: Gaslight is a local thing- they have melodrama musicals every season and Iโ€™ve been going since I was little. (Side note: I scored an audition in high…

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Reader’s Request: Staying Motivated

Hey friends! How are you this lovely afternoon?? Iโ€™m bueno over here I took a dance class with a lifelong friend last night (which was INCREDIBLE, but no Dance Trance), ate vegetarian take-out for dinner, visited my great-grandmother and had my broken toe massaged by the lovely lady who stays and takes care of her.…

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Taking Advantage

Hey friends! Howโ€™s your day going?? Iโ€™m sitting outside, enjoying the lovely Tucson air and lack of humidity Itโ€™s very nice. Iโ€™m so glad you liked the Holiday Gift Guide!! Per your requests, Iโ€™ll post a dude version on Friday morning. Stay tuned for a Core bag and Sun Warrior promo, too! Since I got…

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Holiday Gift Guide 2010

Hey guys! Howโ€™s your morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day In spirit of the upcoming holidays, I thought it would be fun to do a gift guide for your fave Fitnessista. Friends/cousins/moms/aunts/cats can be hard to shop for sometimes, so hopefully youโ€™ll get a couple of ideas! Also, maybe youโ€™ll see a couple…

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Land of…

Tucker TRADER JOEโ€™S! World Marketโ€ฆ familia <3 and making legendary dinners with my chef brother. Weโ€™re doing it the friendly way together.. no smack-talking Iron Chef battles yet On tonightโ€™s menu: Salmon with rosemary, garlic and lemon Chicken prepared the same way: Sautรฉed veg: Roasted butternut squash Salad Nanaโ€™s famous Bundt cake: My heart is…

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In the Desert Again

Hey guys! Howโ€™s your day going?? After an early early flight, Iโ€™m finally here in Tucson with the fam. (Gift basket at the madre hotel with brown rice bread, TJs dressing, salsa, apples, avocadoes and almond milk!) I stayed up late last night Skyping with the Pilot (Skype > sleep) and then woke up at…

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How Now Brown Bread

Hi friends! How are you? (Someone needs a bathโ€ฆ and a sassiness check, haha) Bella is officially confused as to why I keep traveling. I think sheโ€™s sad Iโ€™m not bringing her furry face to Tucson with me :/ This morning, I got my DT on before work. It. was. glorious. Since I knew Iโ€™d…

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My frosting runneth over

Hey guys! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a fabulous Saturday so far! <3 Last night was pretty lovely. First, I took a class at the Ritz-Carlton: At work, we have a BINGO board in the break room with different community fitness classes on each spot. Taking a class at the Ritz-Carlton was the last…

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If you give a girl a day off…

Sheโ€™ll buy new shoes and then, sheโ€™ll want to go to yoga. Then, sheโ€™ll remember that Harry Potter is out and decide to go to that instead. Source After contemplating the large crowds and abundance of people dressed like wizards, sheโ€™ll look down and realize itโ€™s time for a manicure and pedicure. That ends up…

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Sparkles and Turkeys

Hiiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you so much for your sweet comments on my last post. It wasnโ€™t meant to make you feel bad, though! Thereโ€™s a silver lining in everything, fo sho. And if I eat more zucchini than usual, donโ€™t question it, mmm k? ๐Ÿ˜‰ Itโ€™s Fashion Friday!! Iโ€™m celebrating by purchasing these babies, which…

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She’s a Grainiac

Hi friends ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s your morning going?? Mine is pretty bueno. So glad you like the biscuit recipe! Let me know if you try them ๐Ÿ™‚ I have a new food obsession:   Grain bowls! The obsession began when I had the macrobiotic bowl at Cafe Gratitude in San Francisco. I just love the idea-…

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