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Brown Rice Horchata

Hi guys! Howโ€™s your day going? Hope itโ€™s been wonderful <3 Mine has been busy but pretty wonderfulโ€”3 training appointments, walked the puppers on the base trail, ran errands, got a facial and massage (lurve) and then back to the casa. THE PILOT IS COMING HOME TODAY! I didnโ€™t mention it on the blog for…

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Golden Roons

Hey guys! Itโ€™s almost the freakinโ€™ weekend! Iโ€™m glad.. how bout you? ๐Ÿ˜€ HOLY MACAROONS!!! Thank you guys so much for your generous bids for Angelaโ€™s Shop 4 a Cause and congrats to Erin E., the winner! I canโ€™t believe they went for such a hefty amount โ€“money to a truly excellent cause. I promise…

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Horchata in the Casa

Hey hey hey ๐Ÿ˜€ Whatโ€™s up, bloggies? How are those Summer Shape Up workouts going? Anyone pleasantly sore from yesterdayโ€™s speed workout? Also, keep those bids coming on Angelaโ€™s Shop 4 a Cause! Yaโ€™ll know when I say Iโ€™m sending macaroons that Iโ€™ll really throw something else in there, too, right? ๐Ÿ˜‰ Maybe some cookiesโ€ฆ…

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Fill it with Millet

Hey guys! How are ya? Happy INDIAN FOOD Wednesday! Whoโ€™s celebrating?? You know I am ๐Ÿ˜‰ Last night was pretty chillโ€ฆ unlike Glee, which was INTENSE. (I changed the channel from Biggest Loser to Gleeโ€ฆ. Personal trainer, but I was a musical theatre nerd loooong before I got into fitness. Gotta stick to my roots,…

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Before and After

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ How are ya?? Iโ€™m bueno over here- today has been oozing of productivity (taxes done!!) and full of befores and afters. Before: After: Bella needed that haircut! To make her feel special too, Viesa got her nails trimmed and a paisley bandana ๐Ÿ˜‰ Before: Bfast cookie! With chocolate chips, goji berries and maca…

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Kale Creeper

Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday! Hereโ€™s hoping today is a thousand times better than yesterday ๐Ÿ™‚ It was so fun to hear your money-saving food tips and comforting to know that many of you spend a ton of money on food, too. The way I feel about it is that food is an investment in your…

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I dream of frijoles

Hey guys! How are ya? Hope your day is going well <3 Thank you so much for the awesome feedback on the Summer Shape Up so far! Please keep cheering each other on and posting your workout triumphs and how youโ€™re doinโ€™ in the comments section ๐Ÿ˜€ Today has been a weird day. I think…

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Summer Shape Up 2010

Hey guys! Happy Monday! Hope your day is going well <3 Today is particularly special because itโ€™s the start of this yearโ€™s Summer Shape Up! As you guys know, I did a Shape Up last year as well as a Winter Shape Up. They were both a lot of fun, so I figured we needed…

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Salad Attacker

Hi guys ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Sunday! Hope youโ€™re having a beautiful and relaxing morning. Itโ€™s been a pretty amazing weekend in Orlando <3 To be honest, I almost didnโ€™t come. We just got back from the Bahamas last Wednesday -our house is a vacation tornado- and traveling will suck the life out of ya but it…

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What’s Going On Here?

Itโ€™s almost 6pm and I havenโ€™t blogged yetโ€ฆ. or eaten a single vegetable. I have, however, celebrated my cousinโ€™s graduation and caught up with the familia <3 One of my little brothers (I have 4) surprised us and caught a plane from Tucson to Orlando with my cousin last night! I wasnโ€™t even mad when…

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Reader’s Request: Budgeting Part 1

Hey guys! Hope your Friday has been fabulous ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m finally here in Orlando with the fam and have some fun dinner and shopping plans. But first, the readerโ€™s request post on budgeting. I get a lot of emails about how to make and stick to a budget, especially when you happen to have expensive…

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In Curry Glory

Heyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend?? Iโ€™m off to ORLANDO this morning! My cousin is graduating High School so Iโ€™m going to cheer her on, see my nana and aunties (!), and perhaps do some shopping damage with my cousin ๐Ÿ˜‰ (Speaking of shopping damage, Iโ€™ll have a post…

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