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The “what’s next?” syndrome

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend ๐Ÿ˜€ Iโ€™m FINALLY here in Orlando and chillaxin after 24 hours of insanity. Last night, I grabbed a cucaracha before taking off on a glorious 6.5 mile run. Not gonna lie, itโ€™s been really hard for me to get out and run lately, even though I have…

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Go on with yo bad SELF

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your day going?? I have to say mine has been pretty darn frantic, but bueno ๐Ÿ˜€ I started the morning with a lovely bowl of chia pudding The rest of yesterdayโ€™s almond milk, chia seeds, Stevia, mesquite and 1/2 crumbled tropical fruit tart Larabar. Note: mesquite and tropical arenโ€™t a good flavor…

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Rows of ‘roons

Hi everyone! HAPPY FRIIIIIIIIIIIDAY! Yeahhhhhhh ๐Ÿ˜€ After being gone for school and trying to get back in the swing of Valdizzy life again, things finally feel back to normal around here. All because I made some macaroons. I always call dibs on the paddle: Ready to go into the dehydratorโ€ฆ Rows of beautiful roons ๐Ÿ˜€…

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A different domestic

Hey everyone! Hope your day is going well ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s funny how views of domesticity can changeโ€ฆ When I was younger, being domestic meant my once-weekly apartment cleaning extravaganza ๐Ÿ˜€ Now, itโ€™s making fresh almond milk to go with my cereal (For info on making almond milk, check out Gena’s how-to post) I poured myself…

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Vegalicious winner

Helloooooo ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s that timeโ€ฆ. time to announce the winner of the Vega Sport Giveaway!   (Source) Between comments, tweets and emails, we had a total of 489 entries. Using random number generator: Comment #356! Erika said: erika October 14th, 2009 at 6:34 pm ยท Reply Wow! I would love to win some of this…

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Zumba in my bones

Hey everyone! Hope youโ€™re having a great night! I didnโ€™t get my Indian Food fix tonight since I had to work late, but donโ€™t you fret, we have an Indian date with friends tomorrow night. ๐Ÿ˜€ Did anyone else celebrate Indian Food Wednesday?? Dude, Zumba was BOMB. Spin was a lot of fun, too, but…

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You’ve been good to me, postman

Hey guys! Howโ€™s your day going?? Who has Indian food plans for tonight?? Sadly, Iโ€™m gonna wait until tomorrow for Indian since I have a training appt, but it will just taste that much better, right? ๐Ÿ˜€ The postman has been so kind to me lately. First, he brought me a beautiful plethora of GLOBARS!…

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Almond butter chocolate chip cookies

Helloooooo ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s meeee again! haha. Hope your day is going well and if you havenโ€™t checked it out yet, be sure to enter the Vegalicious giveaway! You donโ€™t want to miss out on that goodness. Today was one of those weird days where I know I did a lot, but feel like I didnโ€™t…

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Vega Sport Giveaway

Hey everyone! Hereโ€™s a lovely afternoon pick-me-upโ€ฆ a GIVEAWAY from Vega!!!   (source) As you all know, Iโ€™m a huge fan of Vega for their 100% REAL plant-based ingredients — their smoothie infusion rocks my face off. I was beyond psyched when Kelly (a rep from the lovely company) let me know that they were…

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Raw Peach Cobbler

Hey everyone! Hope youโ€™re having a great morning ๐Ÿ˜€ Iโ€™m so glad youโ€™re enjoying the why I became a personal trainer post– not gonna lie, I felt a little weird putting everything out there, but as always, was glad I did ๐Ÿ˜‰ Since I had a late bfast yesterday (and ran 5.5 miles in the…

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Why and how I became a personal trainer

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a great night. So I’ve received a crazy amount of emails lately regarding how I became a personal trainer and what someone looking to start a career in personal training would need to do to get started. If I haven’t answered your email (which is basically everyone), it’s not because…

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I cook with vino

Sometimes, I even add it to the food ๐Ÿ˜€ Hey guys! How are ya?? Iโ€™m so excited to finally be able to post right now- Iโ€™ve spent the last hour looking for my camera to finally find it in with the dog leashes. A little scatterbrained over here! I have a TON of pics to…

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