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Oh hi, 35

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning and that you enjoyed the long weekend.  To be honest, itโ€™s been a heck of a week.  We lost my Tata exactly one week ago today. Amidst the grief, weโ€™ve also been trying to figure out poor Pโ€™s ear situation. I took her to Urgent Care Friday…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™ve had a wonderful week. Ours was a pretty sad one, but weโ€™re making our way back into our day to day routine. Iโ€™ve been so tempted to cancel everything this week, but have found that little glimpses of normalcy amongst the grief have helped tremendously. When I woke up Wednesday morning,…

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Focus On: Les Mills GRIT

Hi friends. Hope your week is going well. My Tata passed away on Monday night in the middle of the night. Itโ€™s been a hard week, but our family has rallied together to comfort each other. I had this post pre-written for this week, so I thought it would be a good one to post…

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20 of my fave fall fashion finds

Sharing some of my favorite fall fashion picks for fall 2019. Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? Iโ€™m taking a barre class and then straight into the rest of the dayโ€™s activities. Thank you so much to those of you who sent well wishes and prayers for my Tata. I hope you know how much…

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weekend things + Hallowthanksmas party

Hellooooo. How are you? I hope you had a lovely weekend. <3 Ours had some interesting twists and turns, but some beautiful and fun moments mixed in with the upsetting moments.  We started off Friday night feeling pretty excited because Commoner & Co. is open again in Tucson! The Ares Collective team has been making…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning. Weโ€™re moving pretty slowly over here after last nightโ€™s adventures. P is curled up on the couch with Bella, watching Elena, and Iโ€™m here sipping decaf in my jammies. I hope you had a fun and festive Halloween! Ours was a blast. Audrey from Descendants 3 and…

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JACKED-o-lantern total body strength workout

Re-posting this workout today for Halloween! Hope you have a happy and safe holiday and I’ll be back in the morning with Friday Faves. Grab your gourds and work out with me. ๐Ÿ™‚ Hey friends! How are ya? Thank you so much for your wonderful comments on the Family page yesterday. It was definitely an interesting…

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045: How sugar affects your brain and how to deal with cravings

In todayโ€™s episode, Iโ€™m chatting all about sugar cravings and how I deal with them, especially during the holiday season.   Short transcript: During the holidays, itโ€™s pretty much an avalanche of sugary treats. I think itโ€™s important to note that the holidays canโ€™t derail your fitness and nutrition progress. Focus on the healthy habits…

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Party people

Oh hello there. I feel like Iโ€™m coming out from a cloud of partying and planning all week long! It feels weird to be back in real-life mode. ๐Ÿ˜‰ We celebrated the Pilotโ€™s birthday, went to Trunk or Treat, and the following night was P’s birthday party at Pump It Up with all of her…

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5 things that help my anxiety and my experience with CBD

This post is sponsored by Equilibria Women but the opinions are my own. Click here or enter the code FITNESSISTA at checkout to get 15% off. Iโ€™ve struggled with anxiety my entire life. Itโ€™s varied from the small amount of anxiety that elevates my heart rate yet keeps me productive and on-task, to the debilitating,…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Whatโ€™s going on this weekend? Weโ€™re just going to continue the birthday celebration that started Wednesday and keeps rolling through the weekend. We had the fam over on Wednesday evening to celebrate the Pilotโ€™s birthday! I ordered mini chimichangas, chips and salsa from Calle Tepa, and made three giant pans full…

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One-song workout: Seรฑorita (Abs and core)

This is a one-song abs and core workout to Shaun Mendesโ€™ โ€œSeรฑorita.” Get a great workout at home in 3 minutes. All you need is your own body weight, an optional dumbbell, and a mat. For even more fun, combine this workout with the legs one-song workout I posted a couple of weeks ago, this HIIT and legs…

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