just for kicks
Ballerina Pilot
Hi! How’s your morning going? It’s pretty good over here! I’m catching an Orangetheory class and then starting pre-holiday packing extravaganza. As part of our holiday traditions, we had a family outing to see The Nutcracker, performed by City Ballet. It was at the historic Sprekels Threatre, which is a gorgeous venue. Bonus: they have…
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Holly, jolly
Hi! Happy Monday! Hope you’re having a wonderful week, and that those of you who are celebrating are enjoying a fantastic holiday season! Totally wearing my leopard-print Santa hat to teach BODYPUMP this morning haha. Nothing says “holiday season” like a trip to the Air and Space Museum. 🙂 (For an airplane-loving guy and his…
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“No Place Like Orange” Workout
I’m combining my usual Friday Faves post with an OrangeTheory Workout for you, so keep on reading to find this awesome cardio workout you can pin for later! We have lots of holiday cheer on the agenda this weekend: zoo lights, cookie decorating party, holiday party, and getting ready for Tucson travel adventures. Here are…
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My fave beauty products
Hi! How’s the morning going?? Any fun plans tonight? I have a couple of barre classes later, and am excited to make cookies with Liv for cookie decorating tomorrow. In addition to the fitness questions I get for the blog, I also get a ton of makeup and hair product questions. Since my faves have…
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The Pilot’s famous lasagna
Buddy the Elf! I KNOW HIM. (The Pilot took that pic while Buddy was screaming in my face, and I was laughing hysterically. He then hugged me and asked, “What’s your favorite color?”) We went to check out Winter Wonderland at Petco Park, and had a blast. Liv was totally awestruck by the gorgeous light…
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Holla for La Jolla
Hiiiii friends. How’s the day been? Hope you’re having a happy Monday. I taught a fun and sweaty BODYPUMP this am, we went to Liv’s yoga class, ran a couple of errands, and are chilling here during naptime before I head off for spin. Thank you again to those of you who participated in the…
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Friday Faves
Hi! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? Last chance to enter this week’s giveaways! You can enter to win a holiday gift pack + my new book, gorgeous flats, an awesome desk chair, mala beads, and White Plum gift cards! In typical Friday fashion, here are some of the things I’m loving…
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An elf in Zumba clothing
Hi! How’s your Monday going? I started the day off with BODYPUMP -the triceps track gets me every.time- and am hanging out here during Liv’s nap before getting for spin. I’m excited to add some new songs to my playlist this afternoon! Everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit. In OB, there is an ENORMOUS peace sign-adorned…
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Turkey day in the desert
(+ Caro, the secret escape artist) Hi! How’s the day going? LOVE all of the giveaway entries flooding in. Keep ‘em coming! Plus, we have 11 more awesome giveaways on the way. So excited for them all! I can’t believe I have 3 posts up today. Flashback to 2010. Anyone else reuniting with vegetables today?…
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Shrimpsgiving, Black Friday and Faves
Hi! Happy Black Friday. 🙂 I hope that those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday enjoyed a beautiful holiday. Ours started off with breakfast at the madre’s, and then we spent the day and evening with my dad’s side of the fam, then back to madre’s for mulled wine and dessert. We loved being with…
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The random survey
Hi friends! How’s your day going? Hope you’re having a wonderful one so far. We’re on the road to Tucson (wahoo!) so I thought I’d change things up a little for this post. It’s survey time! It’s kind of giving me flashbacks to the MySpace days when surveys ran amok (and picking your “top 8”…
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it’s the beachin’ weekend
Hi! How’s your morning going?? Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend! I did what all the party animals do: slept 11 hours Saturday night. Usually, I wake up before the fam to get as many things done as possible, but I decided to dedicate a morning to catch up on sleep, and it…
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