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10 ways to make October Outstanding
Something about October makes me very, very happy. It has a lot to do with the fact that I’m one of those pumpkin fiends who goes crazy at the first sight of a can at Target, and even more to do with the fact that I LOVE Halloween- it’s always been one of my favorite…
Read More →September HIIT IT Workout
Can you believe it’s September already?! (turning leaves or bad watering job? I’m gonna go ahead and guess the latter) While it’s definitely bittersweet to see summer ending as fall begins -even though Fall doesn’t reallllly start in Tucson until at least Halloween- September always makes me think of football games, apple recipes, jeans and……
Read More →8/26: Meals and Fitness for the week
Sweaty and triumphant. It wasn’t the practice 10k I had planned for, but considering I had some odds (aka excuses) working against me, I’m really happy about it. The Pilot said he’s wake up with Liv so I could go run, and when I woke up, it was 8:30. I figured since it was already…
Read More →How do you like your almond butter?
(Besides the direct transfer from spoon to face) Thank you so much for all of the kind words about Tucker’s return. Within minutes of putting the post up, my friend Carrie found him on Craigslist! He’ll be back home with my family today. Social media is an incredible thing, indeed. While I waited for news…
Read More →20 things to do with a stability ball
This stability ball and I have been through a lot. We were together during my senior year in college, when I lived in an apartment with only Bella (my mom said it’s good to live alone before getting married because “you should know how to date yourself.” I’d always had roomies before, but ended…
Read More →Hurts so good {giveaway}
You know the dad in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and his Windex? That’s me and the foam roller. It helps with everything, from sore hamstrings to a broken heart. I tell everyone that it “hurts so good” – that is, if you like a little pain. So I wouldn’t recommend it in every possible…
Read More →10 ways to plank
Planks are one of my all-time favorite core exercises. Source (It looks like Vies!) As I’ve mentioned before, one of the tricks I’ve learned is that the maximum amount of time you should hold a plank is 10 seconds, because after that you start to engage and depend on other muscles to keep you up…
Read More →Fave Picante Picks
So whenever I post pics of food on the blog, I’ll leave it pretty plain so you can tell what it is: and then usually THIS will happen. Hot sauce, cayenne pepper and/or red chili flakes – mama likes it spicy. I have a huge jar of red pepper flakes in the car, a…
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Smoothie a Day in May
Happy May! As you guys know, I like to start the month off with a list of things I think would help make it a little happier/fun/fit. Since May is already a pretty awesome month, I was having a hard time thinking of things that would make it extra amazing. Since so many of you…
Read More →Ways to Make April Amazing
April showers bring May flowers unless you live in Tucson, where we go months without rain and then it pours like the world is ending. I love it 😉 Howdy to a new month, another chance to start fresh and start going after new goals or the ones leftover from last month. Hope everyone had…
Read More →Ways to make it a marvelous March
Favorite things about March: -4th Avenue Street Fair -Renaissance Festival (last time I went, my friend Mikaela and I said “cheers” and clanked our ridiculously large turkey legs together before watching the jousting competition) Source -Spring in Tucson: wine on the balcony, cool walks at night, bringing back outdoor workouts, dog park Sundays with Bell,…
Read More →Gym Ditcher
Last night I happily ditched the gym and went on a date 😉 (Malbec! Yum.) During the week, when the Pilot comes home, we’ll hang out and have dinner, put Livi to bed, and I’ll hit up the gym for a little while. When my mom called on her way home from work to see…
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