Chicago eats: Alinea review + menu details

Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a happy Monday! Iโ€™d love to hear about your weekend and what you were up to!  Weโ€™re back in town after an AMAZING trip to Chicago to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We met up with our friends Betsy and Jeremy (who live in San Diego) for a…

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the easiest homemade cauliflower tots (gluten-free, low carb)

Hey hey! Happy Tuesday! Howโ€™s the day treating ya? Hope youโ€™re having a great one. I’ve got an easy cauliflower tot recipe for you below! Yesterday ending up being a busy one over here! In addition to the Monday shuffle, I taught a morning barre class, caught a quick Peloton 30-minute cycling class (to country…

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Trader Joe’s faves

Hey hey! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning. <3 Iโ€™m going to an event with Liv at her school, chilling with miss P, and looking forward to catching up on some things around the house.  I have to admit that Iโ€™ve recently been hit with a bit of FOMO. Itโ€™s been too…

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Body Love + my fave Fab Four smoothie

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that everyone is enjoying the week and that my American friends enjoyed a safe and festive 4th! I have lots of pics to share with you with our festivities (and posted a lot of IG stories!), but for now, Iโ€™m excited to tell you about one of the…

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5 Fitness Changes You Can Make Right Now

Hey hey! How are ya? YAY that itโ€™s almost the weekend. Weโ€™ve just been chilling over here, and Iโ€™m really looking forward to spending the day with the girls and subbing Zumba. โ€œDespacitoโ€ continues to be my favorite Zumba song, even though my world was shattered a bit when Justin claimed he didnโ€™t even know…

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when it comes to motivation and willpower

Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful week so far! Sorry for disappearing on you yesterday. Itโ€™s been an exciting couple of days -Iโ€™ll share more in Friday Faves- and a usual busy summery week. The girls continue to be fascinated with the constant rain, and in between downpours, weโ€™ve been making…

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how to keep your skin clear when you love to work out

This post is sponsored by NxN through my partnership with Mediakix. It includes a special offer to get these amazing products for $9.99 + free shipping (less than $4 a bottle!); check it out here and use the code FITNESS at checkout. Fit people problems: -The mountains and mountains of laundry. Since Iโ€™ve been back…

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The Best St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail

Hi friends! Hope your morning is going well. I have a beefy fitness post headed your way soon (about when to do different types of cardio) but in the meantime, I wanted to re-share this oldie but goodie in honor of the upcoming “all things green” holiday. Not only is this is the best St.…

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Favorite books about health and wellness

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? I hope youโ€™re having a great day so far. We are off to the park with some friends, and Iโ€™m excited to catch a dance class later today.  For this morning, I thought we could talk about books! Specifically, health and wellness books. I feel like there are SO…

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3/5: Meal plan for the week + last week’s workouts

Hi friends! So nice to see ya on a Sunday. Itโ€™s a cloudy cool day over here, and Iโ€™m excited to spend the day with the fam. Hope youโ€™re having a great weekend!! I received a couple of requests to share our meal plans and my weekly fitness plan of attack again, so I thought…

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9 Things I Learned Blogging for 9 Years

(I have a few months to go but 8 2/3 years isnโ€™t quite as catchy) Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning. Itโ€™s been a while since Iโ€™ve done a blogging-related post, so I thought Iโ€™d share some of the things Iโ€™ve learned in blogging for the past almost-9 years. (<โ€” I…

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