Merrier, brighter

Whew! Woke up feeling a little sore from yesterday’s long run. I’m definitely still breaking in the new Brooks, and while I like them so far, they don’t have the same mold-to-my-feet feel that the beloved Asics had. (Which is to be expected since I’d been working out in the same Asics for almost a…

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Review: Advanced TurboFire DVDs

As you guys know, Iโ€™m a huge fan of โ€œthe fiyah.โ€ I just love workouts that can be done at home with minimal space and equipment- Iโ€™m always looking for ways to spice up my at-home fitness routine. Some faves are: Zuzana ZWOW workouts (I used to LOVE BodyRock, but since she left Iโ€™m not…

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Hot Mess HIIT Workout

Come over to my house and I will greet you with the finest culinary creations. Marisa came over to hang out for a little while yesterday, and since I still hadnโ€™t done a grocery haul, we made almond butter and jelly for a snack. It was delicious ๐Ÿ˜‰ Nana came over later in the afternoon…

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Focus On: TurboFire

I love this weekโ€™s Focus On topic because TurboFire is one of my workout staples. Theyโ€™re designed well, fun, the music is fab, and I burn a crazy amount of calories in a shorter amount of time. I love the fact that HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) training is utilized and Chalene Johnson is pretty…

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These things happen

Hi friends ๐Ÿ˜€ How was your Friday? Itโ€™s a gorgeous night over here <3 The sunsets in AZ are totally unlike anything Iโ€™ve seen elsewhere. [and Iโ€™m 100% biased because Iโ€™m from here] I didnโ€™t go too cray cray with the hair cutโ€ฆ just got the dead ends taken away ๐Ÿ™‚ Shaggy:                                                                           Better:             {belly…

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Show Me Your Fit

Hey hey ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Monday! Hope your morning is going well <3 Catching up on the blogworld? –Kale chips and my favorite onion bread recipe -The Pilot and I had a date ๐Ÿ™‚ -He has a secret watermelon-carving talent –Adventures with the donut pan Weโ€™re moving a little slowly over here after a late night,…

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Shake for a Cause

Hey guys! Howโ€™s your day treating ya so far?? ๐Ÿ™‚ Looks like Iโ€™m not the only person in limbo right now– as always, I loved reading your comments this morning. For those of you who are also going through mayjah life transitions, hang in there. Itโ€™s definitely weird and a little stressful chillinโ€™ in limbo,…

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Date Night

Heyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ How are you?? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful anniversary wishes. It was a great day ๐Ÿ˜€ I took the night off blogging to celebrate with this guyโ€ฆ. Swooning allowedโ€ฆ and necessary ๐Ÿ˜€ He took me to Two Friends for dinner, which was the first restaurant we ate at 3…

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Hotel Schweat Sesh + Garlic Lurve

Heyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Fashion Friday! Howโ€™s your morning going? Things are bueno over here, about to leave for Chicago ๐Ÿ™‚ This morning, I had an awesome TurboFire Fire 45 workout in the hotel:   and then meandered downstairs for some bfast. I rolled with a bowl of oats with a scoop of Sun Warrior that…

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Food > Shopping

Hi guys! Hope youโ€™ve had a wonderful day <3 Sorry Iโ€™m late posting- I was busy munching Cheesecake Factory and shopping with the Pilot. I knew you would understand ๐Ÿ˜‰ This afternoon, in the middle of Packing Frenzy 2010, I put together all of the macaroon bundles for my HLS friends. If you see me…

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Sushi Foul

(The title of this post *should be* โ€œFoul Sushiโ€ but that didnโ€™t sound as nice, haha) Hi guys! How are ya?? Itโ€™s 8am and Iโ€™ve already taught bootcamp and done TurboFire today! Who am I?! ๐Ÿ˜‰ (Not a morning person) Last night, I made a double batch of macaroons to take to HLS- will be…

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Glamour Shots

Hey hey hey ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your day been?? Mine has been pretty buenoโ€ฆ look what Mr. Postman brought today! Sheโ€™s here! Like I told yaโ€™ll last week, I ordered *this cam* from Amazon. I also ordered an extra lens for it, which should be here tomorrow. As tempted as I was to take some glamour…

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