what I’ve been reading lately

May 5, 2025

Sharing a roundup of the books I’ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection.  Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Liv’s dance competition. Her team did an amazing job, we enjoyed a family brunch, and I snuck away for a Lagree class – wins…

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9 Things I Learned Blogging for 9 Years

(I have a few months to go but 8 2/3 years isn’t quite as catchy) Hi friends! How are you? Hope you’re enjoying the morning. It’s been a while since I’ve done a blogging-related post, so I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned in blogging for the past almost-9 years. (<— I…

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barre, bubbly and beauty

Hi friends! How are you? Happy Monday! Hope you enjoyed the weekend. What did you do?? Ours was a whirlwind of fun activities and family events. Friday night, the Pilot and I enjoyed a date night at one of our favorite spots: North. Our good friends Michele and Dave were in town for the weekend,…

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY. What’s going on this weekend? We don’t have a ton of plans, and I’m looking forward to enjoying some of this AZ sunshine. It was unusually warm around here for a couple of days, so we may be breaking out the swimsuits and puddle jumpers sooner rather than later. Any mama…

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Top 7 motivational podcasts

Hi friends! Happy Friday! I’ll be back later with Friday Faves, but in the meantime, I wanted to share a guest post with you from my good friend Kelli. I loved meeting up with Kelli for friend dates when we lived in San Diego, especially when we would grab a juice and go for a…

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This is a total body strength and cardio workout using only a pair of dumbbells and your own body weight. Watch the quick how-to video, and save for your next gym session! Perfect for a quick and sweaty workout. fitnessista.com

Cardio + weights blast (workout + video)

Hi friends! How are you? Hope you’re having a wonderful week. Thank you for all of your amazing comments on yesterday’s coffee date post. I know everything will work out, but as a Type A personality, this whole limbo phase thing is driving me bonkers. I’m definitely LOVING this time in Tucson, though. For today,…

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