5.2 Friday Faves

5.2 Friday Faves

May 2, 2025

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Whatโ€™s going on this weekend? Liv has a dance competition, so weโ€™re headed up to Phoenix, P has a basketball game, and weโ€™re meeting up with friends for gelato. I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend ahead! A highlight of the week: it was Maiseyโ€™s 4th birthday! ย We celebrated…

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Farmer’s market finds and a new barre burner

Hi! Howโ€™s your morning going? So glad you liked the dinner recipe! We spent the evening exploring the OB farmerโ€™s market, which has quickly become my favorite. Itโ€™s huge, but not overwhelming so, and they have an incredible variety of vendors, from clothing, candles, accessories, produce, flowers, and allthefood. We didnโ€™t end up getting any…

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Hemp and almond crusted chicken with honey Dijon dressing

Hi! Hope youโ€™re having an awesome hump day. Thank you for your insightful comments on this morningโ€™s post. Iโ€™ve enjoyed reading all of them and love the discussion thatโ€™s been going on today. Thank you! <3 This morning Liv and I ran a couple of errands and ended up at Tiki Port. Iโ€™ve drastically reduced…

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Fitness, yoga and body image

What a loaded topic, huh?  Letโ€™s take some deep ujjayi breaths, friends, and talk about some critical issues.  This weekend at the Yoga Journal Conference, some blogger friends and I were invited to attend a panel hosted by lululemon, โ€œThe Practice of Leadership: Yoga and Body Image.โ€ In Attendance: (from the website) Melanie Klein, MA,…

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Zucchini pasta salad with creamy cashew sauce

Bringing back wacky out-of-the-box salads with this zucchini pasta salad. Even though, letโ€™s be real, theyโ€™re around our house pretty much every day ๐Ÿ˜‰ During the summer, I tend to get a little overzealous with the produce options and create some pretty interesting salad combos. Sometimes theyโ€™re home runs, and other times, theyโ€™re FGO (For…

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Reader’s request: How to add barre workouts into your routine

Hi! Howโ€™s your morning going? Itโ€™s been a great one over here! Iโ€™m getting some work done before Livi wakes up, and am excited for some adventures later today. The Pilot and I had a lovely date night last night too ๐Ÿ™‚ Since Iโ€™ve stared teaching (and taking) barre classes more frequently, Iโ€™ve been asked…

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