what I’ve been reading lately

May 5, 2025

Sharing a roundup of the books Iโ€™ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection.ย  Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Livโ€™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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Babywearing faves

(and by that, I mean the simplest kind with no-frills, minimal tying, and awesome cuddly time with baby) When I was at Tiki Port with a friend this past weekend, she asked me about babywearing. It made me realize a couple of things: -Weโ€™re definitely past that stage nowโ€ฆ and it already feels so long…

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Sur La Table dinner at home

Nothing like a Tuesday night fancypants (yet easy!) dinner after a hot barre class. (Hot barre! Not to be confused with the Whole Foods meal, but equally delicious and a rare form of workout torture/triumph.) Ok, and wine too ๐Ÿ™‚ Even though it was a little lonely preparing this meal by myself instead of with…

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Afternoon energizing stretch

When was the last time you got an awesome stretch?? Usually yoga is my go-to for serious stretching, but lately with my subbing/teaching schedule Iโ€™ve been lucky to make it to yoga once a week. One of my favorite things about taking and teaching barre classes is that you stretch the muscles after working them…

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no-bake blueberry jam bars. Grain-free, vegan, no sugar added and a perfect healthy snack option! www.fitnessista.com

No-Bake Blueberry Jam Bars

I have this grand vision of the (very) distant future: I am an awesome grandma and I always have some type of fresh-baked cookies waiting for visitors in the cookie jar. For now, itโ€™s this random Pyrex dish. Each week, thereโ€™s something entirely different for snacking: amazeballs, protein fudge, granola bars, cookies, muffins or whatever…

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Christmas in June

Hi guys! Howโ€™s your day going? Keep those giveaway entries coming! Awesome prize this week, too ๐Ÿ™‚ Bella and Caro wanted to say hello and show off their new haircuts. We found a new groomer -she is AMAZING- and she texted a picture of Caro lounging while she was getting her haircut. Apparently Caro fully…

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