180: Finding joy in motherhood

April 24, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, Chappell Roan said something that stuck with me. “My friends with small kids are in hell.” I have a lot of thoughts about it and figured I’d share in this week’s podcast episode. How can you find joy in motherhood with obstacles and negative messaging? I talk about negativity in…

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Caliente

Hi 🙂 Thank you so much for all of the amazing enthusiasm for this year’s Summer Shape Up! (Fashionably late to the party? Check out the intro post if you’d like to join in!) So many of you have done the first workout already and I’m glad to hear it was as challenging and fun…

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5 months

5 months ago was our first full day at home after coming home from the hospital. After our first few nights as parents, the first night with our baby at home, a mix of adrenaline, sleep deprivation and wacko hormones, I remember thinking to myself, “this is really your life right now. Things really are…

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Summer Shape Up 2012: Intro post + June Calendar

Hey friends! Welcome to the 2012 Summer Shape Up! I’m super excited about this years’ and have been following the workouts myself for the past few weeks. They’re challenging (I’ve included some modifications), SWEATY (for real), and hopefully a fun way to shake up your usual weights and cardio routine. I put together a little…

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Week of giveaways: Final Giveaway- ENDED

This week has been pretty much amazeballs. Thank you again to everyone for participating, sending blog love, and for your kind and wonderful comments. I’m truly lucky to *know* all of you, and am also grateful to the companies who generously sponsored the week of giveaways. Congratulations to the Home Goods giveaway winner! Mary: “I…

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Rise and shine

Can you believe that I’ve actually started to not mind waking up early in the morning? (Note: I didn’t say “I like” it, but for me to go from utter loathing to not minding is a huge deal haha.) It’s so much easier to be productive and plan out the day, and by the time…

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