6 months without caffeine

Helloooooo. Happy Tuesday to ya! Whatโ€™s going on this morning? Weโ€™re heading into the usual morning routine and Livi has her 100th day of school celebration. They asked the kids to dress like a 100-year-old, so naturally, I ordered her this grey wig on Amazon and cat-eye glasses. Iโ€™m taking today off from the gym,…

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changing things up

This post is sponsored by LOLA through my partnership with Mediakix. As always, all opinions are my own. Be sure to use the code FITNESSISTA at checkout. The first 100 readers to order will get 50% off!  Things are about to get a little girly over here. (Warning to my 4 male readers: may want…

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15-week update

This post is sponsored by Embrace. They kindly offered a promo code for reader friends: enter GINA10 at checkout to get 10% off sitewide.  Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? I hope youโ€™re having a wonderful week so far. Weโ€™re relaxing here at home, and I’m trying to figure out what adventures P and I…

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why macro counting isn’t for everyone

Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning. Weโ€™re hanging out before Pโ€™s music class, and Iโ€™m excited to teach barre later today. This post deals with nutrition and dieting strategies; if you think it may be a triggering or uncomfortable subject, please skip this post. For today, I thought we could talk about…

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Favorite books about health and wellness

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? I hope youโ€™re having a great day so far. We are off to the park with some friends, and Iโ€™m excited to catch a dance class later today.  For this morning, I thought we could talk about books! Specifically, health and wellness books. I feel like there are SO…

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Cold Remedies for Toddlers

P is officially over the virus funk she had a couple of weeks ago, and has been back to her spunky self. Having a virus is the worst, even as an adult, so I always feel terrible when the girls are sick. We spend a lot of time snuggling and taking it easy until theyโ€™re…

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Things that have helped

Hi friends. I wanted to say thank you again (SO, so much) for all of your kind comments on last weekโ€™s wine date post. The prolapse situation has felt extremely isolating, and I have been sad about it since I was first diagnosed at the ER. I had no idea that it was something that…

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Why I Stopped Chewing Gum and What I Do Instead

Over time, Iโ€™ve changed quite a few things about my eating habits and fitness routine. A lot of this came from things I read or had learned, while others occurred intuitively over time. Iโ€™ve found that our bodies have a way of telling us what they want; itโ€™s up to us to listen. A major…

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