Hi everyone! I’m currently on my way back to the US after a long weekend in Mexico. I think this was the longest break I’ve had from blogging (three days) since I started this blog. I knew going into the weekend that the hotel had WiFi in the lobby but not the rooms and I [...]
September 2013
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The Week In Food, Workouts and Life
September 26, 2013 { 12 comments }Hi everyone! Thanks for your wonderful feedback on my posts this week. I appreciate the support and positivity! But now I have a whole week to catch you up on during my short break from the frenzy of getting ready for a weekend away. The Food… Salad with kale, spinach, arugula, roasted red peppers, artichokes, [...]
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This is going to be the best day of my life.
September 24, 2013 { 17 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/ReviewBadge/OID5498_Folgers_Best_Part_ReviewBadges_015/@x13 What if you woke up every morning and said to yourself, “this is going to be the best day of my life.” Did you know that the oldest yoga teacher in the world is 95 and this is what she tells herself every day she gets out of bed? Oh, and she can still [...]
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Decide What To Be And Go Be It, Round 2
September 23, 2013 { 49 comments }Two years ago today I announced that I was leaving my advertising job to pursue a career in fitness.The past two years have taken me from making training, teaching and blogging my living to accepting a full-time position as the general manager of Metro Fitness Club and Metro CrossFit. Each step of this journey has [...]
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Frittatas and Half Moons
September 23, 2013 { 19 comments }Hi and happy Monday! I hope that your week is off to a fabulous start! I got up and practiced yoga this morning and it was the most perfect way to kick off a short week. I’ve got a fun last-minute quick trip planned for this weekend. It’s not always easy to get out of [...]
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First Weekend of Fall // Dinner at Rooster’s
September 22, 2013 { 11 comments }Hi! Happy weekend! It is an insanely gorgeous day in Charlotte. It was very cloudy on Saturday and rainy Saturday night but I’m grateful that front brought us this sunshine and cool weather. Today is the first day of fall and I can’t imagine a more perfect day! I was working on this post after [...]
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Friday Blog Swap with Nutrition Nut on the Run
September 20, 2013 { 4 comments }Hey y’all! TGIF! TGIF! TGIF!!! I have a little something different for you today. Hillary from Nutrition Nut on the Run emailed me a couple of weeks ago about doing a blog swap so that our readers could get to know another blogger. Hillary and I threw a list of questions at each other and [...]
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Finally Feeling Workout Motivation
September 19, 2013 { 8 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/SocialBoom/OID5175_GreenMountain_Q3-Q4_SocialBoom_073/@x13 http://ads.blogherads.com/75/7551/campaigns/13/1342/1342743/x93.js Today was such a good day! It started it with a yoga private followed by a streak of crazy productivity at work and then a management team meeting, practicing yoga, teaching BodyPump and a CrossFit coach’s meeting. I finished my day with a conference call with a group of women where I talked [...]
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A Day In The Life Tuesday
September 18, 2013 { 24 comments }I thought it would be fun to do a post about what Tuesday looked like for me versus another “day in the life” post I did on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. The 2011 post was written just a few weeks after I left my full-time job in advertising to pursue fitness but I had not [...]
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Relaxation Rituals
September 17, 2013 { 12 comments }Growing up (and to this day) one of my moms favorite things to tell me when I was tired, sick, emotional or blah was, “take a shower and you’ll feel better.” It’s one of those things I wanted to roll my eyes at but I couldn’t deny that it worked. What is it about a hot [...]
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Sweet Sullie + Yoga Love + Run Inspiration
September 16, 2013 { 8 comments }I hope your week is off to a wonderful start! Sullie’s certainly is! She has been camped out in my office playing with her toys…one of her favorite things to do is play with multiple toys at one time. Today it’s laying on her duck while she chews her bone. I cannot tell you how [...]
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Taco Time
September 15, 2013 { 19 comments }Hi! There are dishes to be done, laundry to be put away and a grocery trip to make but sometimes a girl just needs to lounge on the couch for a little bit on a Sunday afternoon. This weekend has been good but wore me out! I am sure you can guess what I spent [...]
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My First Mumford!
September 13, 2013 { 31 comments }Several weeks ago some of my girlfriends decided to get a group together to journey down to Simpsonville, South Carolina for the sold out Mumford & Sons concert. We gladly overpaid for tickets on Stub Hub and started making plans. It started with just four of us but before we knew it our group doubled [...]
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White Bean & Herb Dip
September 12, 2013 { 8 comments }Reposted from Bakin’ and Eggs. Originally published on June 26, 2011. I’m not the best when it comes to appetizer ideas. Give me a cheese plate and I’m a happy girl but sometimes I want to mix it up, especially when I am entertaining or taking appetizers to get togethers. I was looking for an [...]
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Workouts + A New PR + Eats
September 11, 2013 { 10 comments }Hi everyone! I’m currently en route to Mumford & Sons in a borrowed Honda Odyssey with seven other girls. It’s a two hour drive to the concert venue so I’m trying to knock out some work since I had to leave so early today (and update you guys!) before an evening of tailgating, music and [...]
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Spiced Peach Carrot Bread
September 10, 2013 { 17 comments }Here is the first of the recipes from Bakin’ and Eggs. Some recipes I will actually be remaking, rephotographing and reblogging and others I’ll just be reposting. Today is a repost because I wanted to get this recipe up before the last of the peaches are gone and I’m happy with the photography here. Some [...]
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The Evolution of Two Blogs & One Girl
September 9, 2013 { 84 comments }I got my start as a blogger five years ago when I launched my food and recipe blog, Bakin’ and Eggs, and shared my dad’s chili recipe. I started Bakin’ and Eggs because I was constantly getting asked by friends and co-workers, “What should I make for dinner?,” “Do you have a recipe for…?”How do [...]
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The Weekend: Sullie QT, More House and a Hike
September 8, 2013 { 25 comments }Weekend photo time! Sullie and I celebrated Friday with relaxation in the front yard followed by my street’s annual party. Hot dog (there is a special place in my heart for hot dogs…I will not tell you how many of these things I ate late night in college. Hot dog man, hot dog man, hot [...]
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Video Blog: Balancing Workout Types, At Home Workouts, College Meal Planning and More
September 6, 2013 { 10 comments }HAPPY FRIDAY! This short week definitely felt like a regular week over here. Between social engagements and big work projects, it was jam-packed. I have a video post for you today. First I talk about a couple things that I have in the works that have been keeping me busy and then I answer your [...]
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Muse Madness
September 5, 2013 { 9 comments }I received a text from a friend on Monday afternoon that another of our friends had backed out on her Muse ticket and asking if I wanted it. I immediately replied “YES!!!” I have loved Muse for years. I saw them in Atlanta a few years ago and it was one of the best concerts [...]
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The time I fell in love with pressure washing + Hotshots 19 Workout
September 4, 2013 { 24 comments }Things have been a little crazy the past few days. The great home improvement mission has continued in full force. Things got really serious late Monday afternoon when I discovered the joys of pressure washing. Once I started I couldn’t stop. It’s one of those instantly gratifying things. I pressure washed my back patio for [...]
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Labor day weekend: from housework to yoga inversions to I am so not meant for clubbing…
September 2, 2013 { 6 comments }My Labor Day weekend hasn’t provided much of a break from laboring but it sure has been productive. And there has been a bit of fun involved so I can’t complain. Housework has continued in full force and the following has been accomplished… – HVAC repaired – Installation of two new toilets – New light [...]