Good morning and happy weekend! Let’s take a look at this week’s eats. Breakfast Let’s kick this post off with the WORST idea I’ve had so far in 2014…chia seed pudding. I made this mix of chia seeds, almond milk, vanilla, bananas and dried cranberries and let it sit overnight. I topped it with peanut [...]
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Recent Eats: Homemade Goodness
February 4, 2014 { 27 comments }I successfully ate my way through 90% of the massive grocery haul that I did at Trader Joe’s last week and what I didn’t eat is still in the pantry or freezer. I did such a great job of eating at home. It’s all about having a stocked kitchen! Here is more meal inspiration for [...]
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Here Comes the Snow + Recent Eats + Snacking Before Dinner
January 28, 2014 { 22 comments }Good morning! Rise and shine! It is going to snow in Charlotte today but just a light dusting with no ice so it should be fun. The weather is absolutely nuts because on Monday it was 65 degrees and I ran in shorts and a tank. This morning it’s 28 and going to snow. Winters [...]
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Recent Eats + Friday Pizza Night
January 3, 2014 { 29 comments }It’s been another weird week with a holiday sandwiched in the middle of it but really good nonetheless. The flu is making its way around Charlotte something serious but luckily I got a flu shot this year so I seem to be avoiding it but I have been trying to help out some friends in [...]
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This Week’s (Non-Holiday) Eats
December 28, 2013 { 7 comments }Happy Saturday! It actually feels so weird that it’s the weekend already after having Christmas in the middle of last week. Oh well…I’ll take it! I started my day bright and early at Om Yoga to take and teach. I was hesitant about adding a Saturday morning class to my schedule but I actually love [...]
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2013 Christmas Love
December 27, 2013 { 20 comments }Part two of Christmas is all about the love. Love for being at my grandmother’s house like we have been almost every year for 30 years, love for having sweet children around and seeing their joy and excitement and love for having all of my family together in one place. Here are some of my [...]
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2013 Christmas Eating
December 26, 2013 { 21 comments }One of my favorite things about going home for the holidays is the food and spending time in the kitchen with my family preparing meals. My dad and I always menu plan for weeks ahead of time and bounce ideas back and forth. So the first part of my Christmas 2013 post is all about [...]
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Friday Nails, Cupcakes & Steak
December 13, 2013 { 14 comments }Happy Friday! Mine started pre-5 a.m. which is brutal on a Friday but worth it to train a great client at 5:30 a.m. After that I taught a yoga class, did some treadmill interval work and then taught another lunch yoga class at Om Yoga. Backing up to Thursday night…I made spinach and artichoke stuff [...]
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Mashed Cauliflower Myths and Breakfast Preferences
December 12, 2013 { 25 comments }Helllllooooo. Today has been such a good day. I got some amazing news and I’m feeling grateful and blessed. More to come on that front! :) Also, I’m just so overall happy with how things are going right now on the work front. Teaching more and writing more = good for my heart and soul. [...]
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What I’ve Been Eating This Week Wednesday
December 11, 2013 { 33 comments }Hi, thanks for the support on the Marsala Challenge competition. Remember, you can vote again on Thursday and leave another comment for another chance to win. Again, thank you! Okay, back to the regular stuff. I’m cuddled up on the couch with a fire and a sweet golden retriever laying (on the floor) next to [...]
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Wednesday Giveaway!
December 11, 2013 { 386 comments }The end of the “12 Days of Marsala Challenge” is near and I need y’all to vote for my Marsala Mac and Cheese! It’s so easy to vote. You just visit the Challenge page and then enter your email address under my Chicken Marsala Macaroni and Cheese recipe. Colombo Marsala is giving away a $50 gift card [...]
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2013 Holiday Gift Picks
December 9, 2013 { 15 comments }I always love new holiday gift ideas so I wanted to share some of my favorites with you. Everything that I’m listing here is tried and true and my personal recommendations. For the guy on your list. Personalized DeCapper bottle opener. I have had one of these for a couple years now and love how [...]
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Friday Updates & Events
November 22, 2013 { 5 comments }Happy Friday. I hope that the week is winding down for you and that you’re headed towards weekend relaxation mode. Since you heard from me last I got a killer workout in (I’m going to post a wrap up of this week’s workouts tomorrow), sat in an afternoon of meetings, drove my car into a [...]
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I Can’t Dance
November 14, 2013 { 36 comments }For my entire life (seriously) I have had this deep seated dream that one day I can be a dancer. I can see it in my head but my body just doesn’t cooperate. I was resigned to the back row for jazz recitals when I was growing up and I was always the last one [...]
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What I’ve Been Eating Wednesday
November 6, 2013 { 16 comments }Hi and happy hump day! I’m here with nothing but food pictures for you today after yesterday’s hair extravaganza! Thanks for all your comments and compliments. Apparently I need to buy a curling iron and spend some time on YouTube if I want to master curling my own hair. I started my day by teaching [...]
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Bleeding Tofu & Beet Overload
October 22, 2013 { 27 comments }I had a little situation in my kitchen last night. I went to check the tofu that was roasting in the oven and discovered this. Bleeding tofu! I immediately thought to myself WTF!? and then I remembered that I was roasting a batch of beets while dinner was cooking and I guess some of the [...]
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A Little Sunshine for your Sunday
October 6, 2013 { 10 comments }Hi everyone! I hope it’s been a wonderful weekend. I have been ultra-productive with house-related tasks and have cleaned, organized and baked my way through this weekend. It’s been wonderful and I feel so settled which is always nice. My friend Teri from A Foodie Stays Fit recently tagged me in one of those blogging [...]
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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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Bodyweight Burner Workout + Other Friday Stuff
July 19, 2013 { 23 comments }Hola and happy Friday. Fun fact: anytime I visit somewhere with a large Spanish speaking population, people always assume I speak Spanish and begin chatting away to me. I do not, in fact, speak Spanish although I certainly wish I did. For whatever reason I was determined to learn French when I was growing up [...]
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Homeland: My Experience as an Extra
July 16, 2013 { 35 comments }I’m not sure if you guys watch Homeland but if you don’t…you should. It’s an awesome show with a very engaging and interesting storyline. I have no idea why but Homeland picked Charlotte as their filming location and they are now in their third season of filming here. Facebook was all abuzz last week with [...]
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July 4 = Friends, Food, Fun & Productivity
July 5, 2013 { 6 comments }Hello. I have been absent. And I can’t promise this trend won’t continue. I’m not sure that I can commit to posting every day right now. There are other things in the works. For example…a little website project. More details to come very, very soon. I’m overflowing with excitement at levels I haven’t felt in [...]
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Starting Off With A Bang
June 18, 2013 { 37 comments }First, thanks for all of the happy birthday wishes. It was a happy weekend. But I have to say 30 isn’t off to the greatest start! I got my first migraine headache on Saturday night and it completely freaked me out. I couldn’t sleep because my head hurt so bad so I got up at [...]
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A Week Requiring Pizza, Sushi and Peanut Butter
May 9, 2013 { 8 comments }It’s been a good week. Super productive and not crazy busy at work and I’ve had plenty of times for friends, relaxation and yoga. I haven’t felt this caught up on life in a really long time. It’s nice. Photos of late. Single-serve pre-made pizza from Whole Foods. Exceeded my expectations. I have been enjoying my [...]
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Back At It
May 7, 2013 { 15 comments }I thought I’d take a little break from the Chicago posts for a dose of reality. I actually do have a little more Chicago to share with you later this week, especially our multi-course, multi-hour dinner at RPM Italian! ;) But for today, here is how I transition from a weekend of splurge back to [...]
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Pre-Dawn Grocery Shopping and Kitchen Projects
April 4, 2013 { 19 comments }I woke up at what I thought was the middle of the night. I checked my phone and it was 4:50. My alarm was set for 5:15 and I was wide open so I figured it best to get out of bed while I was half alert rather than sleep for 20 more minutes and [...]
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Hello Spin Bike + More Meal Ideas
April 3, 2013 { 20 comments }I took a spinning class tonight. This is noteworthy because it’s the first time I’ve been on a spin bike since last July. I have similar feelings about spinning as I do about rowing. I have easy access to spin classes at the gym (we offer them almost daily) as well as the opportunity to [...]
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Weekend in Photos
March 9, 2013 { 20 comments }I have a lot to share but it will have to wait until tomorrow! For now here is a quick look into my weekend. We are very dog friendly at Metro Fitness Club. Sullie loved hanging out with our director of operation’s cute pup Felix on Friday. Sullie is seriously awesome at the gym. I [...]
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26 Random Acts: Roundup #3
February 25, 2013 { 4 comments }It’s time for another 26 random acts post. You can read more about the project here and check out round up #1 and roundup #2 to read some of the other stories. 1. Melissa C. – I was in line at a local deli during lunch hour getting a sandwich when I noticed a Marine in [...]
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Link Love + Valentine’s Givewaways
February 14, 2013 { 83 comments }Happy Valentine’s Day to all of my beautiful, loving and generally amazing readers. (source) My Valentine’s Day has consisted of training four clients, working and eating a peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie before 10 a.m. Part two will involve running and teaching BodyPump…to all five people who show up at class…and most likely more cookies. [...]
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26 Random Acts: Roundup #2…And Thoughts on RAK
February 11, 2013 { 16 comments }It’s time for the second random acts of kindness project round up. The overwhelming feedback on this project has been positive but I have been really sad to discover that there has been some negative criticism. I just want to take a minute to share with you what I talked about in my yoga class [...]
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26 Random Acts: Roundup #1
February 6, 2013 { 22 comments }Thank you so much to all of you who participated in the 26 Random Acts project. I apologize that it has taken me a while to get the roundups started but it was more of a logistical undertaking than I had anticipated. The whole teams thing didn’t really work out the way that I’d hoped [...]
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I Love Potlucks
January 22, 2013 { 29 comments }For the past couple of months I have been seeing all of these delicious looking food pics from local restaurants pop up in my Twitter and Facebook feeds with the tag #epiceaters. A group of girls (most of who I know in real life via blogs/social media) formed what I like to call and “eating [...]
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Turning The (Baby Shower) Corner
January 13, 2013 { 28 comments }If I’m going to be really honest here then I have to say that I usually have mild anxiety when I receive a baby shower invitation. It’s not that I don’t think babies and pregnant ladies are wonderful but I’m just not good at all the baby stuff. First, the whole gift thing is always [...]
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26 Random Acts: Team Assignments
January 6, 2013 { 37 comments }Again, thank you so much for the enthusiastic response to the 26 Acts of Kindness Project. I have since learned more about the movement and it started with Ann Curry. People across the country are going out and performing 26 random acts of kindness in honor of the 26 lives lost in Newtown, Connecticut. Read [...]
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Are You In?
January 3, 2013 { 139 comments }This week has totally thrown me for a loop. I have felt so confused about what day it is and what I should be doing. My routine is all off. Wednesday felt like Monday. It’s been gray, raining and dreary all week. I haven’t done laundry. My house is in a bit of a state [...]
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Scenes From Christmas 2012
December 29, 2012 { 14 comments }Here is the continuation of the last post with a look at family, presents and dessert. We had a great time exchanging gifts. It’s always so much more fun when there are little ones to buy for and play with! My grandmother is ridiculously talented at gift wrapping. She even does all of her own [...]
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Christmas…Postponed
December 25, 2012 { 8 comments }My mom called on Saturday with news that my dad has the flu. We always have Christmas at my grandmother’s house in Georgia but my parents didn’t think it was the best thing to make my dad sit in the car for six hours and then bring his germs to family Christmas. So…Christmas is postponed [...]
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The Holiday Rush
December 21, 2012 { 13 comments }Not gonna lie, I had a little bit of a sugar hangover from my cookie dinner last night. My stomach was definitely not feeling so great this morning. I think two nights in a row of party food instead of real food wasn’t the smartest thing. Oh well, tis the season and like I let [...]
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Second Guessing
November 26, 2012 { 31 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/ECU/OID4176_Kraft_Cracker_Badge_066/@x13?_RM_HTML_FRAMEWIDTH_=450 I would say that one of my greatest weaknesses is indecision and second guessing myself. I second guessed publishing last night’s post (as I always do when things get a little more personal) but now I know without a doubt that it was the right thing to do. Just through that one post I [...]
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Thanksgiving 2012
November 22, 2012 { 9 comments }I was really undecided about what to do for Thanksgiving this year. Part of me wanted to pretend like it wasn’t happening. I almost stayed in Charlotte and planned to take friends up on offers to celebrate with them but I made a last minute decision to drive to Georgia to be with my family. [...]
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Party Pretty – Social Dress Shop Giveaway
November 19, 2012 { 136 comments }I love doing giveaways on Mondays. I think it’s a great way to brighten up the day and get the week started…especially when we can do that with pretty dresses! I mentioned that I attended the launch party for my sweet friend Sarah’s new online dress boutique, Social Dress Shop. And can we take a [...]
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Holiday Overload…Already
November 9, 2012 { 10 comments }The past couple of days have been all about the upcoming holidays. I can’t believe it’s all happening so soon! We’ve been working on our holiday charity efforts and planning the staff party at work, I had a holiday photo shoot for the yoga studio and one of my dear friends is hosting an event [...]
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Video Blog – A Thank You, Body Pump v. CrossFit, New To Studio Yoga And More
October 29, 2012 { 24 comments }I’m saying hi “in person” today with a video blog. A huge thank you, discussion about BodyPump versus CrossFit, switching from gym to studio yoga, plant versus animal protein based diets, transitioning from college to the real world and more. I appreciate all the questions and topic suggestions. These video posts will keep coming and [...]
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Like Christmas Morning
October 16, 2012 { 18 comments }It was like Christmas morning for me when I woke up! It’s new roof day!!! You know you’ve really become a full-fledged, responsible, home-owning adult when things like a new roof excite you this much. The roof on the house is over 20-years old and has tons of damage. I was even starting to get [...]
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Feed A Cold
September 20, 2012 { 26 comments }Remember that old wives tale, “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” Well, I am definitely feeding this cold. Here is a look at today’s eats in a “What I ate Wednesday” format. Breakfast #1 was a Trader Joe’s gluten-free waffle with peanut butter, honey and sliced banana. Breakfast #2 after subbing a hot yoga class [...]
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Sickness Settles In
September 18, 2012 { 13 comments }Good news! I just got a killer deal on a flight to go visit my parents at the beach in early October. The weather should be absolutely beautiful and I’m looking forward to a long weekend on the beach and some quality time with my family! Until then I’ll be dreaming of this… Bad news. [...]
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Okay Fall…Let’s Do This
September 5, 2012 { 27 comments }I love summer…the food, cookouts, ice cream, warm weather, beach trips, pool days…all of it. Given the choice, I will always choose sweating over freezing. I swear, I am like a reptile and I need to soak warm sun into my body. So it’s a little surprising that I’ve kind of been getting into the [...]
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Flying Splits
August 5, 2012 { 30 comments }Today I finally got an arm balance that I’ve been working on for years. I attended a workshop this morning with Jim Bennitt at Be Yoga. The workshop focused on balancing postures and arm balances and we also did a lot of back bending (which I love). We didn’t really do much in the way [...]
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Blender Envy And Protein Powder
July 19, 2012 { 27 comments }I ended up taking another rest day on Wednesday. I was working the front desk at the new gym last night and watching everyone do the CrossFit workout (running, box jumps and wall balls) and I just couldn’t motivate myself to jump in to the last class of the evening. I feared that if I [...]
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Anticipation + Beach Reads 2012
July 3, 2012 { 25 comments }I am so excited I can hardly stand it! This time tomorrow I’ll be arriving here… My parents just moved to Okaloosa Island which is located on the Florida panhandle just outside of Destin. We actually grew up going to Destin for two weeks every summer (back when it was a small beach town!) and [...]
