We are squarely in the middle of that weird week between Christmas and New Year’s where schedules and routines have completely gone by the wayside and time doesn’t seem to make any sense. And I’m loving it. As Buddy the Elf would say, “I thought maybe we could make ginger bread houses, and eat cookie [...]
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The Most Wonderful Holiday Hustle
December 19, 2023 { 2 comments }Hello, hello. I hope you guys are well. I’m coming off a stretch of four consecutive nights row of holiday parties/gatherings/celebrations so it feels nice to be cozy at home and cooking myself a meal tonight. Pork tenderloin, roasted sweet potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts are on the menu. I plan to watch a mindless, [...]
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A Week In The Life
December 1, 2023 { 6 comments }I can’t believe another Friday is already here. How time flies! We arrived home from Florida on Monday evening and I jumped right into a full workweek with 15 client training sessions and four yoga classes and one yoga private. It was very nice to have six full days off from training and teaching but [...]
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Ending Well
January 1, 2023 { 4 comments }Earlier this week I came across these words from yoga teacher Janet Stone through a Facebook share from a friend who has been reading here for years (hi Pam!). “Ending well is an honoring of what has been, what is, and what will be.” ENDING WELL grabbed me and the idea of honoring what has [...]
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2022 Christmas Crusher Workout: Sleigh My Name
December 23, 2022 { 1 comment }Ho ho ho! I have a holiday treat for you! The 9th annual Christmas Crusher Workout is here and our 2022 theme is…SLEIGH MY NAME! We’re spelling out S-A-N-T-A with a set of movements that are sure to have you feeling like holly jolly jello! :) THE CHRISTMAS CRUSHER WORKOUT TRADITION The Christmas Crusher tradition [...]
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Life Lately: Getting Into The Holiday Spirit
November 28, 2022 { 10 comments }I hope your Monday was a good one – especially if you were coming off of an extended holiday weekend. I had a really solid day that included preschool drop off, lifting at the gym, teaching yoga, preschool pickup, yard work, lots of Play-Doh, holiday decorating, computer work and now I’m watching the Holiday Baking [...]
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Our Christmas Weekend In Florida
December 28, 2021 { 25 comments }It’s our final night in Florida (which is a bonus night…more on that later in this post) and my grandmother and Finn are sleeping. I should be doing the same but I want to capture our Christmas weekend while I am still in it. This time has been exactly what I needed on many levels [...]
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Making Spirits Bright
December 13, 2021 { 9 comments }Last week I was talking with a friend about what Christmas was like for me growing up and what our family traditions were. What started as lighthearted reminiscing quickly turned into memories so vivid they made my eyes well with tears and my heart ache in the best of ways. I can close my eyes [...]
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A Christmas That I Won’t Forget
December 27, 2020 { 4 comments }Well, Christmas 2020 was definitely one that I won’t forget. It wasn’t bad by any means, it was just very different and really quiet. As I mentioned in my post the week before Christmas, we didn’t travel to see my family and Finn was with his dad the week leading up to Christmas. It was [...]
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Feeling The Holiday Spirit
November 29, 2020 { 7 comments }Hi everyone. I hope that you’ve been enjoying your weekend whether it’s been a relaxing one or busy with shopping and decorating. I got my tree up last night with only one minor hiccup. Somehow the base to my tree didn’t make it to the new house in the move but I was able to [...]
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Christmas 2019 in Florida
December 26, 2019 { 4 comments }Christmas 2019 is a little over one hour away from being a wrap and I’m sitting in the dark in the guest bedroom at my grandmother’s condo typing this post while Finn sleeps in the pack and play. Our Christmas Day started at the early hour of 5:40 but I’m finding myself holding onto the [...]
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Holiday Gift Guide: 50+ Gifts Ideas for Almost Everyone on Your List!
December 9, 2019 { 1 comment }It’s time for my fourth annual holiday gift guide. Every year I put together one post with lots of holiday gift ideas for almost everyone on your list. I realize that some of you have likely completed your holiday shopping by now. This holiday gift guide is for my fellow shopping procrastinators. Every year I think [...]
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14 Layers of Love
December 26, 2018 { 13 comments }Finn and I hopped on an 8 a.m. flight this morning that put us in Florida by 9 a.m. (There is a one hour time change so that helps a lot when traveling here.) Meeting my parents at the airport has taken on a new level of special since I now have Finn in tow [...]
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Christmas 2018: Friends are Family
December 25, 2018 { 4 comments }I am writing on this Christmas night with a heart full of joy and gratitude. Finn and I take off for Florida tomorrow morning to spend some time with my family but Christmas in Charlotte was truly special this year. Over the years, I have been fortunate to form bonds with some of my friends [...]
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Santa Baby
December 19, 2018 { 12 comments }This post is going to be all baby so you have been warned! Look who hit seven months yesterday! I love this age/stage that we’re in so much. Finn is so expressive and full of personality, babbling up a storm, playing a lot but not yet moving. I know that life is going to change [...]
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Holiday Resources for Food + Fitness
December 18, 2018 { 6 comments }How is Christmas just one week away!? I sincerely hope you are all enjoying a little (or a lot) of merriness this holiday season. I am so glad that I decided to decorate and make the house festive. I kind of never want to take my lights down. My house is one of the sparkliest [...]
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2018 Holiday Gift Guide: Over 100 Gift Ideas For (Almost) Everyone On Your List!
December 4, 2018 { 14 comments }It’s time for my third annual holiday gift guide! Every year I pull together tons of great gift ideas for you into ONE POST (not stretching this out into multiple posts!) to help you find ideas and inspiration for almost everyone on your list. I think this year is my best gift guide yet with [...]
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Our Last (for a while!) Quiet Christmas
December 27, 2017 { 5 comments }Hey guys! I have absolutely loved following along on Facebook, Instagram and blogs to get a glimpse of everyone’s Christmas festivities over the last week or so. I was a little bummed not to be seeing my family for Christmas. I considered booking a last-minute flight to Florida but in hindsight I’m so glad I [...]
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Over 75 Holiday Gift Ideas for (Almost) Everyone on Your List
December 4, 2017 { 11 comments }Okay people, it’s time to report for holiday shopping duty. Last year, I got my gift guide together 17 days before Christmas so I’ve improved slightly this year coming in 21 days prior. I don’t know about y’all but shopping ahead of time is not my strong suit and I’m always doing the “jingle dash” [...]
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Christmas Eve in Charlotte and our first Christmas in Florida
December 27, 2016 { 14 comments }It felt so nice to take a few days away from my blog and social media. While I’ve been sharing ongoing updates on SnapChat, I’ve spent probably less than 30 minutes online daily and it’s been so nice. RE: SnapChat…I just love it so much for super quick and easy “in the moment/unedited” sharing. I’ve [...]
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Christmas for Two
December 28, 2015 { 15 comments }For the last month or so I have been back and forth with my family about Christmas. I looked at flights to Florida and then my mom and grandmother talked briefly about flying up to Charlotte. Before we knew it, flight prices had quickly risen and were out of the budget. My dad and I [...]
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A Very Southern Christmas
December 26, 2014 { 8 comments }Merry day after Christmas from me and my two beautiful, sweet girls! I hope everyone enjoyed a lovely day of loved ones and celebration. I traveled to my grandmother’s house in Georgia on Christmas Eve with these two and a car full of gifts. It was…an experience…but we made it and that’s all that matters. I arrived in [...]
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12 Days of Christmas Survey
December 20, 2014 { 8 comments }I am all about the holiday spirit this year. I decorated my house the weekend after Thanksgiving and I’ve just been all lights, trees and celebration every since (although I am still not done with shopping…but that’s pretty standard for me. I don’t remember the last time I wasn’t out on Christmas Eve wrapping up my shopping). I [...]
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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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Wrapping It Up
December 24, 2013 { 4 comments }Merry Christmas Eve! I’m headed to Georgia for Christmas with my family. The past few days have been a whirlwind of last minute shopping, baking, packing and wrapping. This was the scene in my living room last night as I tackled all the gifts that needed to be wrapped while I watched Elf. Sullie acted [...]
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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 Dinner…Finally
December 29, 2012 { 8 comments }Sullie and I finally made it home for Christmas yesterday. We arrived at my grandmother’s house around 1:30 and I immediately got to work helping my dad with Christmas dinner. We fed 16 people last night! Despite all of the sickness (my dad, mom and nieces have all been really sick this week) and back [...]
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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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Scenes from Christmas 2011
December 26, 2011 { 8 comments }I’m a little late getting my Christmas recap up. Please forgive! I left my camera at my in law’s last night and then slept until 9 this morning and spent a big chunk of time at the Y trying to get myself out of my sugar coma and back to normal. I’m just getting settled [...]
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Christmas in Georgia
December 25, 2010 { 9 comments }It’s been a wonderful Christmas day with my family! Stockings lining the stairs this morning when we woke up. There was even one for Sullie. My grandmother and I have been exchanging this gift bag for 10 YEARS! We take turns taking it home every year (although I have not been here for the last [...]
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Christmas Is More Fun With Headstands
December 19, 2010 { 6 comments }We had Christmas with Brandon’s family tonight because we’re going to Georgia to visit my family this year. Somehow after present opening the girls ended up comparing flexibility and yoga moves. My mother and sister in law are both ridiculously flexible…it is crazy to me how some people are so naturally open (they do not [...]