I have a driveway-friendly workout for you today that only uses one dumbbell. You could also totally make it work with bodyweight only if you need a workout that you can do anywhere. Here are the details! ONE DUMBBELL DRIVEWAY WORKOUT There are 6 movements that you’ll go through for a total of 3 rounds. [...]
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Daxxify Review: The New Botox Alternative
March 2, 2023 { 2 comments }Sharing my Daxxify review. It’s newest FDA-approved injectable neurotoxin on the market to treat wrinkles. This post is part of my long-term partnership with Carolina Facial Plastics. I have been receiving Botox and Dysport injections on and off for the last 10 years. I started with Dysport injections in my masseter muscles to help with [...]
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Before + After, Then + Now
September 13, 2022 { 5 comments }I so enjoyed your comments on my last post and hearing about what you’ve been reading, what’s on your to read list and your thoughts on Verity. My two biggest takeaways are that I am 99% sure I’m skipping Verity and I’m going to listen to Crying In H-Mart on audio! A few “life lately” [...]
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Weekend Favorites
June 3, 2022 { 12 comments }Happy weekend my friends. I am wrapping up over a week of family time between our trip to Florida and having my mom travel back with us. I’m going to keep it light and share a round up of favorite things that is truly all over the place. I’ve got everything from my mom’s clinic [...]
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A Much Needed Glow Up
March 10, 2022 { 8 comments }This post is part of my ongoing partnership with Carolina Facial Plastics. All opinions and commentary are my own. Back in December, I paid a visit to my friends at Carolina Facial Plastics for a skincare refresh and a round of Dysport. I had been feeling stressed, sad and wasn’t sleeping great. My skin felt [...]
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12 Current Beauty Must-Haves
August 3, 2021 { 4 comments }For the last month or so the notion to write a blog post about my current favorite beauty products has kept popping into my head. I always love receiving product recommendations from friends so I hope you guys will appreciate these from me. I don’t blog a lot about beauty or fashion but when I [...]
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5 Fun Health + Fitness Finds for Spring
May 5, 2021 { 5 comments }This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx. Hey, hey! I have a fun round up of spring-themed health and fitness products. There is something for everyone here and I’m excited to share all the details with you. I enjoy receiving sample boxes. It’s fun to try brands and products that I might not have known about [...]
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My First Vampire Facial with Platelet Rich Plasma
September 15, 2020 { 9 comments }Two weeks ago I had my first ever Vampire Facial with PRP at Carolina Facial Plastics. It definitely wins for craziest facial that I’ve ever had but the the results were seriously amazing. In this post I’ll be sharing what vampire facials are, my experience having one and what the recovery is like. I apologize [...]
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Seven Good Things
June 30, 2020 { 9 comments }I appreciate the comments that you guys shared on my last post. Reading through them felt like a big hug. There were some vulnerable and honest shares and great suggestions around social media limits. Thank you. While I am all about acknowledging and naming your feelings and meeting yourself where you are, I also believe [...]
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Injections at Carolina Facial Plastics
February 20, 2020 { 7 comments }This post is part of my long-term partnership with Carolina Facial Plastics. Quick warning…if seeing or talking about needles/injections makes you squeamish, you might want to skip this one! It’s been great to be partnering with Carolina Facial Plastics again now that I’m on the other side of pregnancy and breastfeeding. While I loved that [...]
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Skincare in My 30s: Changing Needs + Current Skincare Routine
January 2, 2020 { 4 comments }I first connected with Dr. Jonathan Kulbersh at Carolina Facial Plastics back in 2013 when he was new to Charlotte and establishing his practice. He was an early adopter of the whole social media marketing thing (especially in his field) and invited me to come tour the office, receive a skin analysis and experience a [...]
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The Beauty Hack I’ve Used Every Day for 20 Years + 10 Current Beauty Faves
February 6, 2019 { 7 comments }It’s no secret that I’m kind of the furthest thing from a fashion or beauty blogger that there is. I will totally own that. Even still, I have always enjoyed trying different beauty products. I can spend hours reading about different products and browsing aisles in beauty departments. I’ve had a running list for a [...]
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Whole Foods Natural Beauty Products That I’m Loving
May 30, 2018 { 21 comments }Hi and hope you guys are having a great short week! I’m switching gears for today’s post and talking about some natural beauty products that I found recently at Whole Foods that I’ve really been loving. The week before Finn’s birth I was picking a few things up at Whole Foods when I noticed that [...]
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5 Health and Beauty Products I Love for Pregnancy
March 22, 2018 { 6 comments }This post is sponsored by iHerb. Use this link to get a discount on your first order! One of the first things that pregnancy makes you do is take a hard look at everything from what you’re eating and drinking to supplements you are taking to things you are putting on your skin. I can’t [...]
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My Pregnancy Skincare Routine
January 10, 2018 { 10 comments }Over the years I’ve shared a lot about skincare on my blog. It’s something that’s been top-of-mind for me since entering my 30s and I think it’s a very relevant topic for many of my readers as well. We’ve all heard for years that prevention is everything and I truly agree with this. I have [...]
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How I Found Relief from Jaw Clenching with Injections
February 28, 2017 { 19 comments }I have been a terrible jaw clencher for as long as I can remember. I don’t grind but I find myself holding constant tension in my jaw and clenching my teeth together. My jaw clenching has resulted in problems ranging from headaches to cracked dental fillings to overly developed, square jaw muscles. I clench so [...]
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August 2016 Beauty Faves
August 4, 2016 { 14 comments }My content is usually themed around getting sweaty but today we’re going to talk getting pretty. I’m sharing some of my favorite beauty discoveries of the summer. Get ready because I finally jumped on the dry shampoo bandwagon, joined the cult of BB cream and I’m pretty sure I’ve discovered the world’s best hair dryer. Here’s a [...]
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Your Best Summer Ever
June 12, 2016 { 11 comments }In case you’ve missed it any of the last six summers since I’ve been writing this blog…summertime is my favorite time of the year. I love everything about it from the long days to the warm weather to the delicious food to the abundant social events. When I was growing up I lived for summer [...]
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Refreshing My Skincare Routine
November 11, 2015 { 10 comments }Skincare has been an ongoing topic of conversation on my blog since I wrote my first “Face Matters” post back in 2011. Over the course of the last four years I have shared all of the ups and downs I’ve experienced with my skin on my blog and it’s apparent that it’s something that is [...]
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I Feel Like the Tin Man + Weekend + Last Week’s Workouts
November 16, 2014 { 9 comments }I was like the tin man getting out of bed this morning. I almost crumbled to the ground when I tried to stand up because my calf muscles were so sore. While my long runs left me with tired legs, they never left me this sore. Amping up the intensity/pace for a race + hills takes running [...]
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Loving My Skin: Complete AM and PM Skincare Routine
October 1, 2014 { 12 comments }One of the topics that I have blogged about consistently over the years in addition to all the fitness, food and yoga is my skin. I consider skincare to be very relevant to healthy living. I first shared my skincare struggles in a post I wrote in May 2011 and I have provided regular status [...]
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Weekend: Pampering, CrossFit Throwdown, Night Out + More
August 25, 2014 { 39 comments }The weekend was a whirlwind. It flew by at record pace but it was full of good things and fun times. (Whoa. Yes, that’s a lot of me up close and personal for the first photo of the post!) I trained four clients, taught a yoga class, went into the Charlotte Observer office for a [...]
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After the Review: Follow Up on Results and Continued Use
July 19, 2014 { 10 comments }Hi and hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I’m in Georgia visiting with my family. My parents are in town this weekend so I decided to come too. I was thinking that I do a lot of product reviews but not a lot of follow ups. I wanted to do a post today on [...]
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Giving Up the Flat Iron, Pancakes & Winners
May 29, 2014 { 19 comments }Hi there! I have loved your enthusiasm this week about froyo, Coldplay and Target. Read to the end of the post for the giveaway winners! :) I have a little more shopping to share with you + some delicious recent eats. Talk about stores that suck you in and make you spend more money than [...]
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Suave Professionals® and a $1,000 Visa gift card giveaway!
February 11, 2014 { 504 comments }http://ads.blogherads.com/75/7551/campaigns/14/1485/1485505/x90.js Over the last few years I have become a big fan of Moroccan argan oil products for my hair and I use a Moroccan oil shampoo and a serum daily. I’ve had great results with how much moisture and shine these products add to my hair. Recently, I was offered an opportunity to try [...]
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Five Things I’m Doing To Age Gracefully & Healthfully
December 6, 2013 { 20 comments }Let’s have an honest conversation about aging and growing old. I think it’s easy to have tunnel vision when it comes this topic. We have the tendency to limit aging to focus more on the next phase in our life instead of the overall big picture. So for us growing older means hitting common social [...]
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Face Matters: Part Three – Beating Acne and My New Skincare Routine
July 24, 2013 { 40 comments }I received a request recently for an update on my skin. I first blogged about my skin struggles a little over two years ago. I was dealing with frequent acne flairs worse than I had ever experienced in my life. For some back story check out this post and I blogged about the amazing feedback/suggestions [...]