I cannot believe it’s been nearly a month since I completed Moab Run The Rocks! It’s a three-day stage race in Moab, Utah that’s put on by the same race organization, TransRockies Rockies Race Series, that I did my six-day Colorado race with back in August. TransRockies truly excels when it comes to planning and [...]
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Moab, Utah Trip Recap (put this on your bucket list)
March 18, 2026 { 10 comments }I recently spent four nights in Moab, Utah for a three-day stage trail race called Moab Run The Rocks. Since returning home, I’ve been telling everyone I talk to about my trip that they must put Moab on their travel bucket list (43 miles of running not required to have an amazing visit to Moab [...]
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Winterplace Ski Weekend
March 10, 2026 { 1 comment }Friends! We have so much catching up to do. The last few weeks have been full of fun adventures that have taken me from skiing the mountains of West Virginia to running the red rocks of Utah. Let’s begin with a ski weekend at Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia. Finn and I first visited [...]
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Weekend In Black Mountain
July 15, 2025 { 7 comments }I’m in the home stretch of preparation for the TransRockies Run in August (I leave in 2.5 weeks!!!) so I spent this past weekend in the North Carolina mountains logging some training miles on the trails. Lucky for me, I was able to make this weekend a little more vaction-esque thanks to a very cute [...]
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Deer Valley + Park City Ski Weekend
March 10, 2025 { 5 comments }I am flying home from the best weekend in Deer Valley and Park City. It was full of bluebird skiing and delicious food and I’m excited to share the experience with you! TRAVEL TO DEER VALLEY American flies direct from Charlotte to Salt Lake City so this makes Utah ski destinations like Deer Valley, Park [...]
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Hello from the Disney Dream!
February 4, 2025 { 4 comments }Hello from the Disney Dream! It’s 8:30a on Tuesday morning and I’m sitting on our verandah with a cup of coffee writing this post while Finn snoozes inside. Disney Cruises are busy, busy things and he’s been going nonstop since we got on board. Last night he passed out horizontally across the bed on top [...]
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Three Days In Savannah for the Every Woman’s Marathon
December 2, 2024 { 1 comment }I am 16 days post-marathon (race recap here) and other than a bruised right toenail whose healing status is questionable, I’m in good shape! I feel fully recovered and ready to start ramping up the intensity of strength training sessions and rebuilding running mileage. Before we get too far away from marathon weekend, I wanted [...]
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Life Lately: Visiting Pittsburgh, 22 Mile Long Run, Pumpkin Decor and More!
October 22, 2024 { 5 comments }Hi and hello! There is so much to catch up on from the last couple of weeks. 48 HOURS IN PITTSBURGH Last weekend I traveled to Pittsburgh to visit my friend Lina. We met in yoga teacher training back in 2011 and became fast friends. She moved to Brussels, Belgium (and I was able to [...]
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Stone Mountain State Park Hiking Review
June 17, 2024 { 2 comments }I visited Stone Mountain State Park for a day of hiking and exploring with my pup. It was a wonderful day trip destination from Charlotte, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time at this state park. The trails, scenery, views and facility were all top-notch! STONE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK HIKE REVIEW Hiking is an activity that [...]
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24 Hours in Winston-Salem
May 27, 2024 { 13 comments }Big thanks to Visit Winston-Salem for hosting my stay! All opinions and experiences are my own. Recently I had the opportunity to spend 24 hours in Winston-Salem – one of my favorite North Carolina cities! It takes less than 90 minutes to drive to Winston-Salem from Charlotte so it makes for an easy day trip, overnight [...]
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Florida Travel Day + What I’ve Been Eating For Dinner
March 29, 2024 { 5 comments }I made it back to Florida yesterday but this time with Finn in tow for an Easter/Spring Break trip. He hasn’t seen everyone since November and four months is a very long time when it comes to kids who seem to grow and change every day. My dad and Beau came to pick us up [...]
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Winterplace Review: Our Fun Ski Weekend in West Virginia
January 12, 2024 { 6 comments }Friends! I am so excited to share this Winterplace review with you. Finn and I spent last weekend in the mountains of southern West Virginia enjoying all that Winterplace Ski Resort has to offer and we had the BEST time! Seriously, I have been smiling all week thinking about how much fun we had together [...]
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Home + Recent Eats
January 29, 2023 { 12 comments }Well, I’m on the other side of my Harrisburg trip and wow – what a weekend. I honestly couldn’t have asked for it to have gone any better. I’ll share more in another post later this week but in short – it was wonderful to visit Studio B again and my cup overfloweth. I wrapped [...]
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Hug Your People Hard
September 30, 2022 { 3 comments }Well, the end of this week has found Finn and I in Florida with my family but what a heartbreaking week it has been to watch Hurricane Ian devastate parts of Florida and also cause widespread flooding in the Carolinas. We were all on edge as we tracked Ian’s path and breathed a sigh of [...]
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YTT Weekend: What You Practice Grows Stronger
September 27, 2022 { 1 comment }Greetings friends! I didn’t mean to disappear on you for almost a week but there’s been a lot of action and moving around. I took off for teacher training at Vidya Yoga & Fitness midday on Friday. I was proud of myself for the level of organization that I executed in preparation for the weekend. [...]
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Weekend Getaway: 48 Hours in Wilmington
April 18, 2022 { 8 comments }Happy new week. I hope you all had a lovely weekend celebrating whatever it was you were celebrating. I had a very low-key Easter Sunday that involved a short run, the best yoga class that I’ve taken in a very long time, cleaning out my shed and a whole lot of pressure washing. I bought [...]
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Early Birthday Celebration Weekend in Florida
April 6, 2022 { 99 comments }I am settled back at home after the sweetest long weekend in Florida with my grandmother and Finn. While my heart always aches when we have to leave, I always arrive back in Charlotte feeling full of gratitude and with my priorities fine tuned. Backstory: I have been trying to get us down to Florida [...]
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Life Lately + What I Ate In Durham
February 1, 2022 { 5 comments }Hi there. I have been back in Charlotte for a few days now. LIFE LATELY The puppies were VERY happy to have me home and have been extra snuggly. Look at that Benji boy. I picked Finn up on Sunday and he’s been a bundle of sweetness and fun. We’ve spent a lot of time [...]
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5 Favorite Mountain/Hiking Destinations Close to Charlotte
October 27, 2021 { 4 comments }This post is sponsored by RewardStyle and Backcountry. The opinions and text are all mine. There is nothing like fall to motivate me to get out of Charlotte to enjoy the outdoor beauty and adventure that the Blue Ridge Mountains have to offer. Here in the Charlotte area, we are fortunate to be able to [...]
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5 Days In Florida
October 8, 2021 { 9 comments }Finn and I flew home from Florida this afternoon. I sent him off to spend the weekend with his dad and I came home to two pups who were very excited to see me. I was feeling a little anxious about coming home this evening. It’s my first night solo without my parents, Finn or [...]
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Summer in Deer Valley – Trip Recap
July 9, 2021 { 16 comments }I spent four nights in Deer Valley, Utah over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and it was a perfect summer getaway! We spent our days hiking in Deer Valley and exploring Park City and our nights eating delicious dinners. Deer Valley is known for its incredible skiing during the winter but it’s a great [...]
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A Holiday Weekend Escape To Deer Valley
July 3, 2021 { 23 comments }Happy weekend from Deer Valley, Utah! I flew from Charlotte to Salt Lake City on Thursday night. We arrived in a little after 9p and landing in Salt Lake City at sunset was beautiful. Flying over the Great Salt Lake was spectacular and the mountain scenery in Utah is amazing. Since we got in so [...]
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Finn is THREE + Family Time in Florida
May 18, 2021 { 11 comments }Today is Finn’s third birthday and I am feeling all the feelings. Mostly joy and gratitude that I get to be a mom to such a sweet, sensitive, funny, empathetic, outgoing, smart and loving soul. It is such an honor to get to witness Finn walking through life and to see him learn and grow. [...]
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A Night In Buckhead + Mother’s Day + Outfit Details!
May 15, 2021 { 8 comments }Happy Saturday! Thanks for all of your comments and love on my New Orleans recap post. Many of you asked for outfit details so I’ll add those to the end of this post. Before I get there…here is the rest of my road trip and Mother’s Day! ROAD TRIP FROM NEW ORLEANS TO ATLANTA I got [...]
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A Quick Trip to New Orleans (Where We Stayed, What We Ate, What We Saw)
May 12, 2021 { 16 comments }I am excited to share highlights from last weekend’s travels to New Orleans and Atlanta. We spent two nights in New Orleans and then road tripped back to Charlotte with a stop in Atlanta. Today’s post is all about New Orleans and my next post will feature Atlanta and Mother’s Day! I flew to New [...]
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A Week In The Life – May 2021
May 6, 2021 { 7 comments }Whew, y’all! It’s been one of those weeks where everything has been a little “extra” and many logistically challenging things have been happening at the same time. I made it through, made the best of it and I’m now on the way to New Orleans…which I’ll share more details about at the end of this [...]
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Happy Place
March 11, 2021 { 7 comments }Good morning friends. I’m back in Charlotte after a great trip to Florida with Finn to visit my family. I’m working in my office with the widows open and Benji boy keeping me company. Zoey has opted to sunbathe outside. I’m happy to report that Zoey’s skin rash/infection is healing so well and she’s been [...]
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Asana Unlocked + The Best Asheville Airbnb
January 20, 2020 { 235 comments }I am back in Charlotte after a truly wonderful weekend in Asheville studying the Viniyoga method with Gary Kraftsow as part of my 300-hour teacher training at Asheville Yoga Center. While I was there I had the pleasure of staying in a friend’s Airbnb apartment and it was the best Airbnb experience that I’ve ever [...]
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Life Lately + Last Post of the Year
December 31, 2019 { 7 comments }Happy New Year’s Eve friends! I have had a really good day. I taught two classes this morning. The first was hot yoga at Charlotte Yoga and the second was a strength class at VIBE5. Both classes were great but my strength class was a PARTY! My playlist was “best of the decade” themed, the [...]
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10 From Our Weekend in Florida
November 4, 2019 { 2 comments }My Monday had the most wonderful start. Lots and lots of snuggles with Finn (he has been in such a cuddly mood in the mornings lately), a run with a friend (during which we literally tag teamed pushing her double stroller at the same time), a trip to Whole Foods and a big pot of [...]
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4 Ways That I Maintain My Healthy Diet on the Go
October 26, 2019 { 4 comments }This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Lonolife. The opinions and text are all mine. Between teaching yoga and fitness classes at multiple studios and gyms around town on a weekly basis and traveling for work and to visit family, I am constantly on the go and living out of packed [...]
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Leslie Kaminoff Weekend at Asheville Yoga Center
October 14, 2019 { 49 comments }You know the mind-blown emoji? That’s the perfect way to describe how I feel after spending a weekend studying with Leslie Kaminoff at Asheville Yoga Center. I joined around 50 other yoga students and teachers for a three-day training with Leslie Kaminoff. It was the first weekend module of my 300-hour teacher training (I have [...]
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Travel Week Eats
August 19, 2019 { 17 comments }I hope your Monday is off to a great start. I’m getting myself settled and ready for my first full week in Charlotte in several weeks. It’s also my first week back to my regular teaching schedule due to a forced four-week break after my toe surgery. You can find my current teaching schedule here. [...]
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11 Tips for Flying with a One Year Old
August 14, 2019 { 14 comments }Last summer I wrote a post sharing 11 tips for flying with an infant. At the time Finn was about eight weeks old and we’d already navigated a few flights. Fast-forward a year and my little traveler has made 15+ round trip flights. And I’ve done them all solo! First, I will share that traveling [...]
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Summer Adventures
August 12, 2019 { 7 comments }This last week has been full of adventures for both Finn and myself. It started with some fun in Charlotte followed by a trip to Tennessee and has ended in Florida! SPLASH PAD EXPLORING Given Finn’s newfound mobility combined with his adoration of all things water, I wanted to explore some Charlotte-area splash pads while [...]
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This Week + Your Summer Workout & Chill Playlists
July 25, 2019 { 6 comments }Finn and I are journeying home today. Can’t say I’m looking forward to that airport trek with crutches and wheelchairs again but it was worth it to be with my fam for the week. It’s been a gorgeous week at the beach but I have only been able to enjoy it from the balcony as [...]
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Let’s Talk Smartwatches + Florida Weekend Photos
July 16, 2019 { 25 comments }Hi there friends. I hope your week is off to an excellent start. While I appreciated my budget Chromebook for getting me through a week without my MacBook Pro, I sure am glad to have it back. My first stop after arriving in Charlotte yesterday was the Apple Store to pick up my laptop. PRIME [...]
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Friday Faves + Going Gray
July 12, 2019 { 14 comments }I hope Friday is off to a great start for you guys! Finn and I traveled to Florida yesterday afternoon to spend the weekend with my family. We haven’t visited since May so my grandmother couldn’t wait to see how much he’d grown and changed…and to see him walking in person! He is getting super [...]
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Retreat Week Eats + Workouts
July 3, 2019 { 5 comments }It’s been a bit of a rough few days transitioning back home after the retreat. Finn came down with another cold while I was gone and is also cutting his first molars. The combo of those two things + me being gone for a week made for a Sunday where I literally couldn’t put him [...]
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Jamaica Retreat Photo Journal
June 30, 2019 { 5 comments }I’m back home after an awesome week in Montego Bay, Jamaica where I led a yoga and fitness retreat with Brittany Holtz of Studio B Power Yoga. We spent five nights at the Iberostar Grand Rose Hall. (Note: I will not be writing a formal resort review but if you have any specific questions, please [...]
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Jamerican for the Week
June 25, 2019 { 22 comments }Hi from Montego Bay. Our driver from the airport to the resort yesterday told us we were now “Jamericans” so I’m rolling with it. He also spent 90% of the ride to the resort trying to convince us that we should stop to get “anything we want” so there’s that. We passed on this offer…haha. [...]
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A Sweet Weekend
April 1, 2019 { 7 comments }I have been on cloud nine since since leaving Studio B Power Yoga on Sunday afternoon. It was an INCREDIBLE weekend of yoga, connection and growth. Also incredible was being reunited with this guy when I got home. I swear to you it felt like he had changed so much in the three days since [...]
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Hello from Hershey
March 29, 2019 { 5 comments }Happy weekend friends. I hope the week was kind and that you are feeling some ease going into the weekend. I am back in Hershey, Pennsylvania for a weekend of yoga. I was here in January to lead a teacher training weekend for Studio B Power Yoga and I’m back to lead a workshop weekend [...]
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Happiness
March 28, 2019 { 6 comments }Hello! Tomorrow is Friday and I am just getting a chance to sit down and share this post with the highlights of our long weekend in Florida. To say that I hit the ground running in Charlotte would be an understatement. It has been an absolutely insane two days and I’m flying out to PA [...]
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A Heart Full of Family
February 20, 2019 { 20 comments }Finn and I arrived home from Florida around noon today and I can’t lie…this goodbye was a tough one. We had the best and most relaxing visit with my family. I was sad to leave…but of course grateful for the time we got to spend. I do fully realize how fortunate I am to be [...]
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Florida + Family + The New Year
January 2, 2019 { 7 comments }After a 2018 that was all over the map, I had the absolute best end of the year and beginning of the new one. I woke up on this first day of 2019 feeling full of hope, energy, creativity, possibility and love. For the first time in a year, I arrived back in Charlotte tonight [...]
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Marvelous Moments
December 10, 2018 { 5 comments }Whew…it’s been a whirlwind few days between the 24 hours in Tennessee + the winter weather. I was disappointed to have to cut my teacher training weekend short, but grateful to get home safely and for the excuse to hunker down with my crew. It was very cozy. Some highlights and things of late to [...]
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Frequent Flier
November 27, 2018 { 25 comments }The time of year where I sit at my desk with a space heater right next to me has officially arrived. I just wrapped up an interview with Gina from The Fitnessista for her new podcast, Healthy in Real Life. It will go live tomorrow so I’ll share the link once it’s up! It was [...]
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Best Bodyweight Workouts for Holidays and Travel
November 21, 2018 { 5 comments }Hello, hello! Turkey day is upon us and I know many of you are gearing up for a day of family, friends and food. I also know that many of you are like me and enjoy squeezing in a workout along with your holiday festivities. I have pulled together some of my favorite bodyweight workouts [...]
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Another Tennessee Weekend
November 12, 2018 { 13 comments }I spent another weekend in Kingsport, Tennessee leading a 200-hour yoga teacher training at Vida Hot Yoga. It was weekend #4 of 8 so we are officially halfway done! It’s been such an incredible experience and I love the studio and my trainees so much. This is a terrible picture but I had to share [...]
