Hello, hello! I hope it was a great weekend for y’all and that the new week is off to a great start. I’m popping in with a quick weekend recap and an update on marathon training before I head out to teach a hot sculpt class. I just went waaaay down the Instagram rabbit hole [...]
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Life Lately: First Grade, First Cirque du Soleil + Finn’s First UGA Game
August 31, 2025 { 4 comments }Happy Sunday friends! I am taking a pause from my TransRockies Run recaps to catch you up on life lately – because it’s been jam-packed and pretty sweet! WE HAVE A FIRST GRADER Finn started first grade last Monday and seems to be thriving. His dad and I took him to open house together and [...]
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Morning At The Market + Recent Eats
July 26, 2025 { 11 comments }Happy Saturday! I set my alarm early to get up for one last long-ish run before Colorado but ended up bagging it. My body felt tired and sore. I taught five sculpt/flow x lift classes this week, took one and have to take another today (job stuff). I was having a LOT of anxiety about [...]
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Life Lately: Spring Break, Racefest 10K, Easter + More
April 21, 2025 { 1 comment }Happy Marathon Monday! Love this day for the running community as we see all the Boston buzz everywhere. Biggest congrats to those who ran today! I hope that all who celebrated had a wonderful Easter weekend and that this fresh new week is off to a great start. Let’s catch up on life since we [...]
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Making Space for Margin + Valentine’s Weekend
February 17, 2025 { 0 comments }Happy Monday and happy President’s Day my friends. Here’s a piece of presidential trivia for you that I learned from a running group that I’m in on Facebook. George W is the only president to have ever run a marathon! It’s been a great Monday over here. Such a treat to enjoy a slow start [...]
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A Peak Fall Weekend
October 28, 2024 { 0 comments }I love the weekend before Halloween. There are an abundance of fall-themed activities, the weather is gorgeous and the neighborhood decorations and fun and festive. Finn and I made the most of this past weekend and hit the pumpkin patch, participated in a costume 5K, trunk or treated and Finn went to the Renaissance Festival. [...]
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Weekend: 15 Mile Long Run + South Mountains State Park Hike
September 9, 2024 { 7 comments }Happy new week! I am in recovery mode after an active (and amazing!) weekend that included a 15 mile long run on Saturday and a 14 mile hike on Sunday. I spent a lot of QT with the foam roller this morning and also did a bit of yoga after I taught today. Overall, my [...]
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Life Lately: My Tiny Trekker, Weekend Fun, Long Run + More!
June 24, 2024 { 2 comments }Hello and happy new week! I hope it’s off to a great start for you. I haven’t shared a life kind of update in a few weeks so that’s what I’ve got for you today. Summer is in full swing and we’ve been loving the longer days. Bedtime has become a bit on the lax [...]
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A Busy Spring Weekend
April 29, 2024 { 2 comments }I hope your week is off to a great start. I’m currently watching Ugliest House in America for the first time and it’s highly entertaining. I know design preferences can vary widely but some of this stuff is truly wild. Like how would you ever decide to put it in your home!? I swear 99% [...]
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What We Did Last Weekend + What I Bought At Aldi
March 18, 2024 { 3 comments }It’s a brand new week and I hope yours is off to a great start! It’s spirit week at preschool so I sent Finn off in the wackiest, tackiest outfit that he’d tolerate this morning. (I just laid a lot of options out on the bed and let him build an outfit.) Never mind that [...]
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Solo Florida Weekend + What I Ate!
March 12, 2024 { 8 comments }Well, I’m all settled in back at home after the best long weekend in Florida with my family. I am really happy that I made the decision to go. It was restful and relaxing, and I got to spent a lot of quality time with my parents and my grandmother. I don’t think I realized [...]
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Weekend + What I’ve Been Reading, Watching and Listening To
February 25, 2024 { 25 comments }I hope you’ve enjoyed the weekend. Mine has been super low-key with lots of dog walking, some yoga practices, time at the gym, a trip to the farmers market and a visit with my little guy. I went to the farmers market on Saturday after training a client at the gym. While the winter market [...]
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Life Lately: Super Bowl, Steps, Skin Checks + More!
February 12, 2024 { 1 comment }Happy new week! I hope you’re feeling rested after Super Bowl Sunday. After the snooze-fest that was the first half, I was certainly not expecting that game to go into OT – or for the Chiefs to win. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Let’s talk about three important things. 1) The Halftime Show – what did you [...]
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Five Days In The Life
January 22, 2024 { 11 comments }Hi friends. I hope your week is off to a solid start. I feel that lately my more personal posts have been very activity heavy between the holidays and our ski trip so I thought for this post it might be nice to share a very low-key five-day stretch with Finn that included a 2.5 [...]
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Feeling Brand New
January 2, 2024 { 0 comments }Hi friends! Happy New Year! I hope 2024 is off to a great start for you! I had a nice holiday break and enjoyed lots of quality time with Finn as well as needed downtime. I think I slept more in the week between Christmas and New Year’s than I did the whole rest of [...]
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Holly Jolly Weekend: Pajama 10k, Holiday Lights, Cookie Baking and more!
December 11, 2023 { 1 comment }Finn and I had a holly jolly weekend and I can’t believe we’re just two weeks out from Christmas. Personally, I’m trying to focus on enjoying the whole of the holiday season and and not put all the emphasis on the actual day. I like making the time between Thanksgiving and New Years fun and [...]
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Halloweekend Extravaganza
October 30, 2023 { 3 comments }Hello on Halloween eve from the other side of a jam-packed and very fun Hallweekend. I can’t believe we still have one more day to go with Halloween being tomorrow. We have been living our best fall lives over here! Typically on the weekends that I have Finn I try to plan for one fun [...]
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Double Digits + Karaoke
October 16, 2023 { 1 comment }Hello and I hope that your week is off to a great start. I am doing something very out of my normal routine – writing this post from a coffee shop. I almost always work from home but it was most efficient for me to stop into a coffee shop to do some work in [...]
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Life Lately: Welcome October!
October 2, 2023 { 0 comments }Happy October! I hope this new month is off to a great start for you. For me, October always kicks off what feels like three months of holiday celebrations with Halloween in October, Thanksgiving in November and Christmas in December. I love all of the decorating and festivities. We have had a great time decorating [...]
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Weekend Things + Bubble Magic + Long Run
September 18, 2023 { 5 comments }Happy Monday evening. I have my first pot of soup of the season simmering on the stove and it smells divine – I cannot wait to ladle up a big bowl. If it’s as good as I think it’s going to be, look for the recipe soon! I am feeling like a little bit of [...]
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Bouncing Through The Weekend With My Almost 5 Year Old!
May 15, 2023 { 1 comment }Happy Monday! We bounced, played and adventured our way through the weekend. Finn’s FIFTH birthday is on Thursday so I told him that we were going to have a “Finn + Mommy celebration weekend.” It was full of fun and quality time. THURSDAY We had an early start to the weekend with a Thursday afternoon trip [...]
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Weekend Things
May 7, 2023 { 1 comment }Hello, hello, hello! How was the weekend? Mine was mostly work focused but in a positive way. I have a lot of things going right now between my return to personal training, upcoming app launch, upcoming teacher trainings and some online projects. All good things but a lot to juggle from a time management perspective. [...]
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Random Life Lately
April 25, 2023 { 4 comments }Goodness gracious – Tuesdays are becoming quite the marathon day. I started at 7a and I’m sitting on the couch at 8:45p still going…but I’m here for it. I trained five clients and taught a yoga class today. I also worked on my app and drafted a blog post for a partnership. I try to [...]
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A Mini Day In The Life + Life Last Weekend
April 18, 2023 { 1 comment }Oh what a Tuesday it was. I slept horrendously last night and found myself up and at ’em at 4:30a listening to a podcast and cleaning my house. I knew I didn’t have the mental bandwidth to work on the computer but I did feel motivated to get my space tidy. I left for the gym [...]
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Happy New Week + Recent Eats
March 27, 2023 { 3 comments }Happy new week! I’m feeling accomplished on this Monday morning. I kicked my day off with day four of my Spring Greens Challenge + 5:45a yoga. Not my favorite time to practice but a great way to get my body and energy moving for the week – and my only window to get it done [...]
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Weekend: Opera Carolina, Sleepy Poet, Discovery Place and More!
January 23, 2023 { 1 comment }Morning and happy new week! I got everything ready to write this post on Sunday night but found myself falling asleep as I was putting Finn down to bed. I decided a very early bedtime was in order and that I’d get up early and write this post on Monday morning – so here we [...]
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Weekending
January 16, 2023 { 2 comments }Hello my friends. I am coming to you bright and early on this Monday morning to recap the weekend. It felt like the most ideal blend of downtime, out time and workouts. Let’s jump straight in! FRIDAY I had Finn with me on Friday until noon. We made the most of our last few hours [...]
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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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My Weekend + Lots of Recent Eats
November 20, 2022 { 4 comments }Happy Sunday everyone! I’ve had a really relaxing and low-key solo weekend. I watched Where The Crawdads Sing, spent lots of QT with the pups, got to the gym to lift on Friday and Saturday, had a massage, watched the UGA/Kentucky game and attended the loveliest chakra light and sound bath. Overall, a very much [...]
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Yoga + Mom Life Lately
November 15, 2022 { 6 comments }Well, here I am watching season three of Love Is Blind. I wasn’t going to do it this season but just kept reading and hearing so much about it so it’s good background entertainment while I write this post. I can already see that Cole is going to be quite the character. I got Finn [...]
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A Glory-ous Weekend
November 7, 2022 { 6 comments }Hi, hi. I hope that your weekend was a good one and Monday was kind to you. We are trying our best to adjust to the time change and early darkness. Finn put himself to bed on Sunday night – went upstairs on his own, put on his PJs, picked out his books and informed [...]
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A Frightfully Fun Weekend
November 1, 2022 { 2 comments }I’m sitting in my office working with the window open. It’s 67 degrees, the skies are blue and the trees have gorgeous fall color. The dogs are romping around in the backyard while the leaves flutter down and I feel a deep sense of contentment. I had a wonderful Halloween weekend with Finn. He is [...]
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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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First Day of Fours + Labor Day Weekend
September 6, 2022 { 3 comments }Hello, my friends. I hope that all is well in your worlds. It’s been a minute since I checked in so I wanted to bring you up to speed on what life has looked like over here lately. FINN’S FIRST DAY OF FOURS! My sweet boy had his first day of school today. He’s in [...]
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The Weekend I Needed
August 21, 2022 { 4 comments }Hello, hello. I am logging on for a quick weekend recap. It was nothing special but exactly what I needed it to be. The first update I owe you is on the baby birds. One of my blog readers referred me to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue and I was so grateful discover this amazing resource in [...]
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Day By Day
June 27, 2022 { 10 comments }I don’t really have the words to write a compelling introduction to this post at the moment. Instead, I’m going to let the photos and the experiences from a well-spent weekend with my sweet boy create the narrative. I will give you this reading that I shared with my yoga class this morning as I [...]
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Hit the Brixx 10K Recap + My Weekend
May 23, 2022 { 5 comments }Happy Monday! I woke up early so I’m getting a little bit of work done and knocking out my weekend recap before Finn is up for the day. FRIDAY I had Finn with me on Friday morning before he left to spent the weekend with his dad. We hung out at home, watched some shows [...]
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My Last Weekend with a Three Year Old
May 16, 2022 { 14 comments }Well, I just spent my last weekend with a three year old…Finn turns four on Wednesday! We are making the most of the last few days of three and Finn assures me that even though he is turning four, he’ll still be “Mommy’s baby boy ever.” (Our shared sentiment from the book Love You Forever.) [...]
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Little of This, Little of That
May 10, 2022 { 3 comments }Hello and happy new week. Much thanks for your comments, DMs and emails on my last post. It’s so nice when blogging feels more like a conversation and I get to interact with and know you guys a little more! I’ll try to write more than one “Currently” style of post per year. ;) It’s [...]
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Life Lately: Good Things and Hard Things
May 3, 2022 { 30 comments }Hi and I hope this finds you enjoying your week and the start of the month of May. I have many things to catch you up on so this will be a bit of an all over the place life lately. This post is filled with highs and lows, good things and hard things. It [...]
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Bonus Weekend + Last Week’s Workouts
March 27, 2022 { 2 comments }I’m winding down a bonus weekend with Finn due to some last-minute schedule changes. I’m always happy for extra time with my boy so it was a great weekend. :) FRIDAY Our day started with a precautionary pediatrician visit for a small injury that Finn had on his face. I messaged with the nurse and [...]
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Double Lung Transplant Recovery: Family Weekend in Durham
March 21, 2022 { 15 comments }This is a post that I am very much looking forward to sharing with you. Over the weekend, Finn and I traveled to Durham and enjoyed the best visit with my parents. It was Finn’s first time seeing Mémé and P-Paw since mid-October and the reunion was a sweet one! I was also overjoyed to [...]
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Weekend Favorites: Daylight Savings Time Edition
March 13, 2022 { 2 comments }Happy Sunday and happy Daylight Savings Time. I didn’t much mind losing an hour of sleep last night given that I was in bed reading at 11p last night (I’m reading The Paris Apartment) and slept until 8a this morning. I am very much looking forward to the extended daylight. I’ve noticed a significant shift [...]
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Weekend: Lake Norman State Park + Lunch Date + Organization Extravaganza and More!
March 7, 2022 { 2 comments }I woke up this morning to Finn saying, “Mommy, I love you. Let’s snuggle.” Gosh, he’s so sweet. How can that not start the week with a smile? After we got up and moving, I taught yoga, went for my first run since I injured my back (and it felt good!) and attended a 20-minute [...]
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Reset Button Weekend
February 28, 2022 { 5 comments }I had a super quiet solo weekend and it was just what I needed. 48 hours of downtime was the perfect reset button after spending six weeks balancing going back and forth to Durham, work and motherhood. While the last few weekends that I’ve spent in Charlotte with Finn have been so laid-back, fun and [...]
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Weekend: Playgrounds, Pups + Pizza
February 21, 2022 { 7 comments }Happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a great start. I just sent Finn off for a morning of adventures with his nanny. I’m getting this post written and then heading out to teach yoga. I have been totally spoiled to have Finn with me the last three weekends due to some schedule [...]
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Happy Valentine’s Day + A Gorgeous February Weekend
February 14, 2022 { 1 comment }Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you’re having a beautiful day and that you enjoy a sweet treat at some point today. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! I kicked off my Valentine’s Day by teaching a yoga class at Charlotte Yoga. I made sure to pull out all of my pink for the occasion. My message to my class [...]
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Weekend + Back To Durham
February 7, 2022 { 12 comments }Hi there. I am watching the Winter Olympics from my hotel room in Durham while I write this post. More on that later in the post but let’s catch up on my weekend in Charlotte with Finn. WEEKEND WITH FINN At this point, y’all know that I am a HUGE fan of low-key weekends close [...]
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Thanksgiving Weekend: Turkey Trot, Dinner for One, Holiday Decorating + More
November 28, 2021 { 3 comments }I hope that all of my U.S. readers have had a nice holiday weekend. My Thanksgiving plans were really up in the air and I ended up staying in Charlotte. Finn and I were hoping to make it down to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with my grandmother but my parents are still in Durham and [...]
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My Weekend In Tennessee + Finn’s Renaissance Festival
November 21, 2021 { 10 comments }I arrived home about an hour ago from spending the weekend in east Tennessee. I wrapped another 200-hour yoga teacher training with the team at Vidya Yoga and Fitness. It was our fourth training since we kicked off our very first one in September 2018 and our second training in 2021. We ran one from [...]
