This post is sponsored by Zappos. I received the following message from a client recently and I wanted to write a post about it ever since because I know she’s not alone. “I need inspiration. Here is how I feel about running: I used to LOVE it, now it scares me. I don’t know what [...]
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Reader Q&A: Running in the dark, how to structure an efficient workout week, balancing yoga and other exercise
October 26, 2017 { 4 comments }It’s time for another round of reader Q and A’s! Every couple of months I like to do a round up of questions I’ve been asked recently and answer them in a blog post because I feel like many of the questions/answers are relevant for a lot of you! Hi Jen! I am trying to [...]
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A Look Behind the Curtain on Running a Small Business with my Partner + Friday Randoms
October 13, 2017 { 8 comments }Happy Friday friends. I didn’t mean to pull a disappearing act this week but after I published my 200-hour yoga teacher training post on Tuesday night, I just hit a wall. I wasn’t crazy busy this week or sick or anything…just lacking inspiration/creative flow. Sometimes I find it useful to “power through” these times but [...]
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Weekend: Summer TT Weekend One + Summer Running + Summer Fun
June 12, 2017 { 22 comments }Hey, hey! I’m in the midst of the pre-trip crazies. Lots to accomplish in a short amount of time. I’ve probably tried on 50 pairs of casual shoes and have yet to find my match. I’m going to head out and look again in a little bit here and I have some Birkenstocks being delivered [...]
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Boston Strong + Running Wishes + Weekly Workouts + Playlist
April 17, 2017 { 24 comments }It’s Marathon Monday! I was watching a video of the elite women taking off at the starting line and I thought to myself, “I’m pretty sure that’s what I think I look like taking off for a 5K.” I can’t even imagine going out of the gate like that for a marathon. Incredible athleticism and [...]
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Air quality and running + Race medals + Facebook community invite
November 16, 2016 { 20 comments }Over 30 counties in North Carolina are experiencing drought conditions and there are terrible wildfires burning in the mountains with over 44,000 acres burned so far. (source) We woke up this morning to a very hazy skyline here in Charlotte and the smell of smoke hanging in the air. As of today, we are under [...]
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Dogs on the Run
June 3, 2010 { 3 comments }I received a Facebook message today from an old friend asking about running with her dog, Cooper. She’s having problems with other neighborhood dogs chasing/following her and Cooper. I was thinking about this on my run with Sullie today and thought that it might be beneficial for some readers if I talked about 1) running [...]
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Favorite Posts
November 14, 2010 { 5 comments }Get To Know Me The ABCs of Jen A Year’s Journey What Makes You Feel Alive? Who Are You? PBR Celebrates One Year (video post) FAQ Friday – answering some commonly asked questions Food Philosophy My 7 Links – links to some of my favorite posts 11 Useless Facts About Me Living a Happy, Fulfilled [...]
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Temporary Relocation
July 6, 2020 { 8 comments }Hi there. I have changed locations since you last heard from me on the Fourth of July. :) More on that in a second but here’s a quick overview of my super low-key holiday. After publishing my last blog post, I had my car washed, cleaned up around the house, did a driveway workout (details [...]
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Bright Sunshiny Days
May 7, 2020 { 10 comments }Hi and how’s the week treating you? Every day I am so grateful for the mild, low humidity and sunshine-drenched spring that we are having. I feel like so often in the south we go from 60 to 90 degrees in 2.5 seconds during spring so this has been a treat. I know that talking [...]
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A Fast Florida Weekend
March 9, 2020 { 15 comments }Finn and I spent a quick weekend in Florida and it was just the best ever. This was the trip that I rescheduled from a few weeks ago when my dad had the flu and flights got canceled due to winter weather. Once again, I questioned whether or not we should go because I had [...]
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All the Laundry Smells + 30-Minute Strength-Building Power Yoga Flow
December 4, 2019 { 7 comments }This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Clorox. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve got a popular post topic coming for you today…laundry and dealing with unwelcome smells! This is seriously not a joke. Every time I write posts on dealing with smelly laundry (and I’ve written several over the years!), [...]
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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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Dog Feelings
October 24, 2019 { 5 comments }Fellow dog lovers, I am here to brighten up your Thursday! This week, I was introduced to the amazingness that is the “Thoughts of Dog” Twitter and Instagram. I started following this account on Instagram a few days ago and it has made me laugh out loud. It started as a Twitter account and they’re [...]
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A Gift of a Good Week
May 11, 2019 { 11 comments }Good morning and happy weekend. I set my alarm early so that I could get up and check in here before heading off to the first full day of my spring/summer 200-hour yoga teacher training at Charlotte Yoga. This week passed in a blur of trying to spend as much time at home and with [...]
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Weekend + First Stomach Bug
April 15, 2019 { 20 comments }Happy Monday! Happy Boston Marathon Day! Happy Tax Day! Happy Easter Week! :) There’s a lot happening on this April 15th. It’s absolutely GORGEOUS in Charlotte today. After a weekend full of clouds and rain, it’s sunny and cool. I’m all dressed for a run so once Finn wakes up from his morning nap, we’ll [...]
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My New Hobby + Hoover Carpet Cleaner Giveaway
March 31, 2019 { 357 comments }This post is sponsored by Hoover but the review is 100% my own. Thanks to Hoover for sponsoring this post and hosting this giveaway! Be sure to read to the end to enter the giveaway! Since becoming a dog owner almost 13 years ago (ahhh how is my “first born” almost 13!?), I have had [...]
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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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Our Journey Into Solids
March 6, 2019 { 22 comments }I have received many, many requests for a post about how solids are going for us, what I’m feeding Finn and baby led weaning. I haven’t written about it a lot because I think that how and what you decide to feed your child is a personal decision, and I also don’t want to come [...]
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Moving + Eating
February 3, 2019 { 13 comments }Happy Sunday! We’re having a great weekend over here and I’ll recap it for you tomorrow but for today I wanted to backtrack to last week and cover off on both eats AND workouts. I can’t remember the last time that I shared a weekly workout recap with you and that’s mostly because there hasn’t [...]
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5 Reasons Why I NEED to Spend Time Outside
September 26, 2018 { 14 comments }This post is sponsored by Zappos. The Environmental Protection Agency says that the average American spends 93% of their lives indoors. The breakdown is 87% inside and 6% in vehicles. 93% of life spent indoors. That is just insane to me! For as along as I can remember, I have loved spending time outside. Growing [...]
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Weekend + Winners
August 27, 2018 { 10 comments }Hi there. I hope the week is off to a good start. I’m long overdue announcing some giveaway winners + a have a weekend recap for you. Weekend first… WEEKEND The weekend included a lot of hanging out with my favorite little man. Still working on learning to love tummy time. A friend gave us [...]
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Fourth Trimester: 11 Weeks Postpartum
August 5, 2018 { 34 comments }Only two more fourth trimester posts to go! 11 weeks has been so much fun and I know that it’s only going to get sweeter and sweeter as Finn’s personality continues to grow and shine. While we are in no way “out of the weeds” when it comes to the all things new baby, I [...]
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Twelve Years
July 3, 2018 { 34 comments }July 3 is a very special day…it’s Sullie’s birthday! My angel is 12 years old today! I can’t even believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was at the breeder with my ex and we were trying to decide between Sullie or her brother, the only two pups left in the litter. We were [...]
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My Last Baby-Free Weekend!
May 14, 2018 { 24 comments }Happy new week y’all! Well, no matter what I’m having a baby this week so what week it will be! Hard to wrap my head around…not going to lie. I’m going in to my doctor’s office for a fetal non-stress test in a couple of hours to make sure that baby boy is doing okay [...]
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Not My Favorite Start to the Week + Weekend Things
May 7, 2018 { 16 comments }Happiest of Mondays to all of you! :) No baby yet! ;) I’ve been up since the early hour of 4 a.m. I got a batch of granola baked before I went to teach this morning and the rest of my day has looked like cleaning, laundry and starting to car browse. Remember last year [...]
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AVICII Tribute Treadmill Workout: 30 Minutes of Hills, Sprints and Endurance Set to Music!
April 25, 2018 { 10 comments }Today I really missed running. I missed it when I was out running errands and saw others out running. I missed it when I was walking the dogs and the humid rain had moved out leaving us with the most beautiful 70 degree afternoon. I even missed long runs when I was driving down a [...]
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My Postpartum Fitness Plan and Mindset + April Workout Playlist
April 19, 2018 { 19 comments }So I am in full out nesting and baby-prep mode. Last night after teaching I came home and took the girls on a walk. During the walk I was so uncomfortable. I was having a lot of cramping, stomach discomfort and nausea. I ended up cutting our walk short and headed home to take a [...]
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A Happy Birthday + A Yoga Weekend with Carmen Aguilar
April 9, 2018 { 15 comments }I have to kick off this Monday morning by wishing a VERY special lady a VERY happy birthday! It’s my Mema’s birthday today so y’all give her lots of love in the comments section. She tells me that Peanut Butter Runner is always her first stop when she turns on her computer! :) I mean, [...]
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Dog-Friendly Folly Beach Vacation Rental + The Pups Go to the Beach!
March 1, 2018 { 11 comments }I received a three-night stay in Folly Beach through HomeAway in exchange for this review. I’m so excited to continue sharing my Folly Beach adventures with you today. I’ve got a home tour of the amazing dog-friendly rental that we stayed in for the weekend plus tons of photos (and a video!) of the pups [...]
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29 Weeks Pregnancy Update: 2 Ultrasounds (Including a 3D!)
February 20, 2018 { 64 comments }I have so much to catch you up on in my 29 weeks pregnancy update. I had a pretty big appointment last week at 28 weeks that included an ultrasound and then today I had an elective 3D ultrasound that was just the coolest thing ever. Let’s get to it! 29 WEEKS PREGNANCY UPDATE Well, [...]
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28 Weeks Pregnancy Update
February 13, 2018 { 82 comments }I’m hitting 28 weeks today and the weeks truly seem to be flying by. 83 days until due date! 28 WEEKS PREGNANCY UPDATE Baby milestones: Baby can now open his eyes but his vision is blurry. Eyes have color but that might change in first 6 months of life, especially if they’re blue or gray. [...]
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5 Photos from the Weekend + February Workout Playlist
February 11, 2018 { 3 comments }Happy Sunday. I hope you’ve enjoyed the weekend. Mine has been very non-eventful, as was the entire last week. After Monday’s hospital visit, I decided it best to take a bit of a step back on…everything. I spent a LOT of time around the house and walking the dogs. I’m just getting back into the [...]
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23 Weeks Pregnancy Update
January 9, 2018 { 16 comments }I am harboring a lot of sadness over here over the Dawgs loss last night. I’m also feeling some sleepiness since I stayed up past midnight to watch the end of the game! We may not have won but making it to our first national championship game since 1980 is surely something to be proud [...]
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Fired Up…for the Outback Bowl + a Crazy Hard Tabata Workout!
November 29, 2017 { 3 comments }This post and tabata workout are sponsored by Outback Steakhouse. I am so looking forward to college football bowl season this year as I eagerly wait to see where my Georgia Bulldogs will end up. After last week’s big upset of Auburn beating Alabama, we’ll be facing off for a second time against Auburn for [...]
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Thanksgiving with Two Cute Turkeys
November 23, 2017 { 6 comments }I hope that all of my U.S. readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a really great day here in Charlotte with Tanner’s family and my nieces in town visiting from Georgia. THANKSGIVING 2017 RECAP My alarm went off at the early hour of 5:45 a.m. because I was scheduled to teach a Thanksgiving morning [...]
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Last Week + A Yoga Challenge + Currently Reading…and More
August 12, 2017 { 7 comments }I appreciate all of your comments, FB messages and emails on my breast health post. Whether you were offering support or sharing your own experience, I found each of them to be helpful. I wanted to share a really awesome update from blog reader Alison. I met her and her husband at the starting line [...]
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Let’s Talk About How We Talk About Our Bodies
July 20, 2017 { 28 comments }I am running a doggie daycare over here! We are dog sitting Bear Bundon for three weeks and we added Stella to the mix today too. She’s my friend Virginia’s cockapoo puppy. She’s 8 months old and 10.2 pounds but man can she ever hang with the big dogs. She LOVES them and totally plays [...]
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Bye for Now
June 14, 2017 { 27 comments }Hello from the friendly skies. We are currently on the way to JFK where we’ll catch our overnight flight to Brussels. I don’t remember if I blogged about this or not but we booked two separate flights from Charlotte to JFK and then JFK to Brussels and saved $1,000. The direct flights from Charlotte were [...]
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Weekend: Lake Wylie Adventure + Birthday Cake
May 22, 2017 { 16 comments }Despite the fact that I’ve emerged from the weekend with some sort of funky chest cold, we had such a fun and relaxed time. We typically stay in on Friday nights because we’re tired from the week and Tanner teaches a double header on Saturday mornings, 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. I picked up some stuffed [...]
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6 Ways I’m Taking Care of Myself During a Busy Season of Life
May 19, 2017 { 16 comments }I am waving the white flag on this week. It was a short week for me but a busy one. I’m finding that since I changed my schedule this month to add in the four Y2 Strength trial classes, I’ve had a hard time fitting everything in that I want to get done in a [...]
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Moving Week Eats
March 17, 2017 { 7 comments }Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I grew up in Dublin, Georgia where St. Patrick’s Day was a multi-week celebration every year. While I won’t be drinking any green beer or attending any parades, I might throw on some green to teach this morning and I’ll definitely make some corned beef and cabbage soon. It’s one of [...]
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6 Ways to Deal with Calf Strain as a Runner + I Tried Dry Needling
March 14, 2017 { 25 comments }The name of this post should really be, “I got dry needled and lived to tell about it.” One of our teachers, Kari, is a physical therapist and has been doing quite a bit of dry needling at the clinic she manages lately. She has been encouraging me to try it for months now so [...]
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The Eye-Opening Time Evaluation Exercise That You Need To Do!
January 19, 2017 { 7 comments }I’ve always sprinkled personal development/career/growth/deep thoughts posts into my blog content in the past but in 2017 I’m efforting to share MORE of that with you. I’ll be writing more about some of the topics I talk about in my yoga classes as well as some of the personal growth exercises that we do in [...]
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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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Finding Joy in the Everyday Adventures…Another Lesson Learned from the Pups!
December 21, 2016 { 9 comments }I’m partnering with Castor & Pollux to bring you today’s post. Prepare yourselves. I have another sentimental dog mom post coming at you today. I find that I am constantly learning life lessons learning from my girls and last week was no different. As part of my partnership with ORGANIX, I was to take the [...]
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I Baked Sourdough Bread + Other Favorite Things
November 10, 2016 { 17 comments }As most of you know, when I visit my parents my dad always sends me home with two loaves of homemade sourdough bread. I carefully transport it back to Charlotte with me like it’s precious cargo. It almost always gets a second look from security but they just end up threatening to confiscate it because [...]
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Weekly Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts (31 miles in 7 days!)
October 9, 2016 { 7 comments }Happy Sunday. After two days of Hurricane Matthew’s rain and wind, I woke up to the most beautiful blue skies and crisp temperatures. As soon as I finish this post, I’m going to take my girls for a long walk to soak up the sunshine. I just put together our meal plan for the week. [...]
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Moving Through
September 28, 2016 { 19 comments }I can’t even begin to express my thanks for your outpouring of love and support. It’s been a comfort to read your emails, comments and messages and I’m so sorry to learn that many of you have also experienced the terrible effects of addiction in your own lives. I hope it’s something that we can [...]
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Our Vacation at Grandfather Mountain Golf & Country Club
August 20, 2016 { 13 comments }I took an unintended break from blogging the back half of this week because getting my half marathon training plans finished and the group organized has been a time consuming (but fun!) endeavor. I also had a few other projects due and vacation was so wonderful that I wanted to soak it up while I [...]
