I spent the summer getting outside of my comfort zone and focused on creating connection and experiences with new and old friends. I put myself out there in a way that I really haven’t in the past. I said yes to almost every invitation I got for everything from dinner to beach trips to workouts [...]
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Lately: Pumpkin, Yoga & Game Day
September 13, 2014 { 4 comments }Happy Saturday! After a nearly hour and a half weather delay, I’m parked on the couch cheering on the Dawgs! It’s game day and it’s always a stressful game when we’re playing South Carolina. I wore myself earlier today so couch time is welcome. I did my long run early this morning, taught hot yoga, [...]
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Labor Day Weekend in Photos
September 1, 2014 { 18 comments }I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day Weekend. Mine was super low-key. I stayed here in Charlotte and managed a nice mix between productivity/work and relaxation/being social. The highlight of my weekend was being able to sleep in this morning until whenever I woke up without having to set an alarm to be somewhere. I [...]
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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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Weekend: Baking, Long Run, Movies & More + Weekly Workouts
August 17, 2014 { 29 comments }I went into this weekend with no plans other than teaching my normal Saturday and Sunday yoga classes and a long run with a friend. I was totally okay with that since I’ve been out so much lately but then I ended up having fun plans come together at the last minute on both Friday and Saturday [...]
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Saying Yes + The Weekend
August 11, 2014 { 19 comments }My reading in my yoga class on Saturday was about the importance of relationships and connection. I have been putting this into practice in my own life. This has been the summer of yes. Despite my love for teaching and interacting with others for my work, I am introverted and more often than not I find a [...]
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Weekend: Pool, Peaches, Sunshine and Yoga
July 7, 2014 { 18 comments }Good morning! Holiday weekend is over and time to get back in the swing of things. My day kicked off bright and early with 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. training clients. As I mentioned last week, I am training one of my friends who is in her third trimester. She is still rocking it in the [...]
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A Weekend Full of Love + Friends
June 29, 2014 { 11 comments }The last three days have been full of celebrating friendship and love! It was the wedding weekend of one of my friends here in Charlotte. I met her through yoga several years ago we’ve since shared many sweaty practices, wine nights and experienced yoga in paradise on retreats. It makes me so happy to see my [...]
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Weekend: A Farm Wedding + Pool Time
June 23, 2014 { 19 comments }Hi and happy Monday! I hope that everyone had a great weekend. After teaching the “Yoga in the Meadow” event on Saturday, I spent the rest of the afternoon around the house cleaning, running and walking Sullie before getting ready for a wedding. The wedding was held at Morning Glory Farm in Monroe, NC. It was [...]
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Weekend: Massages, Sweets & Shopping
June 15, 2014 { 11 comments }Happy Father’s Day! I’m doing this weekend a little backwards by spending it with my mom but we did call my dad today to say hi and wish him a happy day! Fun fact, I was born on Father’s Day so I always joke with my dad that I was the ultimate gift. I can [...]
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A Surprise Weekend Visitor
June 14, 2014 { 11 comments }Happy weekend everyone! I was absolutely thrilled to learn that I was getting a surprise weekend visitor from Florida! My mom!!! She booked a last minute flight to spend my birthday weekend with me (it’s Monday) and I’m SO happy to have her here! She hasn’t visited Charlotte since I bought my house almost 5 [...]
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The Weekend + The Best Meal + The Saddest Movie
June 9, 2014 { 25 comments }I had a very low key but nice weekend. After continuing education all day on Friday, I crashed Friday night and didn’t do much of anything. I had hopes of getting up and practicing at Om Yoga on Saturday morning before I taught my hot vinyasa class but then I slept until 8:30 so that [...]
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The Weekend + Love, Empowerment & Acceptance for All
June 1, 2014 { 11 comments }I wish I could say that my weekend was full of fun and exciting things but about all I’ve got for you is book writing, avocados and a cute golden retriever. I received an 80 page word document full of tracked changes to review from my copy editor that was due by Sunday evening. It [...]
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Weekend So Far + This Week’s Workouts
May 25, 2014 { 6 comments }Good morning! I hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. A little housekeeping to start out today’s post. If you have submitted a contact form via the contact page and haven’t heard a response…it’s because I wasn’t getting notifications! I set up the form about six weeks ago and the notifications have [...]
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Friday I’m In Love…
May 23, 2014 { 9 comments }This is the happiest kind of Friday of them all…a long weekend Friday! Although I’m not traveling anywhere, I’m hoping to make the above photo a reality. My grand plans for the weekend include sleeping, pool time with friends, movies and just hanging out at home. Sounds like the perfect stay-cation to me! Here are [...]
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Weekend: Growth, Love & Transformation
May 19, 2014 { 26 comments }My weekend was full of celebration including the final weekend of yoga teacher training and graduation, a friend’s baby shower and the grand opening of Metro Fitness 51. My weekend was also full of reflection about how much growth, change and transformation is constantly happening around us (and within us). I stayed in on Friday [...]
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A Very Social Weekend (I Put on Real Clothes 4 Days in a Row!)
April 28, 2014 { 44 comments }I hope your Monday is off to a great start! I had a yoga private this morning, a coffee meeting and then I shopped and cooked meals for my client. I haven’t done a weekend recap in a while because my weekends haven’t been much to write about but I thought that putting on real [...]
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Weekend: Sick Sullie + Food Truck Party
April 7, 2014 { 40 comments }Good morning! I had a good weekend but with a little scare thrown in. Last week Sullie had a one day episode of an upset stomach but it seemed to have quickly passed and she was acting like her normal self the following day. On Saturday she had another episode but much worse this time [...]
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Weekend: Furniture, FroYo and Yoga Clothes
March 9, 2014 { 12 comments }It has been the most beautiful weekend here in Charlotte. Blue skies and 70+ degrees. Happy! It was so nice to have a weekend at home for the first time in several weeks. I spent my time catching up, running errands, working around the house and teaching. I can’t wait to share my ALDI trip [...]
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Purge Part 2 + Rooster’s Reward Dinner
February 3, 2014 { 14 comments }I can’t say that this was a fun weekend but it was necessary. Other than a work happy hour on Friday, I had zero social engagements to distract me from the great purge of 2014. I fully own that I had a mini-meltdown last night while I was standing in the middle of the bedroom [...]
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Weekend: Lulu Trip, Sushi, Yoga & Movies
January 27, 2014 { 25 comments }Happy Monday! I hope the week is off to a great start for everyone. I got to sleep until 7:30 this morning so I am feeling pretty amazing after almost 9 hours of sleep. The rest of the week won’t be so kind with 5:30 and 6 a.m. clients to I took advantage while I [...]
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Weekend: Car Shopping, Restaurant Week and Brunch
January 20, 2014 { 37 comments }Hi there. I hope everyone had a good Monday. If you had the day off I hope you enjoyed it! First things first, I took this girl into the vet this morning and she received a CLEAN bill of health. I am so grateful. The lump on her belly is, in fact, a lipoma (fatty [...]
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Saturday with Jay Z & Dinner Uptown
January 6, 2014 { 13 comments }Hello and happy Monday. I think it’s back to reality for most of us after two weeks of holiday schedules. This is definitely the busy season in the fitness industry. The yoga studios were unbelievably packed over the weekend thanks to a new year and really cold, rainy days. I had over 60 yogis in [...]
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Party Weekend + Winners
December 30, 2013 { 13 comments }Hi! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Today I want to share some weekend photos with you and then announce the winners of my most recent giveaway. Saturday night we had our holiday staff party for Y2 Yoga. I spent half the day at the mall making returns and checking out the after holiday [...]
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Weekend of Celebration
December 10, 2013 { 15 comments }Last weekend was one of those special weekends full of love, fun and friends. On Friday night I attended the Tupelo Honey preview party where I ran into so many friends I don’t see often. After dinner I went to a screening of an amazing documentary that deserves its own post. I left with my [...]
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Weekend Part 1: iPhones & Handstands
November 10, 2013 { 18 comments }Hi there. Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Here is a look at the first part of mine in photos. Somehow I lasted until 4 p.m. with NO COFFEE on Friday. I deserve a medal. I swung by Starbucks on my way to run errands and treated myself to a soy latte. First holiday cup [...]
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Weekend Part One: My first home office, baking and workouts.
October 27, 2013 { 14 comments }Well, I didn’t get lost in the madness that is Ikea. Actually, I totally recommend Friday night as an ideal time to visit Ikea. It was the least crazy I have ever seen the store. I did come home with a shiny new desk and chair and I have my first real home office ever! [...]
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The Weekend: Sullie QT, More House and a Hike
September 8, 2013 { 25 comments }Weekend photo time! Sullie and I celebrated Friday with relaxation in the front yard followed by my street’s annual party. Hot dog (there is a special place in my heart for hot dogs…I will not tell you how many of these things I ate late night in college. Hot dog man, hot dog man, hot [...]
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What I’m Reading + The Best Summer Lunch
July 29, 2013 { 33 comments }Hi there. I’m back in Charlotte where it seems that things are exactly as I left them. I had to get away because I missed my parents and also because I needed a step back. I find that I have to get out of my day-to-day reality sometimes to gain clarity on the big picture. [...]
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Getting Away
July 26, 2013 { 19 comments }Surprise, I’m in the Atlanta Airport. I booked a flight at the last minute to visit my parents for the weekend. I haven’t seen them since Christmas and I finally reached the point where I couldn’t wait any longer. I ate the egg and cheese off of an egg and cheese sandwich during the first [...]
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Celebrating National Ice Cream Day + Weekend In Photos
July 22, 2013 { 18 comments }A photo heavy look at the last couple of days of friends, food and ice cream. Late night dinner of cheese, crackers, fruit, meats and wine on Friday after the acro yoga workshop. I’m having this again for dinner tonight! I am fairly certain that I could live off of cheese and meat plates. We [...]
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Standing in the Same Spot Two Years Later
April 28, 2013 { 24 comments }It’s been a rainy, cool weekend and that has felt pretty perfect for me. I have spent a lot of time in the yoga studio, coaching CrossFit and hibernating at home. On Friday afternoon I got an SOS request to help out with the yoga teacher trainees at the studio. I led them through their [...]
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Sunday in Photos
March 24, 2013 { 12 comments }It’s been a good weekend but I haven’t stopped moving so I’m just now checking in with you. My weekend has been full of CrossFit, teaching yoga, Ikea trips, house project, social gatherings…busy but good and fun busy. Today’s biggest accomplishment was assembling my first piece of Ikea furniture all by myself. Like using the [...]
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Weekend As Usual
March 3, 2013 { 19 comments }One day I’m practicing ashtanga poolside with the sun beating down on me and the next day I’m running outside with snow blowing in my face. Vacation is officially over. What a wake up call! I’ve jumped right back into my normal routine. Saturday morning started with peanut butter toast, espresso and CrossFit. I actually [...]
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Grandmothers Are Great – Family Time
September 3, 2012 { 36 comments }I love days spent at my grandmother’s house. There’s nothing to do and nowhere to be and plenty of time for chatting, magazine reading, running, dog playtime and cooking. I started my morning with a run. Next time I visit I am going to do a “scenes from my run” tour of Milledgeville so that [...]
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Weekend Eats + Banana Blueberry Pancake Recipe
August 12, 2012 { 26 comments }The whole house is clean and more organized than it’s been in months. I mopped, organized closets, did laundry, changed sheets, cleaned out drawers…the works. I even did some yard work and trimmed the front hedges. Unfortunately, it was miserable and I got at least 20 mosquito bites in the process. They are attracted to [...]
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An Awesome(ly hard) Partner Workout
April 15, 2012 { 34 comments }Oh man…it’s been a heavy workout day and I am so happy to be sitting down right now. Before I launch into all the details, here is a look at last night’s dinner. Grilled okra, grilled king clip and brown rice. After dinner I was able to tame my sweet tooth and avoid dessert. I [...]
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Playtime + Downtime
February 5, 2012 { 12 comments }This weekend has been exactly what I needed it to be…relaxing. It’s been a nice mix of playtime time with friends versus downtime tackling “operation organize my life.” On Friday night I met up with some friends for dinner at 131 Main. I was coerced into ordering a Poma-tini while we waited for a table [...]
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On Saturday I…
November 19, 2011 { 16 comments }On Saturday… I practiced yoga for 90 minutes. I watched my sister in law pick out her wedding dress. I drank a (strong) bloody mary in the middle of the day. I ate. A lot. I cried. A little. A lot. How was your Saturday?
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Weekend Love
August 27, 2011 { 26 comments }WEEKEND! :D Mine has been fabulous so far – pedicure, dinner with friends, over two glorious hours of hot yoga and getting my life organized. Last night we met our friends Lelia and Matt for dinner at Sir Edmond Halley’s. Sir Ed’s is a and old Charlotte establishment that is tucked away behind a shopping [...]
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Saturday
July 16, 2011 { 14 comments }Happy weekend. I’m sorry I have been MIA…lots happening right now – it’s been a weird couple of days. Quick check in…Saturday started with an early 90-minute yoga practice followed by a massage appointment for my hamstring. This was so not the relaxing kind of massage but rather very focused on recovery and rehabilitation. I [...]
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A Much Needed Weekend at Home
February 6, 2011 { 13 comments }Happy weekend! It is a beautiful Sunday morning here with sunshine streaming in through all the windows. It’s supposed to be in the mid-50’s this afternoon so I’m going to take advantage of this weather and get a long(ish) run in. I’m hoping for 8-10 miles. I’m most excited about the opportunity to run in [...]
