Please vote for my Chicken Marsala Mac and Cheese recipe in the Colombo Marsala Wine Challenge. It takes two seconds! My dish is today’s featured recipe on their Facebook page! Like ,share and help spread the word!!! Hi there! Hope y’all are staying warm. It has been such a wonderful weekend. I have a ton to [...]
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Working Out At Home And Away
December 1, 2013 { 15 comments }Hola! I’m in the Dominican Republic until Monday but wanted to check in while I wait for room service to bring my breakfast.Then I think I’m going to take a long walk on the beach followed by a massage and then laying on the beach reading. It’s a tough life here. The wedding was last [...]
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Week Wrap Up & Welcome November
November 1, 2013 { 14 comments }Happy Friday. It’s November 1. I cannot believe there are only two months left in this year. I welcomed November by sleeping until 7:45 and skipping early yoga and making a smoothie. Here’s a look at some of the other things I’ve been eating this week. Another oatmeal breakfast. Sandwich and salad lunch. The treat [...]
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Lunge, Shuffle, Run & Jump Workout
October 17, 2013 { 17 comments }OMG. I am so oversharing right now but my butt hasn’t been this sore from a workout since I did my first RX pistol (one leg squat) WOD earlier this year. I knew as soon as I finished this really unique and sneaky challenging workout yesterday that I had to share it with you. It’s [...]
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The Week In Food, Workouts and Life
September 26, 2013 { 12 comments }Hi everyone! Thanks for your wonderful feedback on my posts this week. I appreciate the support and positivity! But now I have a whole week to catch you up on during my short break from the frenzy of getting ready for a weekend away. The Food… Salad with kale, spinach, arugula, roasted red peppers, artichokes, [...]
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Friday Blog Swap with Nutrition Nut on the Run
September 20, 2013 { 4 comments }Hey y’all! TGIF! TGIF! TGIF!!! I have a little something different for you today. Hillary from Nutrition Nut on the Run emailed me a couple of weeks ago about doing a blog swap so that our readers could get to know another blogger. Hillary and I threw a list of questions at each other and [...]
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Workouts + A New PR + Eats
September 11, 2013 { 10 comments }Hi everyone! I’m currently en route to Mumford & Sons in a borrowed Honda Odyssey with seven other girls. It’s a two hour drive to the concert venue so I’m trying to knock out some work since I had to leave so early today (and update you guys!) before an evening of tailgating, music and [...]
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Video Blog: Workout Ruts, CrossFit Questions, Working Out With Injuries & Ashtanga Home Practice
July 10, 2013 { 10 comments }Hi everyone. Thank you for your thoughtful (and kind) responses to my last post. I wanted to check in via video today so you could have a chance to see me smiling! I received TONS of great questions on Facebook and Twitter. I wasn’t able to answer them all but many will become a full written [...]
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Pimento Cheese Chicken
June 26, 2013 { 16 comments }Hola! I’m en route to Kiawah Island in South Carolina where I will spend the next 5 days at a Young President’s Organization conference. More details on that later but I’m so excited for the opportunity to attend this event. It’s going to be a once in a lifetime experience! First, let me give a [...]
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Bosu Ball Circuit Workout {With Video Demonstration}
May 29, 2013 { 37 comments }One of my favorite pieces of equipment to use in the gym in regards to versatility is the Bosu Trainer. It’s likely you have seen this big half-circle blue ball around your gym and you may have wondered what to do with it. I’m going to take you through a workout that utilizes the Bosu [...]
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Front Squat Workout + Fueling The Workouts
May 23, 2013 { 16 comments }Hello and happy end of week…especially since it’s an end of week leading into a long weekend! I have lots of updates on the food and fitness front. Let’s start with fitness. I have really been digging the direction my workouts have been taking lately. I’ve been feeling less run and more CrossFit and yoga. [...]
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Going Through The Motions v. Being Really In It
May 21, 2013 { 13 comments }A few things to share… – My heart breaks for those facing devastation and loss in Oklahoma. Have you seen this touching live interview where a woman is reunited with her dog? – I updated the Workouts + Yoga page. So excited to continue to add to this. Maybe one day I can find a [...]
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Jewelry // Food // Workouts
February 20, 2013 { 19 comments }Happy Wednesday! My day is off to a fabulous start. I subbed a 6:30 a.m. hot vinyasa class. Nothing brings me more joy early in the morning than helping people to start their day with a yoga practice. It’s just as therapeutic for me as the teacher as it is for them. Who needs coffee [...]
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CrossFit and Makeovers
August 20, 2012 { 18 comments }Good morning and happy Monday! It’s been rainy and gray here for the past two days but I’m trying not to let it put me in a gloomy mood. Nothing eight hours of sleep, a pot of coffee and some doggie cuddles can’t take care of. I wanted to share details with you on the [...]
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Pumpkin In May
May 17, 2012 { 21 comments }Breakfast has been orange the past couple of mornings. Sierra Tweeted about having pumpkin oat bran for breakfast yesterday morning and it inspired me to reach into the depths of my pantry and pull out a can of pumpkin. Pumpkin banana oatmeal with pumpkin butter and maple peanut butter for breakfast yesterday. Pumpkin, banana and [...]
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Rainy Day Home Workout
April 26, 2012 { 36 comments }The weather is a little crazy here in Charlotte today. I awoke to sunshine, a cool breeze and blue skies and immediately set off on a beautiful three mile run with Sullie. By the time I’d showered and gotten ready for work, it looked like this outside. Gray skies and lots of rain. Judging from [...]
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Easter Weekend In Georgia
April 7, 2012 { 15 comments }I hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter weekend…however you may or may not be celebrating it! I am thrilled that it’s a beautiful spring weekend and I’m spending it in Georgia with my family. I am so grateful that I was able to get away for the weekend for some family time. It’s been [...]
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Wednesday Workout and Wine
December 7, 2011 { 14 comments }And I’m back to a night update. Some of you have commented that you’ve missed seeing my updates when you check the blog in the morning. I know my blogging has been a little sporadic lately but like I mentioned in my December Updates post, I’m trying to figure out a balance that works for [...]
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Fight Gone Mad
October 29, 2011 { 7 comments }Hello and happy weekend. I’m a little behind on daily updates since I wrote the “Reactions” post on Thursday and took a blog break on Friday. For the most part, I don’t have too much to report. Just the usual…lots of yoga and teaching. One thing I do want to share is a really awesome [...]
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Ashtanga + Bootcamps + Eats
October 20, 2011 { 19 comments }Thursdays are pretty much the opposite of Tuesdays for me. I actually kind of consider it a day “off” because as of now only have a couple of commitments on Thursdays. Did you know that it’s actually one of the slowest days of the week in the fitness world? I think that people start out [...]
