It’s a special Friday for us! We are celebrating Zoey’s 9th birthday! While it does feel like Zoey has been with me for a long time, it’s hard to believe that she’s actually nine. Zoey is still spunky, active and playful. While she might not be up for chasing the ball like she did in [...]
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Celebrating 8 Years of Zoey
October 13, 2022 { 7 comments }Hello, hello! This post is all about miss Zoey – who just celebrated her 8th birthday! The pups don’t get enough of the spotlight around here these days so I’m going to shower Zoey with love and admiration as she enters her “golden” (senior) years. ZOEY’S 8th BIRTHDAY! Zoey turned 8 years old on October [...]
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Friday Favorites (And Not Favorites)
October 22, 2021 { 34 comments }Happy Friday. I am packing up to head to Tennessee to lead yoga teacher training at VIDYA this weekend. I haven’t seen my group in almost six weeks so I’m looking forward to diving back in with them. We have much to cover this weekend and it’s going to be a good one! I’m also [...]
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Week In The Life Without My Sidekick
June 11, 2021 { 2 comments }Hi everyone. We’ve made it to Friday. This has been a really weird and crazy week for me. First, Finn’s been gone since last Saturday on vacation at the beach with his dad. I tried to FaceTime him one day but literally got 30 seconds of his attention before he ran away to play. While [...]
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Weekend + Zoey + Recent Eats
February 28, 2021 { 12 comments }I am home from my yoga teacher training weekend Tennessee and happily settled in at home with Finn, Zoey and Benji. It was such an incredible weekend of learning. The days flew by and things were flowing so well that I felt like we could have gone for another 10 hours. Love this work so [...]
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Homemade Cheesy Dog Cookies
October 8, 2020 { 3 comments }We celebrated Zoey’s 6th birthday this week and in the spirit of honoring and spoiling our furry family members, I wanted to share a recipe for Homemade Cheesy Dog Cookies. They’re simple to prepare and feature a short ingredient list that you can feel good about feeding to your dog. They’re the perfect treat for [...]
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A Week In The Life
June 19, 2020 { 16 comments }Hi guys. How was your week? I would give mine a solid okay. Not bad, but not amazing. Plenty to be grateful for…including a beautiful son, another year older, sweet pups, my best friends, my loving family and work that pushes me to learn and grow every single day. Rather than a “Day in the [...]
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This Is Us
June 14, 2020 { 24 comments }Hello and I hope this finds you enjoying your weekend. I’ve been hanging out with Finn and the pups, staying close to home and spending as much time outside as possible. We are having the best weather – low 80s and low humidity. I’m trying to soak it up before a week of rain heads [...]
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The Great Outdoors
April 20, 2020 { 1 comment }One of the things that I have felt consistently the most grateful for through stay at home is the amazing spring weather that we’ve had in Charlotte. Most days have been sunny with temperatures that are not too hot or cold and low-humidity. Also, the mosquitos aren’t out yet which is perhaps the best blessing [...]
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Cheer
April 8, 2020 { 16 comments }Hi there. Tonight’s background entertainment is Cheer on Netflix. Did you know that I cheered competitively in high school? I also gave it a go for one semester of college but bailed on that pretty quickly. I’m grateful for the experience because it was a big goal realized, but I also have zero regrets about [...]
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Plus Two
April 5, 2020 { 7 comments }It’s Sunday night at 8:30p and I’m finally sitting down on the couch to relax with my feet up watching Gilmore Girls. I am so tired even though I haven’t left my house other than to go to the grocery store or pick up Finn in over 10 days. It seems that a stop to [...]
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A Week of Benji & Zoey + Recent Eats
March 8, 2020 { 6 comments }Happy Sunday! I have received so many questions about how Zoey is adjusting to her new brother Benji. I’ll write a more in-depth post later about Benji’s integration into our family but for now I thought I’d show you a photo progression of Zoey’s adjustment. DAYS 1-2 Indifferent. Stand-offish. Pouting. Taking my space…but also interested. [...]
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Benji’s Adoption Story
March 3, 2020 { 37 comments }Yes, you read that title right! We have a new family member! I am so thrilled to introduce you to BENJI! He’s a 7 month old goldendoodle and I rescued him from the Triad Golden Retriever Rescue last Saturday. Two weeks ago I never dreamed that I’d have another puppy, much less a goldendoodle…it’s been [...]
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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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Day in the Life: Oh Zoe
October 9, 2019 { 24 comments }Finn’s favorite thing to say is “Oh Zoe” and “Hey Zoe.” Well, on this Wednesday I was saying “Oh Zoe” a whole freaking lot. Keep reading for more. In the meantime…here’s a day in the life. 3:30a – Finn is crying in his room. I give him about 10 minutes to calm down but he [...]
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Life Lately with My Little Guy: Fall Edition
October 8, 2019 { 24 comments }I’m sitting at my desk working on my second cup of coffee after a very early start to the morning. I woke up at 3a and tried so hard to go back to sleep until finally throwing in the towel and getting up at 5:30a. I read for a while and finished the book I [...]
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Lately: Life, Reading, Listening
August 27, 2019 { 12 comments }Hello everyone. Unless you live under a rock, or don’t do social media (in which case you probably don’t read blogs either), then you likely saw that yesterday was National Dog Day. NATIONAL DOG DAY National Dog Day was started in 2004 as a way to celebrate all dogs…mixed breeds and pure…with a mission to [...]
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Good Dog, Bad Dog, Happy Baby
February 8, 2019 { 9 comments }Happy weekend lovely friends. I am writing to you from a hotel room in Hershey, PA where I am in bed watching HGTV and eating Boom Chicka Pop. I am here to lead a teacher training weekend at Studio B Power Yoga. I am so excited to meet the trainees tomorrow, and also some blog [...]
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Recent Eats + Zoey Antics
March 23, 2018 { 7 comments }Happy Friday! My mom arrived in Charlotte yesterday so I’m happy to have her here for a while pre-baby. The plans for this weekend include picking a new nursery wall paint color (the saga continues…we’ve decided to change the wall color again instead of the trim), getting the hospital bag checked, installing a car seat [...]
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Sunday Morning Coffee Chat
February 18, 2018 { 31 comments }Morning. I hope your Sunday is beautiful. I’m enjoying my coffee with a side of baking fresh sourdough bread. I just popped the first of two loaves in the oven to bake so my house should smell amazing pretty soon! I baked so much bread around the holidays but haven’t since. My freezer stash was [...]
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Scary Squat Workout + Sullie’s Halloween Costume
October 31, 2017 { 13 comments }Happy Halloween! I’m on my way to Portland for an exciting partnership with Under Armour and Samsung that’s been named #firstsneverstop. It’s themed around “a journey of firsts” so I’m (nervously?) looking forward to discovering what’s in store for us! They sent us a really cozy outfit to travel in – shoes, socks, compression tights [...]
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What’s Your Dharma? + Memorial Day Weekend 2017
May 30, 2017 { 16 comments }Hi! I hope you guys enjoyed your long weekend and also spent some time reflecting on the bravery and selflessness of our fallen servicemen and women. My message to my yoga classes over the weekend was about finding your dharma and using it to be of service. Your dharma is all about discovering your unique [...]
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A Blessing + Speedy Zoey + What I Ate This Week
January 6, 2017 { 14 comments }Hey there. We’re gearing up for snow overnight in Charlotte. I don’t think anyone has a confident bet on how much but I’ve heard anywhere from 3-8 inches. I’ve spent most of today working on communications for the studio as we’ve had to cancel our first weekend of teacher training and some early and late [...]
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Adventures in Dogland (and a few safety reminders)
October 11, 2016 { 16 comments }Well, it’s been an interesting 48 hours in dogland. First, we had an overnight visitor. Second, Zoey is in a cone. Let’s talk about our visitor first. Tanner went out for a run on Sunday night just as it was getting dark and called me about 15 minutes into the run. When I answered the [...]
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Rain + Zoey + Lots of Recent Eats
September 2, 2016 { 22 comments }It’s a rainy Friday here in Charlotte (and most of the Southeast) with Tropical Storm Hermine passing through. I checked in with my family yesterday and all is good in Florida. Luckily the storm just missed them and made landfall east of where they are. Our rain started last night with a band of heavy [...]
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Pretty Girls + 5 Nights of Dinners
August 13, 2016 { 6 comments }Happy Saturday! I hope your weekend is off to a nice and relaxing start. I woke up naturally around 7:15, made French press and a smoothie and cuddled with the girls. They went to the groomer yesterday where they got baths, their ears cleaned, nails trimmed and a little hair cut. They look thrilled about [...]
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The Best Salmon Recipe + The Baddest Dog
August 3, 2016 { 10 comments }Holy half marathon commitment! We are at 140 strong and the emails keep rolling in about training together for a fall half. THANK YOU! I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to connect with all of you and to share this experience. It’s going to be amazing! I especially love the [...]
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My Top 10 Tips for Raising a Puppy
June 29, 2016 { 51 comments }I regularly receive emails from readers with new puppies asking for advice on everything from food to training to exercising to gear and more. Since I’m such a dog person and I share so much about our dogs with you, I thought that I’d sprinkle a few pet posts in here and there. I’m going [...]
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A Big Moment for Zoey + Recent Eats
May 12, 2016 { 15 comments }We hit a major milestone over here this week. On Monday I left to go to lunch and an appointment and decided to leave Zoey out in the house instead of crating her. I closed the bedroom, office and bathroom doors and gave the two girls the run of the main part of the house. A [...]
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Zoey’s First Birthday + Embracing “There’s NEVER a Right Time!”
October 6, 2015 { 41 comments }In the midst of the move I took a break to celebrate a sweet puppy that has brought so much joy to my life. Today is Zoey’s first birthday. I think one of the things that holds us back in life is thinking “it’s not the right time.” What I’ve learned is that the right [...]
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Weekend: The Move
October 5, 2015 { 34 comments }I haven’t moved in nearly six years. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t forget what moving was like but this was the first time in my adult life that I stayed in one place for so long. There was A LOT of stuff to get through. I had multiple piles around the house designated “going [...]
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Zoey Update + Yoga Retreat Update
August 31, 2015 { 15 comments }Short post tonight because it is late and I teach early on Tuesday! First, biggest thanks to you guys for your concern over sweet Zoey. Happy to report she’s made a good recovery and seems to be doing much better. (Can you believe how big she is!?) I will spare you the graphic details but [...]
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Loving Lately: Figs, Zoey at 10 Months, Music & More
July 30, 2015 { 20 comments }Hi and happy Thursday! My day got off to a bit of an abrupt start when I woke up at 6:11 a.m. with the realization that my yoga class started at 6 a.m. My iPhone alarm was set…and going off…but not making any sound. WTF!? Luckily, one of my friends and fellow teachers was there [...]
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Sullie and Zoey’s First BarkBox
July 8, 2015 { 14 comments }This post is sponsored by BarkBox. July brings Sullie’s 9th birthday and Zoey’s 9 month birthday. They may be eight years apart in age but they both light up when it comes to new toys and treats. I have to say, I don’t know how you moms do it. I get so much enjoyment out [...]
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My Yoga Dogs + What I Bought at Whole Foods
May 27, 2015 { 19 comments }The girls and I had a little photo shoot today. They were feeling super playful and sharing toys in the living room this afternoon. I was cracking up over their open hips. Check them both out in frog pose here! :) I definitely have little yoga dogs on my hands! Can you believe how big [...]
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Zoey Surgery + 36 Golden Retrievers Rescued from Istanbul
May 12, 2015 { 9 comments }Hi and hope it’s been a good Tuesday. My day has been full of the usual things…teaching yoga, personal training, attempting to tackle my inbox. It’s also been a little emotional because Zoey had her surgery today. Our vet does the surgery same day so I was able to pick her up this afternoon. The [...]
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Zoey at 7 Months + Sandwich Cravings + Homemade Dinners
May 6, 2015 { 18 comments }Hi and hope Wednesday was kind to you. I had a really great day. Taught three hot yoga classes, practiced yoga, trained a client, lots of computer work and a wonderful therapy session about work/stress/chaos and work addiction…of which I am guilty and I committed to putting timelines around letting things go. I was grateful [...]
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Monday in the Life + Scenes from the Weekend
April 27, 2015 { 3 comments }Monday is always a crazy but fun start to the week for me. I train clients at 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. and then head to the studio to teach at 8:15 a.m. and usually take the class after to get my practice out of the way while I’m already sweaty. I shower and head back [...]
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Zoey’s First Hike + Fish Tacos + Happy Saturday
April 4, 2015 { 10 comments }Today was the best Saturday I have had in a long time. I taught my two regular morning hot yoga classes and then came home to make lunch and give the house a much needed clean. This spring is kinda crazy between travel plans, workshops and teacher training stuff so it was a welcome treat [...]
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My Week + Girl Power + Roasted Veggie Love
March 25, 2015 { 8 comments }Hi! This week is totally nuts but really amazing at the same time. As much as I hoped it was allergies, I’m pretty certain I have a cold. The worst part is that it has been going since Friday and presents itself with different symptoms every day ranging from a stuffy nose to nausea to [...]
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Lumi Lunch + National Puppy Day + What I Bought at Whole Foods
March 24, 2015 { 13 comments }Good morning! Thanks for two things. First, all of your interest in the KIND bar giveaway. Second, your amazing responses. I know I ask y’all to tell me what you’re grateful for regularly when it comes to giveaways but it’s only because I think it’s such a good “stop, pause, think” activity + I ADORE [...]
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Weekend + A KIND Start to the Week {Giveaway}
March 23, 2015 { 298 comments }Hi! Keep on reading for a sweet giveaway from my friends at KIND. My weekend was relaxed and full of the normal stuff…yoga, golden retrievers, food. I stayed in on Friday night, ate Vietnamese take out and watched Gone Girl (well, half of Gone Girl…I fell asleep). It was kind of amazing. I taught two [...]
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Giveaways & Winners + TV Appearance + Zoey Gets Trained…and More!
March 20, 2015 { 17 comments }Happiest of Fridays! I woke up at 2 a.m. with a raging sore throat. I’m praying that it’s allergies and not sickness. I haven’t been sick in a really long time and thought I had escaped the brutal cold and flu season we had in Charlotte this year. I think my immune system has reached [...]
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The Best Weekend + A Great Week of Workouts
March 8, 2015 { 14 comments }This has been a really great weekend. I’ve been trying to spend as much time outside as possible because the weather has been incredible. It’s 70 and sunny right now! I’m currently sitting outside and working. Zoey is playing in the rosemary bush and Sullie is sun bathing. I had a pretty awesome Saturday. I taught [...]
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Zoey is Five Months Old + Things You Must Read
March 6, 2015 { 27 comments }Happy Friday! After a busy morning, I wrapped up my training and teaching for the week at 1 p.m. and have a rare Friday afternoon off. I usually have clients on Friday evenings. Yay. The biggest news of the day is that this little nugget is five months old! (Her nickname is “The Chicken Nugget.”) [...]
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A “Wild Weekend” (Not Really) + Starbucks Coconut Milk Latte
March 2, 2015 { 48 comments }Hi! The week is off to a great start over here. It’s 66 and sunny. As soon as I hit publish on this post I’m going to head out for a run and walk the pups. The pups were reunited this weekend after spending a week apart and they’ve been inseparable ever since. I am [...]
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A Long Travel Day + Lost Bags + Cute Zoey…and More!
February 26, 2015 { 14 comments }I am happy to report that I’m back in Charlotte. Today was a LONG day! My alarm when off at 4 a.m. in Cancun. Our group of stranded stragglers met in the lobby of our hotel at 4:45 a.m. to head to the airport. (Thanks to the Marriott Casamagna for accommodating us when our trip [...]
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An Icy Day + Lately (Cupcakes, Puppies & More)
February 17, 2015 { 30 comments }Hi! It’s been a weird start to the week here in Charlotte. After an unseasonably mild winter, we were hit with some gross weather. After just talking with my co-workers at the gym last week about how we thought we’d escape winter weather this year, I opened my front door before going to bed last [...]
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Thank You + Zoey at Four Months + Recent Eats
February 6, 2015 { 28 comments }Thanks so much for your kind messages and comments on my post yesterday about Sam. It meant a lot to me and my mom always reads the comments so I know she was touched as well. It always feels weird to just pick up and resume normal life after something so sad happens. Before I [...]
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I Love My Reality…Monday In The Life
February 2, 2015 { 16 comments }It was back to reality today but I love my reality so it was a happy Monday! :) I kicked off my day with a 4:55 a.m. wake up call to train clients. I ate half of a banana with almond butter and made a cup of Every Day Detox Tea to take to the [...]