Starting Anew
What a special time of year! Often we hear this phrase around Christmas and while it is absolutely fitting for the holiday season, it’s also fitting for this time of year, just for a different reason. Over the weekend, Travis and I went to visit our family and to see my baby sister graduate from college, to celebrate my niece’s graduation from high school and to also celebrate my new baby niece’s two-week birthday. If I had to describe my weekend with select words, they would be: INSPIRING. Special. C-U-T-E. Darling....
read moreWhy I Didn’t Avocados
Moving is bittersweet. It forces us to go through drawers and closets and clean the clutter, causing us to discover things of our past, which may bring smiles or some tears. With so many other large responsibilities that moving entails, it seems daunting to clear out or organize, however, in the end everything feels so much better, lighter. I recently found a journal that I had kept during grad school that included my daily food intake and the approximate caloric count for each meal and snack. This isn’t the first time I’ve discovered an...
read moreGet Your Booty to the Barre
I haven’t loved going to the bar until now. There was a short period when I turned 21 when I had fun hanging out with friends at the bar, but now I am a true barre hopper…only, it’s a different kind of barre…I’ve really taken to barre workouts. Forget having to sip a few cocktails before starting to enjoy yourself. You can catch a barre class early morning, mid-afternoon, or evening to catch that high that only an amazing, full-body workout provides. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I have always been a fitness...
read moreHow to Discover Calm in the Crazy
Wow, it seems like forever since I’ve been able to sit down and actually write! I’ve missed it! I’ve missed you and I am happy to be back and settling in after lots of new happenings. After moving a couple weekends ago, I spent last weekend at The Booty Barre training in Denver which was ahhhmazing! I’ve mentioned barre classes before here and how much they rock! After starting with the Physique 57 DVDs then taking some local classes, I knew that my next step had to be instructing a class and sharing this passion with...
read moreWhole Foods-Anti-Inflammatory Cleanse+Grocery List
What a wonderful time of year…we have an extra hour of daylight and the warmer weather is nearing (unless you live in Colorado and are expecting another snow storm this week), which means more time for play! The transition to a new spring is also a great time to make healthy changes to your diet. As we discussed in last month’s newsletter, it’s a wonderful time to cleanse but before you start to feel hungry due to thought of not having food, let’s think about a new method of cleansing. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,...
read moreCheesy Sweet Potato Kale + Latest News Update
I’ve got exciting news to share, super exciting actually, and some not so exiting news. Let’s get to the good stuff first. My fiancé and I closed on our first home last Friday. Everything finally fell into place…yay!! As if it weren’t official enough, we were at Home Depot on Sunday and Monday evening. Getting out the official stamp now! We spent last weekend doing a deep clean of the main level and hope to knock out the upstairs this weekend in prep for our move next Friday! Though endless amounts of cleaning equals a pretty darn...
read moreThe Balance Between Exercise and Treats
It’s funny how there are holidays I definitely gear up for in terms of making healthy treats and goodies, but Easter is not a main one for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love chocolate and more chocolate but this wasn’t a big treat holiday for me. Trust me however when I say I had a my fair share of treats…I always do-in a feel-good, yummy way (usually, I’m human too)! The reason I’m writing about Easter and treats is because I attended a fitness class where I overheard an instructor and some of the students...
read moreUnhealthy Exercise=When Outcome Determines Happiness Within
What a snowy weekend! The boy asked a couple weeks ago if I thought we had had our last snow. We made a bet and what do you know I was right….it’s not the first time nor the last, but don’t tell him I said that! Last week, I had an interesting conversation with a client at work that created some mixed feelings within. Last summer, when I started working with the client, we clicked over shared interests that included running. At the time, I was training for the Vail half marathon and he was also training for a running event. Last, week...
read morePeanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF)
Agh, the task of creating and posting new recipes can be so daunting at times. I have to make delicious, healthy food. I have to taste test to no end. I have to shoot photos. Wait, did I mention I get to make amazingly yummy and good-for-you food, taste test and share it? Alright, it’s not so bad, especially the taste testing part! I love making simple yet delicious weekend goodies. This past weekend’s choice was peanut butter cookies. We typically buy almond butter over peanut butter but the boy decided to change it up this...
read moreThe Better it Gets, The Better it Gets…10+ Random Facts
Wow, where to begin. The last couple of weeks have been lovely, chaotic at times, but truly great. Rather, than write a story of recent events, I thought it would be more fun to piece together the story with 10+ random facts…. 1. Lucky me, I was able to take some time from work to visit family last week…ahh, miss them so much already! 2. My sweetie found a home for us while I was away. I got back into town. Things fell through with the home, found another one that we LOVE even more and have the inspection coming up early this...
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