Wardrobe Wednesday- Valentine’s Day with props

Seeing as today is Valentine's Day, I have to share my Valentine's Day outfit. I love dressing to fit a theme and Valentine's Day is a great theme since there are so many offers. This year I chose a Gigi from the Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday-throw yourself off balance

I regularly work our 5-6 days a week, which has become my norm due to years of following pretty much the same workout routines. As a result, there are many moves that I do over and over again. In order to keep getting Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- hate sit ups? Try adding planks to your workouts

It seems like many people think that doing a million sit-ups is the key to strengthening your core. I don't have the attention span to do hundreds of sit-ups, so I prefer finding other exercises that work my core Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- don’t be afraid to go for it

I've really been working on increasing my running speed during XIT classes, and it's not unheard of for me to run at 7 mph for a minute while at a lower (2 or 4) incline. Today our boxing instructor decided to give us Continue Reading »

Workout Wednesday- hate sit-ups? Try planking instead

It seems like many people think that doing a million sit-ups is the key to strengthening your core. I don't have the attention span to do hundreds of sit-ups, so I prefer finding other exercises that work my core more Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- feeling the burn after a new PR

I'm always trying to reach new personal records. There's something so inherently satisfying about pushing yourself to lift a little bit more each time. I love the feeling of accomplishment I get each time I set a new Continue Reading »

Wardrobe Wednesday- back to my roots with Coco

I am a second generation Mexican-American on my mother's side. Although both of my grandparents were born in Mexico, there's a lot I don't know about Mexican culture so I was very excited when Book of Life and Coco Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- stepping it up a notch

Today's boxing class had a couple of exciting firsts. We got to attempt to kick the swinging bag, which is significantly harder than it sounds. I've got a lot of force in my legs, and I really had to try to control Continue Reading »

Sartorial Sunday- it’s the simple things

I can be a little bit ADD when it comes to picking out clothes. I love bright and busy patterns, but can really find myself drawn to any number of different styles. My closet probably looks like it belongs to Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- burpees (or what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger)

So I had two different exercises that included harder variations of burpees. As if burpees are not miserable enough, someone had to find a way to make them more torturous. While I have come a long way towards finding Continue Reading »