Happy Friday! Are my fellow American readers as excited for a three-day weekend as I am?! So today I'm talking about the health of something that we all have about 206 of.... bones! When my great grandfather was still alive, I remember that he fractured his foot while in bed sleeping. His bones were so brittle that just moving around in bed proved to be too much force for them. Like me, I'm sure that most of you have known someone older who has had osteoporosis, but why is awareness of the disease important for young people too? (source) ... [Read More]
Archives for August 2014
Grilled Nectarines with Banana Honey Soft Serve
Last weekend my mother-in-law, hubby, and I were sitting at my kitchen table. We had just finished up a yummy dinner, and all of a sudden, I jumped up. ME: "Ooooh I have to make dessert now!" THEM: "But we're pretty full. Why the rush?" ME: "Because it's going to get dark soon!" THEM: "We're using the grill for it? We can still grill after the sun goes down." ME: "No we can't, because I have a feeling it's going to be yummy, and if it gets dark, then I can't take pictures and blog the recipe!" Ah yes, bad lighting... classic case of #foodbloggerproblems. ... [Read More]
Hug Your Pooch, it’s National Dog Day!
Hey friends! So, I wasn't planning on blogging today, but here I am chatting with you because I found out.... It's National Dog Day! I know that there are lots of random, silly holidays on every day of the year, but truth be told, I think some of them are fun because 1.) I love any excuse to celebrate, and 2.) I enjoy acknowledging days designated to something near and dear to my heart. And pretty much everyone that knows me knows that I'm obsessed with dogs, especially my own pooch! ... [Read More]
Sweating it Out with Under Armour at IDEA World {Day 3 Recap}
Hi there! Hope that you all had a fabulous weekend. My mother-in-law has been in town visiting from Jersey, so my weekend was full of showing her a good time in SoCal. More on that later, but today, I'm recapping my third day of the IDEA World Fitness Conference! (Yoga posing in front of the convention center, of course.) My Saturday morning began bright and early with a 4:45 AM wake-up call to get ready for a.... ... [Read More]
Fig Honey Chia Smoothie Bowl
Chocolate peanut butter. Strawberry vanilla. Chocolate covered cherry. Basically friends, I'm totally smoothie crazed. And those are a few of my favorite smoothie creation combos. But sometimes, instead of just making a smoothie to drink in a glass, I like to put my blender to work to make something a bit thicker. I then pour my creation into a bowl and eat it with a spoon, because I'm fancy like that. ... [Read More]
The Highlight of 2014 IDEA World’s Blogfest: Jillian Michaels! {Day 2 Recap}
Happy Hump Day everyone! This week is going by fast for me, partly because I've been trying to catch up on work and rest the past few days. I was beat after having a busy schedule, so much fun, and little sleep while at IDEA World! Speaking of which, today I'm recapping day two of the convention. Let's get to it! My Friday began with a 7 AM bootcamp workout with Caroline and Moe, who are both fitness instructors in Boston. I met both of these women the first day of Blogfest, and immediately thought that they both were super cool. Caroline and I already had been following each other on Twitter, and I recognized her from social media. This seemed to be a theme at IDEA World, which made it even more fun because you're meeting people you already virtually "know." The ladies led the ... [Read More]