Happy Friday!! Are you feeling excited for the weekend? You could say that I'm a bit overly excited because my hubby and I are going on a weekend getaway! We're taking a road trip up to the Santa Barbara Wine Country area, and I've been looking forward to it all week long. Have I ever mentioned that I love wine country?! ....oh, probably only about 2,700 times! I'm sure I'll be sharing all of the details of my weekend with you guys later, but for today, let's get a little zen & talk about yoga. February has flown by in what feels like the blink of an eye, but my month has had no shortage of yoga practice! ... [Read More]
Archives for February 2015
Weighing in on the “Curvy” Girl Revolution
"Babe, you have to come in here and watch this," my husband yelled to me as I cooked dinner while he relaxed in the living room one night last week. He then proceeded to rewind the Sports Illustrated behind-the-scenes show he was watching where they talked about one of the models, Robyn Lawley, being a "plus- sized" model who represents the average woman in America: Both his and my reaction were the same in thinking that Robyn - whose absolutely gorgeous - didn't look like a plus-sized woman on the show. I do realize that in the modeling world, Robyn is indeed considered plus-sized, I just think it's kind of crazy. I can't help but feel that the modeling industry is totally warped and out of touch with what the vast majority of real women look like for Robyn to be categorized as ... [Read More]
Citrus Mint Cocktails {My Saturday Happy Hour}
If you're living in a place where it's cold and wintry, you may be dreaming of soaking up the warm sunshine lounging next to a pool, sipping on a refreshing fresh fruit cocktail... And if you're living somewhere where it's currently warm, a citrus cocktail probably still sounds delicious... because well, who doesn't love a fun fruity drink? Okay, don't answer that. There just may be a few people in the world who aren't citrus nor cocktail fans. While I'm all for a good cocktail, I myself am not a huge citrus person when it comes to certain things. Offer me an orange muffin or any kind of lemon candy and I'm all, Ehhh I'll pass. But when it comes to using it in my kitchen creations, citrus can sometimes be my cup of tea. I often make a simple salad dressing with fresh lemon juice, and I ... [Read More]
10 Fitness Friday Motivational Quotes
Happppy Friday! Since I love to workout and almost always feel great post-exercise, that must mean that I'm always excited to get my workout on. Right? Well not quite. Just like virtually everyone else, I have my days when I'm just not in the mood for the exercise session I had planned. This was the case yesterday, when I had finished work for the day, and it was time to fit in a workout before I had a Skype catch-up date with a girlfriend of mine who lives 1,000 miles away. I had been sitting at my desk working for awhile and was just sort of feeling tired, but I knew that there was no real good reason why I shouldn't workout, so instead, I spent a few minutes getting myself motivated with some exercise quotes. Here are my top 10 motivational fitness quotes on this lovely ... [Read More]
An Attitude of Gratitude: Little Things that are Making Me Happy
I'm big on enjoying the little things in life. I believe that our attitudes determine our direction, and if we cultivate feelings of gratitude and appreciating the great things in our life, both big and small, it can only lead to a happier heart and soul. (source) In the spirit of this, today I want to talk about some of the little things that have been making my happy lately. Here we go! Puppy snuggles - When I work in my home office, sometimes my dog comes and lays under my desk. Not only does she keep my feet nice and warm, but every time I look down at her, she's looking up at me like this: I picture her saying things in a little kid voice like, "Hey mom! How's work going? When are we going to go on a walk?" I just love my dingo. ... [Read More]
Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew Granola Cups
“Believe that you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Hello, and Happy Presidents Day to all of you fellow Americans! How did you all spend your Valentine's Day? My hubby and I decided to head to the beach to celebrate the occasion. He surfed while I caught up on a few magazines (more specifically, I dreamed up our next vacation while reading Islands, then read a Self issue with Cameron Diaz that has been sitting in my magazine rack for a year and a half), then we had a picnic and watched the sunset. Noshing on good food with my hubby + perfect weather + a bottle of refreshing riesling + a beautiful sunset = the perfect low-key Valentine's Day in my book. Speaking of the beach, lately a bunch of you have asked me about the weather in the San Diego area this time of the ... [Read More]