Hi friends! I'm writing this on Thursday night, as I'm coasting on an exercise high from a workout that ClassPass hosted at The Rush Indoor Cycling Studio tonight. I had never been to the studio before, and found it to be a lot like SoulCycle (review of me trying that out in NYC here): a fast-paced cycling workout with good music and high energy. Thanks for hosting the fun event, ClassPass! Any other American readers have off of work on Monday for Presidents Day? I do, and I'm pretty excited for the long weekend! But back to fitness! Recently I talked about how I haven't been a member at a regular gym since moving last year. I decided that I'd like to shop around for a normal gym to possibly join. I did a free trial at a gym a few weeks ago, and while they had all of the ... [Read More]
Archives for February 2015
Taking Time to Date Myself {Weekend Recap}
Happy Hump Day! Today I'm backing it up to a couple of days to last weekend. Any longtime readers may remember that when my hubby left active duty for the Marine Corps almost 2 years ago, I wrote a post about lessons I had learned as a USMC wife (read it here!). I talked about my experience as a military wife - a chapter of my life that was seemingly over (although I still referred to my man as a Marine - because once a Marine, always a Marine!) but I mentioned something in there about never say never to being a military wife again.... Well, it turns out that I'm now a Marine Corps wife again! This time around is a little different because my hubby is now a Marine Corps Reservist. He missed being a Marine, and it just sort of worked out that an opportunity opened up at the base ... [Read More]
Sea Salt Caramel Chocolate Cake for 1
Every time I get anything new for my kitchen, I get seriously excited. Some people may not understand my enthusiasm in the least bit, but kitchen gear to a foodie is like candy to a kid... Okay, I get excited in candy stores too, but you get what I'm trying to say. So you can only imagine how great it was when I walked into Bed Bath & Beyond after my bridal shower a bunch of years back with thousands of dollars in gift cards. My bridal shower was on the east coast, and since I live on the west coast, most people gave me a gift card instead of shipping tons of presents. I wish I had a photo of the awesome madness of that shopping excursion...though I did just find this lovely photo of my face when I walked into my grandma's house for what I thought was a lunch date, only to ... [Read More]
Sweating it Out at Grotto Climbing & Yoga [Gym Review]
Happy Friday! Any fun plans for the weekend? I have a couple of things on the books that I'm looking forward to! I'm sure I'll be chatting with you about them next week, but today, I want to back it up to last Saturday, when my hubby and I had a fun day date that included a great workout together. Grotto Climbing & Yoga is a new gym that opened up last month in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. When I heard about their unique combination of being an indoor climbing gym plus a yoga studio, I was intrigued. I had never gone indoor rock climbing before, so that alone made me want to visit Grotto. The gym was nice enough to welcome me to come try out their facilities and see what they were all about, and I brought A along with me. ... [Read More]
Black Bean Banana Squash Enchiladas
Hey friends! Whose in the mood for some Mexican food? Due to my love for beans, avocado, cheese, tomato (salsa!!), rice, and tortillas, I am definitely a Mexican food fan. Cheese & veggie quesadillas are one of my go-to easy dinner ideas when I want to get something on the table fast, and I could eat guacamole probably every day and be a happy camper. In the past, I haven't been a big enchilada fan though. I never could pinpoint why I wasn't crazy about them until somewhat recently, when my hubby and I had dinner at our friends' house, and they made us some authentic Mexican grub. I really liked the ones that they made, and I realized it was because they weren't greasy and soggy as they are in restaurants sometimes. Since then I've been to a few healthy restaurants and ... [Read More]
My 2015 Yoga Practice Thus Far + prAna & Fit Approach’s #TaketheLeap Challenge
Happy February! Whew! I can't believe that the first month of the year is already gone, but I feel like my year is off to a great start. On the fitness front, my 2015 has included a lot of movement and a lot of yoga practice. At the egging on of my sister, whose in training for her yoga certification, I decided to take part in an Instagram yoga challenge throughout January. Basically every day of the month, the challenge hosts - both amazing, beautiful yogis - would post a photo or video of them doing a yoga pose, and everyone participating in the challenge would post a photo of their best attempt at doing the same pose. Deemed the #BeStrongin2015 challenge, I certainly felt strong & healthy practicing these poses, and I enjoyed the sense of community I felt via social media ... [Read More]