People ask me all the time, “How do you do it all?” Like Shonda Rhimes said, “I don’t. When I’m succeeding in one area of my life, I’m failing in another.” This is the truth of all truths—and it’s not something to be ashamed of. It’s something to be aware of. When I took my … More How Do You Do It All?
Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare? Intensity can feel really productive, but consistency is what actually produces results over time. When the new year hits, it’s enticing to come out the gates hot, ready to completely overhaul our entire lifestyle. Sustainable habit change is about developing skills you can come back to … More Consistency > Intensity
A Baker She is Not but Here is a Recipe for Protein Banana Pancake Muffins While I love to cook, I don’t enjoy baking. I find it tedious — 1 levelled tsp. of baking powder (not to be confused with baking SODA), 1 egg yolk separated + 2 whole eggs, mix the wet ingredients with … More Protein Banana Pancake Muffins 🍌
The holiday season is over, and it’s back to regular programming until the days get longer and we can finally taste hints of spring and summer again… This past holiday season, my children were watching kids’ chef shows, and they subsequently took to the kitchen with a flair of creativity. My entire kitchen turned into … More CANDY CANE SHARDS 🎄
Yᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʟᴇᴠᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ – ɪᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ·s ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛ. Tʜᴀᴛ’s ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ʙᴇɴᴇᴠᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʟᴇᴠᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪs ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ … More Hᴏᴡ Tᴏ Hᴀɴᴅʟᴇ Bᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ
I train 6 days a week. The words “gym” and “workout” are commonplace in our home. – For a while, my conscience struggled to guiltlessly embrace time in the #gym because it also meant time away from my children and it occasionally felt “selfish.” I have worked on and curtailed those feelings by clearly defining … More “𝕊𝕋ℝ𝕆ℕ𝔾 𝕃𝕀𝕂𝔼 𝕄𝕆𝕄𝕄𝕐”
20.4✅ Another #openworkout complete and here are my sentiments… I made it to 135# power cleans but despite 6-7 attempts wasn’t able to get them overhead to complete the #cleanandjerk in the last round. How do I feel? PROUD 👏🏻 I’m proud of my effort. I’m proud of PR’ing my #powerclean I’m proud that even … More 20.4 Strong Women Power Clean
“To me the greatest lesson as an athlete and in training is just don’t get greedy. Know that you have to get up and go again the next day. Always save a little bit. I think that is what’s precluding a lot of athletes from longevity and causing a lot of injuries right now. Everybody … More 20.3 Scaled ✅
This past weekend I competed in my first local CrossFit competition. #wodfest2019 . Since starting CrossFit in June 2018, this sport continues to teach me patience, commitment, tolerance, endurance and strength every day. . In training, I get uncomfortable and meet my weaknesses at each session. #competition for me was about facing and acknowledging my … More My First CrossFit Competition 🏋🏻♀️
These are my favourite kind of mornings… ☀️☕️♥️ Quiet, peaceful, full of possibility and with the loves of my life still sleeping in their beds nearby… In the quiet, I read, write, contemplate my intention for the day, and dream about the life I want to live. In the stillness, creativity is allowed freedom to … More Reading, Writing, Dreaming, Drawing
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