#IAmEmpowered for 2017

This time of year is one of my favorites! Yes, I absolutely love the holidays. The twinkle lights, the fluffy snow, the smell of pine, crisply-wrapped packages with shiny bows, a great excuse to have champagne way more than normal… I also love the idea of an upcoming fresh start. [I’m going to avoid using…

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Pups through the years!

What a fantastic weekend I just had at home back in North Carolina, which of course had to include plenty of puppy snuggles! I love going through old photo albums when I’m home. (Yup, my take-photos-of-everything tendency totally comes from my mom, so we have tons of family photos.) I got to take a trip down memory…

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It’s My #WCW’s Birthday!

Today is the day of birth of the ultimate girlboss, the one and only Jamie King Fit! I can’t even begin to describe how amazing this woman is. I had no idea when I met her 18 months ago how things would go. What started as a simple meet up to ask about working in…

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Finding Strength in Stillness

This past week is yet another reminder to me that stillness, quiet, and rest are just as important to being strong as running, push-ups, weight lifting, and all the other activities I love to do. Last week was rough. Getting back from 6 days in LA (5 of which were 18-hour non-stop action-packed days), less than 3…

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#Flashback Friday Five

Last week I celebrated my one year anniversary with Sweat Pink! I can’t even believe how quickly the year has gone by and how much amazingness we’ve packed into it! I’ve learned SO much and have loved every minute of my time with this amazing group of people. I’m constantly inspired and challenged by Jamie…

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Five Friday Favorites 3/11/2016

ONE YEAR IN PORTLAND Last Saturday marked my one year anniversary of moving to Portland! Finding a soul mate (aka Caitlin), making amazing friends, hikes and many other outdoor adventures, teaching at my dream studio, working for two amazing companies and with amazing people, helping open a studio, so much travel and adventure… What an…

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Five Friday Favorites 2/26/16

WEEKEND SHENANIGANS I got back from vacation last week and hit the ground running! After work on Friday, I had dinner with a friend, met up with the group for drinks, and then saw Diane Coffee at Bunk Bar. Saturday night was spent with some good ole fashioned family fun at the bowling alley! I made the…

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Five Friday Favorites 2/19/16

Totally forgot to publish this on Friday. Woops! My first Friday Favorites will just have to be a #SundayFunday recap! Who doesn’t love talking about things they love?! This idea of summing up the week with 5 awesome things is just amazing! Here we go… DADDY-DAUGHTER SKI DATES For the last ten days I was…

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One of those days…

I’m having one of those days today. One of those days where you realize that you matter and you can make a difference. You don’t have to be Mother Teresa or the head of a nonprofit or join the PeaceCorp in order to affect someone’s life in a positive way. It can really be as…

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