Hey friends! This past weekend, I got to explore downtown LA! Both Matt and I had a pretty nasty cold this week, so by the time Saturday came around I NEEDED to get out of the house. Matt was a trooper and came with me to two things I have been wanting to do in … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 4.2: LA Dog Cafe & Getty Museum
Hey friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Mine worked out really well for my adventure challenge, because we ended up planning a last minute road trip to visit my sister at school in Phoenix! I was able to do not one, but two fun adventures there, with lots of other … Continue reading Monthly challenge 4.1: Arizona Road Trip
Hey friends! I've reached it - the end of my most difficult challenge yet. To recap, earlier this month I set some insane fitness goals that included me working out 11 times a week and basically having no life. Surprisingly I stuck with it a week and a half before realizing that's crazy for a … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 3.5: Cue “Chariots of Fire”
Hey friends! In case you missed last week's post about giving grace to yourself, check it out. I gained some self-awareness and reset my goals a little bit so they were more reasonable. After that, I was sure that this week would be more manageable and I had the best of intentions to keep chugging … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 3.4: Racing towards the finish line
Hey friends! Thanks for checking back on my fitness progress. This week, it got real, and in the hopes of inspiring you I want to share my struggle. Tuesday through Thursday morning went as planned, with me drinking water regularly, increasing my workouts in the morning, and doing my workouts at night. The Nike ones … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 3.3: Grace to fail
Hey friends, thanks for checking back for my first fitness update! Here is a sort of journal about how the week went. Enjoy! Tuesday: After waking up at 6, I did the morning workout but immediately felt sore afterwards and I knew it would be a long week ahead. That night I did my first … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 3.2: Staying Alive
Hey friends! I hope you enjoyed last month's challenge and it inspired you to get creative! Speaking of inspiration, I'm really going to need some this month during my fitness challenge. Words like run, gym, workout, and cardio are not in my vocabulary. In fact I usually avoid those things at all costs. It's not that I'm … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 3.1: Flab to fab
Hey friends! Are you ready for my final DIY challenge? Because I'm super excited about it. A few weeks ago I was visiting my cousin and her husband in their cozy Santa Barbara apartment and was super impressed that she had made a coffee table out of crates from Michaels! While I loved the coffee … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 2.4: Crate Nightstands
Hey friends! Today I have not one but TWO DIY challenges to share with you! They both have honey and lemon in them and were really fun to try. First was a homemade face mask. I looked around online for a few suggestions and read up a bit on which food item does what on … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 2.3: DIY Honey Lemon Scrub and Mask
Hey friends! This whole last week was spent on this DIY challenge, but it was worth the effort! For a while, I have been really fascinated by beautiful paper bead jewelry from 31 Bits, a non-profit organization that helps women in Uganda make a living. Definitely take a second to check them out! Unfortunately they … Continue reading Monthly Challenge 2.2: Paper Bead Jewelry
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