Beauty products have been on my mind a lot lately. Spending so much time sweaty and dirty can wreak havoc on my skin. I hadn't revamped by beauty routine in a long time, so I was definitely overdue. With my wedding coming up, I finally got the motivation I needed to improve my regimen and get my skin looking its best. When it comes to beauty, I take a minimal approach. I don't like to pile ...
Living Well
The Mindset Shift That Will Make Your Workouts Easier
Shortly after I moved to Arizona, I signed up for a couple months of classes at a local yoga studio. I had a couple of favorite teachers, but one of them would always do a difficult sequence in the middle with a lot of long holds in a single pose. One day, we were moving in and out of warrior ii for what felt like forever. My legs were on fire. Then I noticed something. Every muscle in my ...
How I (Accidentally) Became a Fitness Person
Leading an active life is a focal point of my blog. I like being active and I like fitness. But like most people, I wasn't always this way. How did I get here? Why do I even work out? Let's take a little journey back in time. Photo by Kylie Pond | Outfit details Fitness before I knew what "fitness" was Like a lot of kids, I took an interest in organized sports. It was the thing to ...
What Love Means to Me
As I've grown up, life has defined and redefined what it means to love and be loved many times. When I was younger, I had this expectation stubbornly lodged in my mind that true love means everything flows naturally. I thought that true love meant that everything in the relationship would fit together and just work. I thought that with the right person, we would move ...
3 Lessons About Fitness I’ve Learned from 3 Years of CrossFit
This month marks 3 years since I first signed up for CrossFit. Since then, CrossFit has been the bread and butter of my workout routine. It's helped grow my love of fitness in huge ways. The style of workout really suits me and the individual gyms I've found have been fantastic. Even though it works for me, I'll be the first to admit that CrossFit is not for everyone. That said, over the past ...
What to Put on Your Summer To-Do List
It's June (already!) and that means summer is all-but-officially here. When this time of year rolls around, I always feel invigorated to be more active, eat more healthily, and get more done. It's the best time of year to harness that energy and make some awesome things happen. As part of that, I wanted to take the ideas in my head and organize them into a summer to-do list. Why you should ...
