Meet Maggie…

Maggie LOVED going to the gym. LOVED it. It was her getaway. Her happy place. Her #fitfam. And it helped her balance her life as a fulltime stay-at-home mom with 2 children under the age of 2. She became so motivated by the success she was seeing, she decided to come to small group training sessions TWICE a day, most …

Staying on Track During the Holidays – Stress – Part 4

Just like the saying “with great reward comes great responsibility”, with turkey and tinsel comes and problems and pressure. Sometimes. At least for me. Your time is stretched as thin as your budget and the stress of making sure everything is perfect for those around you can be overwhelming. Your intentions are good – help create and participate in happy holiday …

Staying on Track During the Holidays – Part 2 – Navigating Holiday Parties

So much fun (and so many calories) packed into just a few weeks! And, heck yeah, you’re going to attend as many parties and special events as you can! Afterall, it’s only once a year… but there’s Friendsgiving, Family Thanksgiving (probably more than one), Work Potluck Thanksgiving, the neighbor’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, Work Dinner Party, making treats with the …

Homemade Coleslaw

I’m not good at actually cooking with recipes. I’m always like…”this is probably a good amount”…or “I’ll just check the oven in 10 minutes and see where we are”… But after I posted a couple of pictures of some fun, healthy things we were eating, I figured I should actually keep track of what I was doing (or try) because …

You’re (Not) Ready for This

Here goes nothing. That’s been my mantra for the past couple of weeks – ever since we started considering buying and operating our own gym. And throughout this process, close friends, business partners, family members would say things like “you’re ready for this” or “you deserve this”…”this is definitely your next move.” I really tried to believe them. I tried to …