It's Sunday night and you're planning out your week ahead. You look at your calendar and decide that this is it! This is the week you're going to start getting "in shape". You pull out your calendar and write work out in your schedule for M- W- F- Su for 45 minutes and feel so good that you've set your plan in action. And then Monday morning, your kid's school calls. He is sick again. You have to pick him up early and all he wants is to lie on you and be held... completely me

This was a very fortunate accident. Ethan and I had spent too much time outside and before I knew it, I was about 45 late to start dinner. The hanger started to set in, Blake was out of town, and I was in a panic to throw something together. I saw ground chicken, snap peas and plum sauce- A HA! Yes, I said plum sauce because I meant to grab the plum sauce. Thank goodness I didn't because this dish was SO GOOD. I'm sure it would be equally great with plum sauce or a variety of

It’s late and you’re tired. You worked a full day and the kiddos are asleep and you just want to sit. BUT, you have a cloud over your head. This was the week- the week you were going to start working out… but so far it just hasn’t “worked out” . Yesterday you planned to take that spin class at lunch but a meeting popped up and Tuesday, you got up before work to fit in the short workout you saw on Pinterest but nope, the second you were up, so were the kids wanting breakfast..

No matter what type of coach you have- fitness, business or life, we will all tell you the same thing- consistency is the key to success. You want to run a marathon (and feel good)? Then you must run consistently. You want to be successful in your business ventures? Then you must continue to show up and apply yourself. You want to meet that special someone? You have to keep putting yourself out there. But...it can be hard, because consistency is hard. Life happens- we get int

I see you. I see you at Target. I see you at Trader Joe's. I saw you today in line at the drive through dry cleaner dropping off your significant other's (I assume) work shirts too. I see you at the park, Costco, the Pet Food Store and the baby store buying diapers because you too ran out and Amazon doesn't deliver until next week. People tell you that you look tired but in reality you just haven't done your makeup... in three weeks. Basically, you're a hot mess. You know how

I hear it so often: "I want smaller (insert body part)" or, "I just want to lose weight here (pointing to area on body)". I totally get it. I see the marketing too: the "Two-Week Ab Makeover" on the cover of the popular fitness magazine and "How to Get Smaller Thighs Quickly" on the well known fitness blog. And while yes, overall, it's a huge issue, the worst part is that I see this type of marketing targeted to mamas more than anyone else. And even more craptastic- I see it

Meet Kim. Kim and I met about 10 years ago working for the American Cancer Society. One day, maybe my second week there, I made a very inappropriate joke in the break room and we became fast friends. While we have since continued to be wildly inappropriate (at times), we have also gotten married, had kids, and somewhat slowed down. She has been a huge support to me always telling me to "do what works" without an ounce of judgment. Kim's story is special. She is a three-time c

Pregnancy can be challenging enough without friends telling us their labor horror stories or how hard life is going to be after the baby arrives. Whether that friend of yours is dealing with the emotional aspect of becoming a new mama or the aches, pains and nausea that accompany an ever changing body, chances are there's a lot on her mind already. While I wanted to know everything that could possibly happen to my body, recently, I’ve taken a pretty solid stance on how I feel

Most people I know struggle with eating “well”. I get a lot of requests to write out diets and to tell people what to eat. While this seems simple, it isn’t, because food is personal. Unless you like the foods you are eating and are getting some level of enjoyment or satisfaction from your meals, chances are you will not stick with that diet. My diet (in the general sense) is full of foods that are enjoyable, nutrient dense, and provide ME with a level of satiation that might