All things sand, love, salt and yoga
Sometimes we just need a little pat on the back or motivation because we are feeling not quite adequate. You could be the most successful of the successful, but you are having a bad day…everyone has them. I have been a teacher for a looooonnnnngggg time…I started in day care in college…worked in an after … Read More “A Little Motivation Goes a Long Way” »
I have been using essential oils for about a month now and I have to say, why did I wait to try them out? I have had some great successes with the ones I have used. It is best if you have some supplies before you embark on your EO DIY journey. These are some … Read More “DIY Essential Oil Faves” »
Who doesn’t love falling into a comfy bed each night to get some good shut-eye? We may all love the notion of it, but many people don’t get the life affirming sleep that they need. Enter the Sleep Smarter book by Shawn Stevenson. I was honored to be chosen to be on the pre-launch team for … Read More “Sleep Smarter review” »
Let’s just get this out of the way first…arthritis is NOT an old person’s disease. I have had it for over 15+ years and was first diagnosed in my 30s. When I was about 3 years old, I was diagnosed with a hip disorder. I had to have physical therapy and I couldn’t walk for … Read More “Foods to Help Beat Arthritis” »
I take my lunch to work every day. I teach kindergarten and lunch time is my sacred, adult only time during the day. I look forward to it so I need to have yummy options for each day. I tend to go in cycles of eating something for weeks and then get sick of it … Read More “Easy, Healthy Lunches” »
Yes…I think that I DID mention I LOVE spin:) I have been spinning for 3+ years. Took a class about 10 years ago and I HATED it. I couldn’t wait until the class was over and I think I cried on my way home from the class. I then proceeded to drop that class. Fast … Read More “Did I mention that I LOVE spinning?” »
I have been reading all the posts and pins about essential oils for quite a long time. Had some lavender essential oil kicking around because I heard it calms you. Tried making some bug spray with essential oils because regular bug spray is so toxic and doesn’t seem to work anyway. I never really got … Read More “The Essentials of Essential Oils” »
This may be old news to many of you and I’m sorry if it is, but I just found Spotify and I LOVE it. I shouldn’t say that I just found it. I had a free account and never really used it. One of my fitness instructor was saying how she made her spin class … Read More “Spotify” »
I have always loved spinning, but since Thanksgiving I have been going to a studio called VitalCycle and I am truly obsessed. Each bike has a monitor on it that gives you your RPMs, your energy # and kCals burned. I don’t exactly know what a kCal is, but my actual calories are always way more … Read More “Kickass Playlist for Spin Class” »
I LOVE Trader Joe’s….but really, who doesn’t? Every time I go, I find something new and yummy. I go there every few weeks, but I could seriously go several times a week. I knew that I wanted to do a nutrition post on TJs and I wanted to choose items that are healthy, which isn’t … Read More “My Trip to Trader Joe’s” »
