I am a badass WARRIOR WOMAN and I’m not afraid to say it. So I didn’t make all the above progress in 2016, but I thought that ‘before’ picture was a great way to illustrate how far I’ve come. I discovered weightlifting In February of […]
Tag: Fitness
How I Changed My Lifestyle to Lose 30 Pounds (and become fit as fuck)
Two years ago (oddly enough, on my wedding day) I weighed almost 165 pounds at 5’8″. That was the heaviest I’d ever been in my entire life, and it was certainly the first time I’d ever been so nearly in the “overweight” category (if we’re […]
3 Ways I (try to) Stay Fit While Working from Home
1. I put aside time for the gym. Sometimes I never make it to the gym because I’m having one of those days but I really do try to go as often as I can. I have a regular “gym time”. For me that’s 3:30pm. […]
5 Steps I Took to Kick Couch to 5K’s Ass
As of about 4:30pm on Saturday, June 6th, I am a graduate of Couch to 5K! And if I do say so myself, I ended with a bang. Week 9, day 3 consists of a five minute warm up walk, followed by a 30 minute […]
Life In These Pants Has Never Looked So Good
Life has just been SO AWESOME lately that I need to share a few things with you all! The post-BEA hibernation BookExpo America was exhausting. Awesome, but exhausting. I think it’s really easy to see when BEA started: That’s: Wednesday: 12,424 steps Thursday: 18,322 steps […]
5 Ways That Reading a Book is Like Exercising
1. The next one in a series Sometimes I finish book #1 in a series and I’m like OHMYGOD YES YES YES AMAZING SO AMAZING I WANT #2 RIGHT NOW!!! *flail* But book #2 is still 6 months away from being published! How ever will […]
Posts That Caught My Eye This Week
I’ve never been one to do wrap ups of cool posts or anything, but this week I read SO MANY great ones that I just had to share! Interesting posts I found this week Allyssa Barnes offered 18 types of blog posts to get you […]
I Love My Daily Routine
I thought it might be fun to walk you through my daily routine as a blogger/freelancer. I actually don’t assign specific hours or times to specific tasks. You know, some freelancers designate a big block of time to “answering emails” or “working on client projects”, […]
Sitting at Starbucks – Post Your Reviews to Goodreads Automatically
New Books Blood Promise by Ashley Robertson Goodreads The Aftermath by Jen Alexander Goodreads I’m really excited for both these books! Ashley Robertson always rocks my world, and I think The Aftermath is going to be one giant nerdgasm. VIDEO GAMES!! Review to Goodreads I’ve […]
Someone Take These Pretty Designs Before I Die at the Gym
New Books I won It Felt Like A Kiss from Carolyn (Book Chick City). It sounds adorable and OMG that cover?? Too gorgeous! I’m DEVASTATED to report that I didn’t finish Breakable *sobs pathetically* I have a review scheduled for the end of the month. […]