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10 Instant Pot Recipes I Can’t Wait to Try

10 Instant Pot Recipes I Can’t Wait to Try

  This year my mom got me an Instant Pot for Christmas – and the benefit of living across the country from each other is that you get to open your presents when they arrive at your house in the mail. haha The past few 

My 2018 Running Plans + Goals

My 2018 Running Plans + Goals

As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, I’m not really one for New Year’s Resolutions but I do love taking some time at this time of year to look ahead and set some goals for the year ahead. The past 2.5 weeks have been a 

Life Update & What I’ve Been Up To Since CIM

Life Update & What I’ve Been Up To Since CIM

Happy Monday friends! I can’t believe that Christmas is just a week away, December has flown by and I feel like I’ve been scrambling to squeeze in Christmas activities this year and semi-failing. It’s been a long time since I just did a fun, life 

Building Casa Floris: The Before Pictures

Building Casa Floris: The Before Pictures

Happy Friday friends! Can you believe that it is December 15th?? With everything that I had going on this month (CIM the first weekend of December and the coaches’ convention in Phoenix I’ve been at all week) the Christmas season has been flying by! I 

How To Get Family Pictures You’ll LOVE: Even When There’s a Toddler’s Involved

How To Get Family Pictures You’ll LOVE: Even When There’s a Toddler’s Involved

Last month we had our annual family photos taken with Rachel from Sisterlee Photography. I was a little nervous in the week leading up to the shoot because Lavinia is currently in quite the independent toddler “don’t make me do something I don’t want to 

Things I Did Differently This Training Cycle to Run My 2:44 Marathon

Things I Did Differently This Training Cycle to Run My 2:44 Marathon

  It’s been over a week since my race at CIM and I’m finally starting to feel back to normal. No more limping and going up and down the stairs is MUCH easier now! I took the past 7 days completely off from exercise and 

CIM: Race Recap

CIM: Race Recap

I don’t even know where to begin my recap of CIM – it’s been 3 days since I crossed the finish line and I still cannot believe that I am 2:44 marathoner and an Olympic Trials Qualifier! I knew that I was capable of this 

Holiday Gift Guide: For Toddlers

Holiday Gift Guide: For Toddlers

Shopping for your toddler at Christmas can be hard, especially when you know a bunch of toys are already coming your way from friends and family. Below are some fun and functional items that we have been loving in our house during the toddler stage 

Holiday Gift Guide: For the Mother Runner in Your Life

Holiday Gift Guide: For the Mother Runner in Your Life

Whether you are a mother runner or you’re shopping for one this holiday season here are my top picks this Christmas. Something They Want Runner’s World Subscription (currently $25 for a 2 year subscription!) // Drink All The Coffee, Run All the Miles Mug // Mother 

CIM: Goals, Mantras & Race Day Strategies

CIM: Goals, Mantras & Race Day Strategies

  GOALS Ever since I started training for CIM people have been asking me what my goal is. For the longest time my response has been “I’m going to see how my training goes and figure out my goals closer to race day.” But with