November 7, 2014

[gallery] 1. I have been having some major chocolate cravings this week and while I’ve been staying strong, this weekend I’m probably going to indulge. While the Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Fudge Core on the right might be the dessert of my dreams, the healthy replacement Chocolate Mousse on the left (photo cred Shape Magazine) from Organic Avenue will do…

New Workout Music (and a farewell to Taylor Swift)

November 5, 2014

You guys, taylorswift is really messing with my spin mixes. I understand her not wanting to put 1989 up on Spotify to increase sales but to take down all your past albums from Spotify? Why girl, why? Taylor’s tunes are weaved into a bunch of my past mixes which will now have to be reworked before class, otherwise my students…

FitBlogNYC 2014 Event Recap

A couple of weeks ago I attend the Fitness Magazine FitBlogNYC event. It’s an event for health/fitness bloggers and included delicious meals, interesting speakers and the most amazing swag bag you can imagine. All the talks were great, basically all of the speakers talked about following your passion and if you hate your job, get out of it, take chances…

Random Weekend Things

November 3, 2014

This past weekend was a mix of random activities and despite rainy gross weather, was pretty nice. Got to hang with this super cute pup on Halloween (and some other assorted friends, but no costumes compare to this guy): Went to a Row House class with Becca. Was hard to leave my apartment in the rain but worth it for…

[gallery] The weather is turning chilly but it’s not exactly cold yet. I always have a hard time striking the perfect balance with my workout gear for outdoor runs. I’m either overdressed and sweating in the first minute or freezing, taking the entire run to warm up. The key is layering.  There are a few of the pieces that I’m…

November 1, 2014

[gallery] Happy half birthday to me! You guys, I only have six months left until I’m 30! How is that possible? A couple of years back I made myself a 30 things to do before 30 list and woah, the countdown is on. I’ve done pretty well but I still have quite a ways to go. Out of the 30,…

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