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This Year It’s All About Galentine’s Day

admin — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:00:44 +0000

Valentine’s Day isn’t just about candy hearts and spending time with your significant other, it’s about more than that. Maybe you don’t have a husband, boyfriend, girlfriend or wife at the moment or maybe your Valentine is out of town on business this year but that doesn’t have to stop you from celebrating. We think of Valentine’s Day as an excuse to celebrate any relationship that you value, whether that’s your marriage or your friendship with your bestie. This year Michelle and I got to celebrate our Galentine’s Day a bit early. It’s not often that we get to see each other, so when we do, we try to make the most out of our time together. We treated ourselves to a little pampering by Glamsquad and to a Staycation at Embassy Row hotel. We ate, we drank, we slept and it was AMAZING! It was so nice to relax and to catch up, something we get to do very rarely. Here are some of our recommendations to have a killer Galentine’s Day with your bestie wherever you are! Treat Yo Self When your hanging with your girls, it’s always fun to treat yourself to a little pampering, especially around […]

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How I Stay Motivated On The Road

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:07:43 +0000

Staying motivated to keep with your fitness routine while traveling is beyond hard. There are so many distractions, things to do and people to see, who has time to work out? Admittedly, sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day and you either can’t get in a gym sesh or don’t want to because you are too busy exploring. Believe me I get it! But there is balance to be found even when on the road. When I’m traveling for work or for fun, I try to at least get a good workout in once or twice. I don’t let it dictate my schedule or get in the way of my plans, I just make it a priority to get it done. After all, if you can spare an hour or two, then you have no excuse. I normally try to drop into a Crossfit when I’m on the road because I love seeing how the different gyms are run, plus I always seem to make a new friend and get a killer new t-shirt as well. But if my time is even more limited and I don’t think I will have time to make it to Crossfit, I will […]

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Soaking It All In

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:36:07 +0000

This summer has flown by. It feels like it just began and now we are weeks away from pools closing, school starting and cooler temps rolling in. I will certainly miss the pools closing up but I am welcoming the fall weather with open arms this year. It has been muggy, sticky, sweaty and gross this summer in DC, so I really am looking forward to wearing clothing that I wont completely sweat through. This summer has been jam packed with a ton of travel for me. And by travel, I mean wedding travel. So much so that it feels like I have become a professional wedding attendee. I certainly am good at taking advantage of open bars and open dance floors, so I guess professional wedding attendee might actually be a viable career choice. I really can’t complain because they have all been in super cool places and people getting married but seven weddings in one summer is a lot. So when I’m not being a full time wedding attendee, you can find me soaking up the last rays of summer in a pool somewhere on my new pizza raft. My giant pizza raft was acquired a few days […]

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Pool Daze

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:00:51 +0000

Holy hotness it has been a scorcher here in DC this summer. Beating the humid DC heat can be hard this time of year so I have been trying my best to hide out indoors or by submerging myself in any cool body of water I can find. One of my favorite pools that I frequent in DC is the rooftop pool at Embassy Row Hotel. They have such a cute setup and my favorite part about this pool is that they have a bartender that delivers the best cocktails right to you in the pool. Doesn’t get much better than that! I have been hitting the pool as often as I possibly can, especially since I have endured a hip injury that has made me take a step back from working out as much. You might be able to see the bruising on my right hip in some of the photos which was from a PT appointment that I had the day before this shoot. After realizing PT wasn’t doing the trick, I went in for an MRI where they found that I had torn my anterior labrum in my right hip. Which means I am currently weighing my options and […]

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