The other night, I attended a fitness fundraiser at Exhale Spa in New York City to support the book that my cancer survivor chapter will be in called TOUGH: Women Who Survived Cancer. This project has been a labor of love for me that began way before Lauren of Chi Chi Life and I met through Instagram and she introduced me to Marquina, who spearheaded the book. My story as a thyroid cancer survivor was the reason I started this site. I was looking for a cathartic outlet and I wanted my ...
The Start of Summer 2019
It’s finally here! We can all stop counting down the days until summer arrives and start enjoying the summer of 2019. For many, the start of summer may include a bucket list of things they’d like to see and do before it is over. For others, fun summer travels are on their agenda. For me, I’m just happy at the moment to see the sun (after almost a straight week of clouds and rain), have warm temps, and get in at least a few hours at the beach each weekend. Here’s what the start of summer ...
My Workout at Athleta
What’s better than making it to a free workout class in the middle of the week that is being taught by one of your favorite instructors? This week, Athleta in Woodbury, NY hosted a mat Pilates class that was taught by Dianna from Flex Studios (you may recall some of my posts about Flex seen here, here, and here). Through the Wellness Collective, this hour class worked our legs, core, and upper body strength while bringing together some old and new faces. I love community events like this ...
The Smoothie Recipe I Use to Start My Day
One of my favorite ways to incorporate more greens into my diet is to sneak them into my morning smoothie. And once summer comes, I’m all about smoothies to start my day. So, when I came across this delicious smoothie recipe from Parsley Health, I immediately went out and bought whatever ingredients I was missing to make it for myself. The Magic Bullet that I got as a present during my office holiday party has come in handy lately. I’ve already made these chocolate peanut butter truffles in ...