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Organization and preparation are 2 key elements in achieving a balanced life. When I coach my clients online, I place a huge emphasis on the importance of prepping for the week ahead (planning workouts, grocery shopping, batch cooking, etc.). “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.” – John Wooden That is why I LOVE the...
Review: Belly Up Spa in Lone Tree, CO
Since moving to Colorado I’ve had the pleasure of teaching prenatal Pilates classes at Belly Up Spa in Lone Tree. It has been such a joy and I’m genuinely sad to leave our group of soon-to-be-mamas as I prepare for maternity leave. I taught mat Pilates classes in their beautiful studio up until I was...
Bread & Wine (part 2)
As I mentioned in part 1, many of Shauna’s recipes from Bread & Wine have already become staples in our home. White chicken chili, Annette’s enchiladas, and breakfast quinoa to name a few… But my favorite by far is the Green Well Salad. I’ve been prepping the ingredients every Sunday and enjoying it for lunch...
Bread & Wine (part 1)
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Shauna Niequist’s. I read her first book, Cold Tangerines, in my post-college years and was immediately drawn in by Shauna’s gift with words and story telling. Years later, during a time of big transition, Bittersweet spoke to my life in a completely different way. In a...
The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa
I don’t know about where you live, but after a week of gorgeous spring weather we’ve been struck by another round of snow. And I’m over it. Now that I live in Colorado (where you deal with this thing called winter), I’ve decided that an annual Spring trip to a sunny, warm climate is going...
Michael Pollan’s “Food Rules”
If you have not yet watched the documentary Food Inc., I highly encourage you to do so. It’s brilliantly done. I promise that it’s not another dramatic film made to make you feel entirely disgusted and sickened by the the meat industry and the treatment of animals. It doesn’t try to scare you, it simply...
True Food Kitchen
One of my favorite things about my new city…True Food Kitchen. You may have heard about it before as it’s become a hot spot out on the west coast with celebrities and foodies alike and I am so thankful they chose Colorado for their newest location. True Food Kitchen is Dr. Andrew Weil’s restaurant. He’s...
I want to meet you…
Hi there… Today I decided to stray a bit from the Top 10 posts of 2012 countdown and say hello. I know there are a lot of you reading out there that I have yet to meet and yet to connect with (my analytics tell me so :). Yesterday I was reading a blog that...
Asian Box: fresh, sustainable take-away
Over the weekend I discovered a new restaurant in Palo Alto called Asian Box. Due to the window graphics touting “gluten-free” and “all natural everything” it seemed like the perfect restaurant for The Balanced Life to test out. Asian Box describes themselves as “fresh, sustainable take-away” and the ambiance & branding is fun and fresh...
Link Love: what I’ve been reading…
There are so many great blogs and articles filling my reader these days. Here are links to some of my favorites: I’m in love with this “life in a tiny apartment” survival series from Reading My Tea Leaves. Her style is simple, intentional and lovely. Can’t wait to try this deliciously energizing Matcha Shake from Healthy...
Ten Blogs I Love
I’m home sick with the flu. Oh, the flu. It’s so hard to be home sick. If it’s not already obvious, I am do-er that likes to keep busy. You know, the type that adds items to a to-do list just to have things to do and cross off. It’s a problem. So in essence,...
Cute + Affordable Pilates Gear
I love Lululemon as much as the next girl, but given the fact that I live in workout clothes 7 days a week, I’d be broke if I did all of my shopping there. So I’m always on the lookout for fun exercise gear that is actually affordable. One of my favorite finds as of...
