Welcome!

I'm an illustrator and graphic designer living in Los Angeles, working towards a healthier lifestyle. I hope to inspire others to live healthier lives by sharing what I learn along the way!


Disclaimer

Please keep in mind that I am not a registered dietitian or doctor. This blog is not intended as medical advice. I base my recommendations on my own research and personal experience. You should always consult a doctor before making any changes to your diet and exercise routine. You are ultimately responsible for your own health!

Return of the Coffee Monster

Hi friends! Happy Hump Day!!!!

I don’t know what’s gotten into me this week, but this bag of coffee has been calling my name for the past couple of mornings:

It think it’s because:

a) It’s a BOLD, Italian roast coffee– which is my favorite kind!

Just what I needed…

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday!!!!

Only two more days of working before our vacation! Wahoo!!

Since I’m going to miss two days of my Insanity program during our camping trip, I’m trying to push myself extra-hard during this week’s workouts! Although, Yasha has been secretly trying to SABOTAGE my efforts:

Almost every day, this little squeaky toy winds [...]

'Roon trials

Hi friends! Happy Monday!!!

This is going to be a short work-week for me, thanks to the 4th of July holiday coming up this weekend, so I’m hoping time flies by this week! We’re flying to Colorado on Friday, to camp and spend time with two of our best friends from Kansas. I can’t wait!!!! [...]

The BEST day of the week

Hi friends! Happy Sunday!!!

Today is the BEST day of the week– because it’s my day OFF from Insanity! Whew!

Yesterday’s workout was a repeat of Tuesday’s workout, and it was just as challenging as ever. I felt maybe a little more in shape this time, but that didn’t make it easier– I just [...]

Friday Night Fail

Hi friends! Happy Saturday!

Well, it was happy….

…until Ghana beat USA in the World Cup match this afternoon!

We headed down to a local Sports Bar this morning to enjoy the game with friends:

And the place was PACKED!! We ended up standing the whole game, which was exhausting! It was also next-to-impossible to get a [...]

You call that a RECOVERY?!

Hi friends! HAPPY FRIDAAAAAAY!!!!!

I’m dragging a bit this morning, thanks to a late night staying up with my husband. He had a big project due this morning, so I offered to stay up and help him with it. Working together late into the night reminded me of our college years–> I don’t know [...]

A Good ‘Knight’

Happy Thursday!   I loved hearing some of your book recommendations yesterday! I’m looking forward to checking them out over the weekend!

I was pretty exhausted this morning, after what seemed like a LOOONG day yesterday… I pretty much blame INSANITY for zapping all my energy! Yesterday’s workout was HARD! It was 40-minutes of intervals [...]

GOOOAAAAL!

Happy Wednesday! Anyone else watch the World Cup this morning?

It started EARLY here– 7am! But this game was well worth waking up for!!

Just when I thought the USA had been robbed of another win (we’ve had TWO games where a GOOD goal hasn’t been counted for us…), our team pulled out another goal in [...]

Dinner Success!

Happy Tuesday! How’s your week going so far?

Besides STILL being car-less, mine’s been pretty good. Hopefully I’ll find out what’s wrong with my car soon, and it will be cheap to fix! I get nervous when my car is stumping the dealership… but I guess it’s good that they haven’t found anything wrong with it [...]

Monday Insanity

Hi friends! Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We spent Father’s Day with our in-laws (since it was my brother-in-law’s FIRST Father’s Day!) and had a lovely brunch with them. Later, we saw The A-Team (which I loved!), then we ate ANOTHER meal out! Luckily, we saved room for dessert [...]