Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Sickness & Perspective
So...I'm on day 2 of being extremely ill. I've had the stomach flu every few years over the course of my life but it's never lasted more than 24 hours. When I woke up this morning still feeling as sick as day 1, I was not happy. I feel weak and can barely stand up...
This Was My Kind of Weekend
This was one of my favorite kinds of weekends -- not too busy but still full of fun stuff that I was looking forward too. Friday night I was too exhausted to do much of anything so I ended up with Pizza Hut watching an old Denzel Washington movie -- "Out of Time."...
Stuff I Clicked On The Internets This Week
I thought it was appropriate to deliver you a Friday spoonful of cuteness. This my niece, Giovanna and my nephew, Gunner -- who I will be hanging out with (in Ft. Lauderdale!) in 8 days. Can. Not. Wait! What You Missed From Me This Week: New & Improved: Switching...
Herniated Discs Are Very Uncool
I thought I'd include a complete unrelated photo for this post - colors draw you in right? Sick of the injury wagon, yet? Well, buckle your seat belts because it ain't over yet. I finally got my MRI results back and as I expected, I have a herniated disc in my lumbar...
Why I Could Never Be a Celebrity
You may know that I'm a magazine freak. I really love my magazines and have subscriptions to a bajillion of them, mostly for reading on the treadmill (yeah yeah you aren't supposed to do that but I do get a good workout no matter what anyone says!) Every month in the...
UnderArmour 39 Is All You Need
*This post is part of a campaign with Fitfluential and Under Armour. Winter workouts. They aren't the most easy to get motivated for, right? Especially for me right now with this dumb back problem and sciatica issues. Yeah, I'll fill you in on the latest at another...