Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Friday Shout Outs — A First

Happy Friday everyone! I wish I was disciplined enough to remember and mark all my favorite posts of the week but...sadly, I've not found the trick to making it happen. There were SO many this week that I loved -- like this one and this one and this one.There are...

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Awesome Arms: A Workout in the Park

So you guys know I've been working really hard on building arm muscle. I go to crossfit and do extra dumbbell lifting on the side. Actually in the past two weeks, I started doing less for two reasons -- 1) I wasn't sure the extra was making much of a difference and 2)...

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Feelings

In Congo last yearSometimes I wish I was one of those bloggers that people wanted to read everything I wrote because I wrote it so well and so beautifully that you couldn't help but love it.The ones that write long-winded, multiple-paragraphed posts nary a photo or...

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3 Things You Don’t Want To Miss

1. Not THOSE Kind of Cookies!I've got a few things to share with you guys today. One, my friend Kira (she's super famous for appearing on a G+ Hangout with President Obama earlier this year -- catch her intro at 2:05!), brought a really important issue to my...

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El Centro D.F. Brunch Review

This week I had the chance to try brunch at El Centro D.F. in downtown D.C. I can always count on my friend Ariana to find an awesome new place for brunch! And when it starts with this as an appetizer, you know I am in. Such a sucker for good guac!We met there around...

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Roam Fitness DC Experience

Mar and I about to hack into this log :)When I saw the axes, I knew we were in for something different -- and fun! I was pumped to try out Roam Fitness DC yesterday morning. I'd received an email from them recently and they put together a class for some bloggers to...

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