Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
And This is How You Remember Someone Well
You can listen to this while you read. When someone passes away, it's hard to know how to best remember them. You aren't thinking practically. You just know you miss them now but time can pass, and their voice, their face, their essence can fade. That's the scariest...
4 No-Excuse Reasons Yoga Makes Your Fitness Life (And Your Whole Life) Better
This post is sponsored by Stayfree Ultra Thin Liners. Yoga excuses. It took me years to try yoga. YEARS. I was always the cardio girl, pounding out a million miles on the treadmill or spending a mind-numbing 45 minutes on the elliptical. Well, a lot has changed since...
ScratchDC: Locally Sourced, Home Cooking Made Easy
**Pssst: Sweet Life readers get $5 off their first order! Just use code: thesweetlife** Scratch DC. Long ago, my friend Sarah told me about ScratchDC. It sounded really cool and awesome, but like most things...I filed it away with a plan to "try that sometime."...
#BeMoreHuman: What’s Your Human Score?
Disclosure: This post is sponsored through my Reebok affiliate account. You already know how much I loved the Reebok #BeMoreHuman Superbowl commercial -- but did you know there was a lot more to it than that ad? Reebok has this whole website devoted to the science...
WATCH: A Chilling Message That Will Catch You Off Guard at The End of This Powerful Video
*Thanks to Jessica for the tip on this! Five years. That's a long time isn't it? There's so much life to be lived in the span of 1,825 days. What would you do with five extra years of life? That's the question posed to the children in this powerful video, out from...
8 Intriguing Reasons to Cherish Cold Weather Running
Cold weather running. Maybe it's not rare for everyone -- but it's definitely rare for me. I stick my toe out into the swirly air and step right back inside, content to sweat it up on the treadmill or in the box. This week, however, I had a dilemma. I laced up and...