Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Kenneth Cole #InspireGood: Why You Should Vote for My Mom

That's my Mom. She's been a nurse for over 20 years and she loves the people of Haiti. The thing about my Mom is that she's a helper -- her love language is "acts of kindness" (in my opinion) and she's been a role model for me in life. That's why I was really excited...

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Exercise Lately: Hot Yoga, Running, CrossFit

*Check out my latest piece on Balance Bar: Getting the Most Out of the Last Few Days of Summer First of all -- I got such a wonderful response from my last post. I felt a little naked putting it out there but I knew I'd get good feedback and hear from others who could...

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When You Can’t Get Pregnant

Infertility: When you can't get pregnant. Well, that's  me and I wasn't sure if I was ready to blog about it. No time has ever felt right but here it is. It's not a big secret, anyone close to me knows the deal and I'm usually kind of an open book on my life so I...

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Going With My Gut & Bragging Rights

Bragging Rights: My Sister is a Cover Model! I should have gotten this up on the blog last week but if you are following me on Twitter or Instagram, you've definitely already seen it -- and hopefully purchased a copy! Thanks to so many of you who voted for my sister...

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Sedona: One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth

It was blogging from Sedona because the internet was extremely slow! But I wanted to check in and say hello! How are you? I hope you are having a fabulous September week! I hadn't been to Arizona since Scottsdale, so I was pumped for this trip! We arrived in Arizona...

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I Stopped Counting Fat Grams & Calories: You Can Too

On Saturday, after I ate my third mini-packet of Justin's almond butter -- I stopped to think about the fact that I used to buy low-fat peanut butter. Don't do that. But thought came -- and I realized that I stopped counting fat grams years ago. Like I don't remember...

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