Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
How I Spent My 4th of July
Oh Independence Day! This post is coming at you later than I wanted but hey, whatever. I had a great 4th of July! Full disclosure: The following memories may only interest my family members but I'm feeling nostalgic 😉 When I Was a Kid I was thinking all day about how...
Marshall: Every Bit of Two Years Old
Pssst. It's the LAST day to vote for my sister, Lindsey H. in the Women's Running Cover Model Contest! Please go vote now! (She is Marshall's mom!) This weekend was spent in Indiana visiting my family -- specifically for my nephew Marshall who turned two years old. If...
Silk Almond Milk Just Got Doubly Better
Protein and fiber. Two very important ingredients that I often struggle to get enough of. Sometimes I can be eating as healthy as I think possibly only to discover I'm missing something that matters. Enter new Silk Almond Milk with protein and fiber. I've always liked...
Megaformer Workout at [solidcore] Studio (Fit Crashing!)
I was a major fitness crasher this week (yesterday it was BarreTech!) -- taking after one of my favorite local bloggers of course! It was fun to get out there and try some new things that challenge my body in new ways. I had heard of [solidcore] for sometime because...
Barre Workout: #BarreLove at BarreTech
*Don't miss yesterday's post on the "Fitness Tax" that may be headed your way. Barre Workout. I was really excited to hear about all kinds of new classes at FitFest last weekend. I struck up a conversation there with Amy, the owner of Barre Tech. Turns out, it's...
Taxing Wellness: The “Yoga Tax” Just Passed & That’s a Bad Thing
So it's not a tax on exercise exactly but it IS a 5.75% sales tax on gym memberships in the DC-area -- and it could be coming to your town next. Locals are calling in the "yoga tax," as it also includes fitness classes. This is so anti-everyone -- red, blue, purple...