With nearly 5 years of blogging here at the Sweet Life, it’s hard to know which posts to spotlight but I went through and noted which posts I really enjoyed writing — and that I thought readers might find most interesting or helpful. Check them out!
Favorite Posts
- Our Wedding & Engagement
- Jacob’s Birth Story
- This is the Story of a Friendship
- This is the Story of a Girl in Washington, DC
- How I Got a Date Worth Keeping — And Marrying
- How I Found Freedom From Binge Eating
- Imposter Syndrome: I Have It
- 10 Things I’ve Learned From the Most Successful Woman I Know
- When Fitness Becomes Part of Who You Are
- For My Love
- This is How You Remember Someone Well
- My Proven Methodology For Getting Up at 4:30am
- This Penny is to Love On: Saying Goodbye to Grandma
- When You Can’t Get Pregnant
- Before & After: How She Lost 250 Pounds Without Surgery
- Our 1-Year Anniversary
- Ignore the Dream Killers
- Eating Disorder Awareness & Recovery
- What Blogging is Really About
- CrossFit Doesn’t Have a Dirty Little Secret
- The Time I Was on CNBC Talking About Pinterest
- For My Mom on Mother’s Day
- Eating Disorder Prevention: 10 Things Never to Say
- My Profile in Women’s Running
- Veteran’s Day at Arlington Cemetery
- The Time I Did CrossFit With Rich Froning
- How I Lost 50 Pounds Through Zumba
- An Interview About Running With Congresswoman Mia Love
- 10 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self
- 7 Rituals For Running When You’re Unmotivated
Notable Posts
- How Asking For More Money Worked For Me
- Big News: We’re Moving to Indiana
- Taylor Swift: The Concert
- P90X & Running With Tony Horton
- Social & Digital Media Advice From the Trenches
- It Bothers Me When You Don’t Eat
- My Before Social Media Life Story
- 7 Habits to Make Permanent Lifestyle Changes
- The Non-Chef’s Guide to Becoming Someone Who Actually Likes to Cook
- I Stopped Counting Fat Grams & Calories
- 12 Healthy Food Staples in My Kitchen
- The Greatest Beauty Secret of All Time — And Its Free
- Life Was at the Edge of My Comfort Zone
- Running a 2:31 Marathon With Nike’s Chris Vargo
- Mother’s Day is Hard For Some Women. That Doesn’t Mean We Shouldn’t Fully Celebrate.
- My Back Injury Story Part I, Part II & Part III
- How to Run a Successful Twitter Chat
- Christmas at the White House
- The Day I Met Ben Affleck (Again)
- Ogar Strong: On the CrossFit Athlete Who Was Paralyzed
- Best Moments of 2013
- 10 Ways to Fight Afternoon Fatigue
- Top 10 Posts of 2013
- What Fitness Represents (Conservatism’s Appeal)
- 7 Reasons You Should Start a Blog
- How I Ate What I Wanted & Lost Weight on Vacation
- CrossFit: From Hating to Loving My Arms
- Wedding Stuff: My Bachelorette Party, Indiana Bridal Shower, DC Bridal Shower
- Why I Didn’t Diet For My Wedding Day
- On the Boston Bombing
- My Appearance on Huffington Post Live
- How I Lost 15 Pounds
- Why I Don’t Want a Wedding
- Top 10 Posts in 2012
- How I Gained Exercise Freedom
Travel
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Whitehouse, Jamaica (Sandals Resort)
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2015
- Alaska Part I and Part II
- Charleston 2015
- The Blend Retreat in Boulder, CO
- Nassau, Bahamas
- The Refresh Summit in Nashville, TN
- Sedona, Arizona
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2014
- The Blend Retreat in Park City, Utah
- Memorial Day: Charleston, SC
- Old Rag Mountain: 10-Mile Hike
- SXSW in Austin, Texas
- Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
- Runner’s World Weekend: Bethlehem, PA
- Sunset Hills Vineyard
- Fitbloggin’ Conference in Portland, Oregon
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Dominican Republic
- Fitbloggin’ in Baltimore, MD
- Best Friend meet up in Raleigh, NC
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Democratic Republic of Congo Part I & Part II
- New York City
- Charlotte, NC
- Luray Caverns