by Ericka | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
*Thanks to my sister, Lindsey, for writing this guest post today about watching Boston from the sidelines. It was bittersweet for her because she was supposed to run her 2nd Boston Marathon this year but she is 7 months pregnant and there was no way it was happening....
by Ericka | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Feeling JudgedHello friends. Many readers of this blog are fellow fitness enthusiasts. Since I began writing it and tweeting regularly about my workouts, I’ve had countless people tell me it’s been motivating and inspiring. So many have said I’ve...
by Ericka | Apr 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
1. New Recipe: Skinny Broccoli Chicken AlfredoI’m not the kind of person that like to make the same thing twice very often so I’m constantly searching for new recipes. Easy is good and this one struck my fancy! Then, I randomly noticed that it was actually...
by Ericka | Apr 19, 2012 | back on my feet, camping, Harpers Ferry
Whitney, Jen, Me, Lindsey, Shannyn, Frances, Jean, Taishya at Harpers FerrySo for the first time in years, I went camping! No, I’m not an especially “campy” type of girl but I can rough it and I was pumped to get out into the great outdoors last...
by Ericka | Apr 18, 2012 | blue cheese, pear, pizza
New theme! Every week I’m going to make a new kind of pizza. I’m drawn to all kinds of recipes and never get sick of pizza. Every week when I go grocery shopping, I usually think to make sure I have ingredients for a basic pizza just in case I don’t...
by Ericka | Apr 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
*This is a guest post by my friend, Rebecca. When I started seeing her tweets about “driving home from the gym” at 5:45am (just as I was getting up & out the door to my own gym), I had to ask her how she does it. As a busy mom of three, I knew she...
by Ericka | Apr 16, 2012 | Ben Affleck, Boscoe Ntangada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo Initiative, Invisible Children, Kony
These photos were taken by last year’s NCC team to Congo.You’ve heard all about Joseph Kony and Invisible Children’s quest to find him. But, did you know that finding Kony won’t solve the problem? He is just one of many corrupt leaders in the...
by Ericka | Apr 15, 2012 | back on my feet, jw marriott, Nike running
Larry, Clayton, Lindsey, Thomas, Orlando, Whitney, Donald, Hermon, Gary.Look at our CSS guys all freshened up for the Back on My Feet Blue & Green Birthday Bash! I’ve been talking about it for months so you knew it was coming and the big party was a smashing...
by Ericka | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Me on the far right at age 18. 1) You will really miss college. You will love studying journalism and miss taking classes so much. So soak it up, relish what you are learning, go after it with all you have. Suck it up and do a freaking internship even though you...
by Ericka | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Crossfit Goddess Annie Thorisdottir Source.Crossfit UpdateTuesday’s Crossfit work out was awesome: We did bar squats — which were hard but felt good — and hand stand pushups. I had to use a box but I felt the great kind of sore afterward.Then,...
