by Ericka | Feb 11, 2015 | fitness, food
Recently, there was an article in Business Insider called “12 Things Successful People Do Before Breakfast.” I was intrigued and immediately clicked. Of course, the number one thing they do is get up early (kind of a given!). It got me thinking about how I...
by Ericka | Feb 9, 2015 | family, Uncategorized
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....
by Ericka | Feb 9, 2015 | fitness
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...
by Ericka | Feb 6, 2015 | food
**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...
by Ericka | Feb 5, 2015 | fitness
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...
by Ericka | Feb 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
*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...
by Ericka | Feb 3, 2015 | fitness, 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...
by Ericka | Feb 2, 2015 | Crossfit, fitness
It may have made the rounds in the fitness world but I didn’t see much talk about the Reebok “Be More Human” Superbowl commercial that aired toward the beginning of the game on Sunday. I didn’t realize I’d seen a preview of a Superbowl...
by Ericka | Feb 2, 2015 | food
Dark Chocolate Stout Pie. Who doesn’t like to start Monday off learning how to make Dark Chocolate Stout Pie? Of course, I don’t normally write about food — too lazy to document that stuff — but this just kind of happened. Two years ago I made...
by Ericka | Jan 29, 2015 | fitness, food
>>>>> Muscle Recovery: Why It’s So Important If you’ve been following along lately, you know I’ve kind of been having a love affair with protein shakes. After I learned a bit about nutrition in my CPT course, I started to realize I was...
