by Ericka | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Oh hello there! Yes, always in the gym clothes — it’s just my thing! Well it’s time for a few updates. I’ve been a very busy girl — freelancing, writing, studying, holiday-ing, cooking and more. But I said it the other day, the more busy...
by Ericka | Jan 4, 2015 | Crossfit, fitness
*Follow the Sweet Life on Instagram If you ask a kid if they like exercise, they’ll have no idea what you’re talking about. Kids don’t associate playing, jumping and running with “exercise” — but that’s exactly what it is. It...
by Ericka | Jan 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I didn’t realize it before but I am often living in a perpetual state of fear. I was afraid I wouldn’t get a job. I was afraid of moving away from home. I was afraid of dating. I was afraid I would never get married. I was afraid my good job was just a...
by Ericka | Dec 31, 2014 | books
You know I love books, though my reviews have been kind of sparse this year. Still, I read some good ones and wanted to share them with you, considering I get this request often! I have read less books than normal this year — at least I feel like I have. Since...
by Ericka | Dec 30, 2014 | fitness
Ready for 2015? I can’t believe 2014 has come to end! It sounds so futuristic and yet it’s over! I guess it’s appropriate that I watched “Back to the Future” yesterday — it was one of a few 80s movies Rick got as a Christmas gift...
by Ericka | Dec 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
The holidays are joyous — and stressful. For me, they were more of the former, but yes, some of the latter. I guess that’s how it is with family and holidays! Oh, in case you didn’t see our goofy Christmas card that my goofy husband made: We split...
by Ericka | Dec 23, 2014 | fitness
Many people think of exercise and picture a treadmill or elliptical machine inside a 24-hour gym or fitness facility. And, even though — as a whole — society has become much more healthy conscious in recent years, that misconception still exists. Getting...
by Ericka | Dec 17, 2014 | fitness
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by Ericka | Dec 16, 2014 | fitness
*Thanks to GNC PUREDGE for sponsoring today’s discussion I’ve started a love affair with protein powder. I’m no nutritionist but most fitness peeps like myself know you need protein to build muscle effectively. For awhile, I was over all the protein...
by Ericka | Dec 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
*My initial post on infertility My whole life, my stomach has always been something to keep flat — or at least not too mushy. It’s been the bikini’s biggest battle and in those hard years, an obsession of the most debilitating kind. I’ve...
