by Ericka | Jun 25, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
Yours truly — I’m getting muscle finally! A few weeks ago at the Crossfit Games regionals, I caught myself almost tearing up. What?! I was watching people dart up ropes, grunt and lift and sweat and curse. I was screaming for them to keep on keepin’...
by Ericka | Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Team CSS front and center!This weekend I was pretty excited to have an excuse to be on the National Mall again on a beautiful Saturday! This time? Kickball!Our Back on My Feet Team, CSS, planned a game against another team, La Casa. I was pumped and pretty excited to...
by Ericka | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hi guys! So workouts this week have been good (sorry for the terrible title of this post — if you didn’t know it’s the lyrics to “Fergalicious.”) — despite me feeling a little too attached to food. Sometimes my stress factor...
by Ericka | Jun 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Follow my blog with BloglovinI woke up in a bad mood yesterday. I’m prone to bouts of depression sometimes — out of nowhere, for no reason. Feels like it’s been kicking in lately. Even though I woke up less than motivated to talk to anyone or do...
by Ericka | Jun 17, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
Amy, Meaghan, Anne, MeThis weekend was gorgeous — and I had such a great time playing outside. Amy invited me to a fun, outdoor crossfit workout her box was hosting on the National Mall.I figured it was a great excuse to head downtown, meet some new people and...
by Ericka | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Author Jeanette Walls at the event. So book posts are NOT traffic drivers 🙂 but books are one of the loves of my life and so, I shall continue writing them!Last night, I went to an event a Sixth and I with one of my favorite authors, Jeanette Walls — the author...
by Ericka | Jun 12, 2013 | books, Uncategorized
I didn’t know what I was reading when I bought “Carry on, Warrior” by Glennon Melton. I vaguely remembered hearing her name somewhere but did not realize she was the author behind the wildly popular blog, Momastery, until I was a few chapters in.Wow....
by Ericka | Jun 10, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
I met first place finisher Christie Phillips at Reebok Headquarters last year. She is very sweet!So it was a packed weekend for me. I came home from NYC on Saturday and then got to go to the Crossfit Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Sunday!Chriss and Andrea — the...
by Ericka | Jun 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been in New York City this weekend — always a fun time to have! I took the train up to NYC on Friday afternoon and got there in time for a fun fitness blogger meetup!Danny and Bex put together the Sweaty Betties & Bex Life Meetup and I’m...
by Ericka | Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
With the team after a 10k last yearIf you read this blog, there’s a good chance you a) like running and/or b) like helping others. So listen up!My favorite charity, Back on My Feet, is doing a giving campaign right now. Before you click away, I’d ask you...