by Ericka | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
World’s oldest marathoner at 101I’ve always been kind of hyper-focused on age. I remember turning 23 and thinking it sounded “so old.” Yeah right. Actually, I was really worried about the fact that I took an extra year to finish college,...
by Ericka | Feb 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, we can all get stuck in our reading rut habits. You’ve found the blogs you like to read and forget about trying new ones.Come on — some of the blogs you read daily make you wonder WHY you keep reading them. Content has gotten dull or boring but...
by Ericka | Feb 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
This weekend I had the fabulous opportunity to visit Scottsdale, Arizona — my first time in the state. It was as beautiful as I imagined, though not as warm as I’d hoped :)I hopped across the country for a small blogger conference sponsored by The Franklin...
by Ericka | Feb 22, 2013 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
–> Me, Ericka and Gabby pre Reebok WOD (phot thanks to Sana)*Please enjoy today’s guest post! Hi Sweet Life Readers, I’m Meg from RunFitKin! I’m honored to guest post about CrossFit here on Ericka’s blog. She and I roomed together at...
by Ericka | Feb 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
At my current weight — 15-20 pounds less than my highestBack in the day, I weighed 15-20 pounds more than I do now. I was 21 years old and had been stuck in a cycle of binging and little exercise.I had read a Christian weight loss book called “The Weigh...
by Ericka | Feb 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Pool aerobics! This was genius at my resort!Do you work out on vacation? I’ve covered this before but always think it’s worth a mention. Think about it — we all want to look awesome FOR our tropical vacations but don’t we want to feel awesome...
by Ericka | Feb 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
The bride & I the night before the wedding!I just spent a beautiful, wonderful, relaxing weekend in the Dominican Republic to celebrate my good friend Tiffany’s wedding.I have been to the Caribbean before, but this was by far the most enjoyable experience. I...
by Ericka | Feb 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
*While I’m out…: Today, I’m excited to have a guest post from Carly from CarlyBananas! I love reading Carly’s blog — especially because she lives in the DC-area and I can often relate to many of her running stories. Plus, she’s...
by Ericka | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Never thought I’d need to do this but….it happened this weekend. I woke up Sunday morning in serious NEED of coffee. I had a 5k to run shortly and I just do NOT start the day without coffee — ever. I couldn’t tell you the last time I...
by Ericka | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Chobani sent me a shipment of their new yogurt flavors — pear and banana — I was pumped. Obviously I’m always pumped to get Chobani delivered to my door! However, I knew that plain old banana yogurt was not my jam. So, Michelle gave me the...
