Wild Child Gone Good

I’ve got sparkle baby!

Being a Fitfluential ambassador certainly has its perks! I got an opportunity to work with Sparkly Soul and try a couple of their non-slip headbands. After going to their website at www.sparklysoul.com I selected 2 colors that they were going to send me. I selected black and ice pink. Look how cute these are! I [...]

Tinkerbell half weekend – part 2

Race Day! 3:19am – ouch, that is soooo early to be awake on purpose. But it’s finally here! The Tinkerbell half is finally here! I had set out my clothes the night before. I drug my tired booty out of bed and changed into my running clothes. Bari already had the hot water ready for [...]

Tinkerbell Half weekend – part 1

Wow. This was probably the most fun I’ve had in a really long time. To say that I needed this weekend away is putting it mildly. I have so much to share about how awesome this weekend was, that I’m going to split it up into 2 posts. Friday I left around 9:30am. I had [...]

Getting ready for Tinkerbell

Oh I can’t *wait* to have this beautiful medal around my neck! I’ve been waiting for almost a year for this. The inaugural Tinkerbell Half Marathon. And now it’s almost here. Excuse me for a minute… SQUEEEEEE!!!!! (thank you) My tutu is ready. My bags are almost packed. I am so ready for a weekend [...]

Unapologetically Me

I may not be the world’s greatest mom – but I love my children more than anything in this world, and I do the best I can. I may have made mistakes as their mom, but I am human. I do know that I would never make my kids feel like they weren’t welcome in [...]

15 minute dinner

January 20th, 2012

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I am soooo not a domestic goddess. Let’s put it this way… if I could afford a housekeeper and someone to cook for me, that’s money I would completely spend. Happily.

Alas, I don’t have that kind of money…

I definitely do not cook as much as I should. I know that if I cooked more, I would be eating much healthier. (Almost anything is healthier cooked at home than from a restaurant.) However, I’m lazy in this regard. I freely admit that. I don’t enjoy cooking on a regular basis. Don’t get me wrong, every now and then I will cook some amazingly yummy meals – but it just doesn’t happen that often. Read more »

My Week in Pictures

January 17th, 2012

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This has been a pretty good week for me! Things are starting to roll with my budding legal career and for that I’m grateful, excited and really happy! Read more »

Alcatraz!

January 9th, 2012

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I’ve lived in Northern California since I was 3 years old. So a long time. I live about an hour north of San Francisco, yet I have never, in all my life been to Alcatraz. I’ve always wanted to go, I just never have.

I’ve been having a rough week and I needed to do something fun. I decided it was time. Me and my boy were going to go to Alcatraz!

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Breathing Again

January 8th, 2012

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Note: I have needed to write this post for a very long time. Each time I’ve tried, it came out too sad, too angry, or with too many details of my pain. I wasn’t ready. I’ve read 2 posts in the past week from amazing women who have experienced painful breakups, one who is still in a lot of pain, and the other who has done a great deal of healing. They inspired me. And for that (and them) I am thankful. And because of them, I found myself ready to write the following post.

Monday, August 1^st. It was a morning like any other weekday morning. I chased him out the door (like I did every morning – it was one of our things), for one more kiss before he left for work. I smacked his ass as he walked away.

I had no idea that would be our final kiss. Read more »

My Week in Pictures

January 8th, 2012

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What a first week of 2012. I’ve been battling a bout of depression, but I ended the week on a very good note! Read more »

Unapologetically Me

January 6th, 2012

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I may not be the world’s greatest mom – but I love my children more than anything in this world, and I do the best I can. I may have made mistakes as their mom, but I am human. I do know that I would never make my kids feel like they weren’t welcome in my life or in my home. That is just something I could, nor would ever do. I allow my children to live their lives as individuals. This will mean that they will make mistakes, but that is part of life. I will always be here for them no matter what path their lives take. Because I love them unconditionally, without judgment and with all of my heart.

I like to have an identity that isn’t always attached to being someone’s mom. I am a woman, not only a mom. (Not that being a mom isn’t great.) I like to have kid-free time with friends, and I like to have me time to run. And every once in a while I might like to get a babysitter, so that I can go have a couple drinks with friends or maybe go on a date. Does that make me selfish? Maybe. But I think at the end of the day, honoring my own identity makes me a better mom. Read more »

A day in the life – Week 52

January 3rd, 2012

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Sunday

Christmas 2012.

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Goal setting for 2012

December 31st, 2011

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Well, if you would have told me a year ago what my life would look like today, I might have punched you in the throat. Okay, probably not, since I’m not really the violent type, but I certainly would have called you an f’n liar to your face.

There pretty much isn’t anything about the way my life looks like today that I would have even imaged, with the exception of having passed the California Bar exam. I imagined that. I dreamed about that. But when I imagined and dreamed about that, there were certain people that were a part of that. Those people (okay, one person) have chosen a different path.

And that leaves me with my path. Some days it’s easier to accept my new life than others. As time moves on, I find myself more accepting, less sad, and even at times excited about the possibilities. Read more »

2011 – A look back

December 29th, 2011

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I can honestly tell you that last year when I was thinking about how my life would look at the end of 2011, it was 100% different than what has actually transpired.

Regardless, it was certainly an eventful (and memorable) year!

This picture is probably one of my favorites of the year. I came across my “before” picture one day when I was cleaning out my office. It was directly under the bib from my first half marathon. I’m not going to lie, this picture brought me to tears. I was so unhappy back then. I didn’t know who I was. I was who others wanted me to be. Finding running and then later, Live Fit Boot Camp, helped me find myself. The “after” picture was taken the day that I was headed to be a model for the boot camp that I hold so dearly to my heart. Putting these pictures side by side is a great reminder of how far I’ve come, both emotionally and in my journey to a healthier life!

Now, here is my review of my 2011 (warning, this is a long post). I will be very happy to say goodbye to this year, and I look forward to what 2012 will bring! Read more »

Training Log Tuesday

December 27th, 2011

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It’s the last Tuesday of 2011! I’m going to celebrate with three 1 mile speed intervals!

I am in the 4^th week of my marathon training and so far it’s going very well. I have not missed a training run yet!

On December 18^th I had a 12 mile long on the schedule and decided to run hills. It was hard, but what a great idea! You see, the first 10ish miles of the Oakland Marathon is hills. I need to prepare. I don’t want to have destroyed legs in the first half of my first full marathon. I want to be ready. Or like some other runners say, I want to “eat those hills for breakfast.” I’m not sure I’ll ever love hills. But they need to be a regular part of my training. Read more »