Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Gender Reveal: It’s a ….

Last weekend we had a gender reveal in Louisville, Ky. If you missed my previous updates, you can catch up here:  Our Big Island Babymoon  My First Trimester Our Infertility Journey: We're Having a Baby!  Our Infertility Journey: The IVF Decision Our Struggle with Infertility  IT's A GIRL! You have no idea how long I've been waiting to write this post and let the cat out of the bag! This … [Read more...]

My Rent the Runway for Pregnancy Review + Promo Code

One of the simple joys of this pregnancy is dressing my bump. I started outgrowing my pre-pregnancy clothes around Week 13. However, I feel adamant about not buying an entirely new wardrobe or frumpy maternity clothes. So, I decided to try Rent the Runway for pregnancy. After using it through my second trimester and now into my third, I can offer my honest review and experience.   Use my Rent the … [Read more...]

Our Big Island Babymoon

Although I may be remiss in calling our recent Hawaiian vacation a "Big Island Babymoon" - it was really just our Summer vacation - it has a nice ring to it so I'm going with it. It most certainly will be the last time we travel somewhere far away during my pregnancy so in that sense it was a Babymoon! We typically take a Summer vacation in Europe, but since I'm pregnant, I was adamant about … [Read more...]

Tobacco-free New York

This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. As a kid, growing up in the 80's (yes, I'm that old but you probably already know that by now!), I was surrounded by tobacco ads - on television, in magazines, on billboards, in grocery stores and there were even candy cigarettes! My … [Read more...]

My First Trimester

If you missed my previous updates, you can catch up here:  Our Infertility Journey: We're Having a Baby!  Our Infertility Journey: The IVF Decision Our Struggle with Infertility  Once we found out I was expecting - 9 days after the implantation procedure - I was already considered 4 weeks pregnant. This was a happy, but also uncertain time as we feared the unknown and hesitated … [Read more...]

Our Infertility Journey: We’re Having a Baby!

When I last wrote an update on our infertility journey, I explained our decision to pursue IVF. If you missed my initial post, you can read it here. IVF seems like a distant memory now, but at the time it tested me in every way possible - more about that in a moment. Fast forward to today and I am 16 weeks pregnant! To say that David and I are thrilled, humbled, excited and even slightly scared … [Read more...]

4 Ways to Detox + A Sakara Discount Code

Summer is almost here and there's no better time to detox to get you feeling your best for Summer. While I've never been one to recommend juice cleanses or starvation diets, one whole foods detox I can get on board with is Sakara Life. With Sakara Life, you can detox FOUR ways. Keep reading for an exclusive Sakara discount code. One // Sakara Life Signature Nutrition Program. Get delectable, … [Read more...]

6 Gym Bag Essentials for Spring

This post is sponsored by Harvest Snaps. All opinions are my own. In the Winter, after I teach a barre class or finish my workout, I make a beeline toward home to hibernate. In the Spring, it's not quite the same. The warmer weather and longer days mean that I make more plans and don't mind spending extra time outside. These days, I'm packing my gym bag accordingly, so I can transition from … [Read more...]

Round-Up: Clean Plant-based Protein Bars

There was a time when clients would ask my advice about protein bars and I would steer them the other direction. Protein bars  - even (and especially) plant-based protein bars - have traditionally been laden with sugar, fillers and other ingredients rendering them more like a candy bar than a health food. However, protein bars are experiencing a comeback (from what I hear it was bars, bars and … [Read more...]