We’re slowly getting over our jet lag and coming down from the best week of our lives in Mexico, our wedding week. My Rx for jet lag: plenty of sleep, cutting back on workouts, eating super healthy, nixing the alcohol- and of course, throwing in a smoothie bowl here and there. After our six mile race in Central Park on Saturday,… Read More
“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Dove. I received a product sample and promotional item to thank me for my participation.” I’m back from my wedding festivities in Mexico and I don’t know if it was spending 10 days living on the beach waking up to perfect weather and meditating to the sounds of waves… Read More
In all honesty, this is a post I’ve been wanting to write for years. The one that explains what happened when I stopped eating sugar. Only, something was standing in my way: sugar addiction. I wouldn’t say the addiction was as bad as it was years ago, but I was very aware of it. I relied on sugar so much that it became… Read More
In less than two weeks, I’ll be a married woman! But I wouldn’t walk down the aisle without my something old, something new. This Saturday we leave for beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and I’ve never ever in my life been more excited for a trip. I can’t wait to spend the upcoming days with our closest family and friends… Read More
When I traded my boxed macaroni and cheese dinners for broccoli and brown rice and began my journey toward a healthier, whole foods way of eating, somewhere along the line I got confused. I started to equate eating a perfect diet with being perfect. Being virtuous meant eating grilled fish and steamed vegetables all day, everyday. Straying from clean food brought an… Read More
Letting Go … After the most magical bridal weekend in Louisville where I celebrated my upcoming nuptials with my family and closest friends, my travel back to New York City has been anything but. A true practice in letting go. Two cancelled flights, a 4 a.m. wake-up for the first flight out and now a five-hour delay because of mechanical issues… Read More
I try a lot of workouts and take a lot of classes, but with very few do I fall in love. Body Conceptions by Mahri is one of those classes I just love to take. Mahri is a personal friend of mine and also formerly a professional dancer, trainer at the Tracy Anderson method and Creative Director at FlyBarre. Her signature… Read More
Valentine’s Day might be over but February is the month of love and whether you’re in love with another human being or not, you must love yourself first. What better time of your to show yourself some love than on Valentine’s Day. Diane Von Furstenberg said, “The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.” Yet this relationship can often… Read More
Exercise is healthy. There’s no doubt about it. But as fitness gains momentum with trendy workouts and inspirational messages, is it possible that we’re overdoing it? Could less be more? Should you exercise less? In most big cities across the country, there’s certainly no dearth of high intensity classes and trendy fitness studios challenging us with heavier weights and faster sprints. I love… Read More
