This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and Glade®. As always, all opinions are my own. This holiday season is a bittersweet one for me because we have just moved three thousand miles away from our family and friends. We are in a new home and are finding ourselves both excited for what the new year is to bring …

When I was seven months pregnant and dealing with a huge lifestyle transition, my husband told me we had to possibly move to California. I remember feeling numb. After roughly ten years together, I was about to bring our first baby into the world. We finally had family in the state, I built a career in Miami and now I …

As a blogger and new mom, I find myself slowly but surely figuring out our new normal as a family. It has been trying at times and although I feel pulled in different directions, I am focused on staying connected to the here and now as often as possible. Essentially, living life with mindfulness and intent. For me, social media …

This is a sponsored post brought to you by Signify. As always, all opinions are my own. Photos by Judy Walker Photography As a blogger, I spend the majority of my time in front of screens, and as the years go by, the length of time I spend on a computer or phone has increased tenfold. Lately, I feel more strain …

When I coach clients on health and nutrition, I often hear the same story over and over again. It goes a little something like this: “I find the motivation to eat healthily and then I sign up for the gym, but before I know it, life gets in the way, the holidays roll around and I am back to square …

This is a sponsored conversation brought to you by Leesa Mattress. I was gifted a mattress in exchange for this post. As always, all opinions are my own. As a fitness professional, I strive to tackle health and wellness in a whole way. Nutrition, hydration, fitness and sleep are the four main essentials that place my overall health and well …

THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED POST! JUST A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE DOCTOR IN THE WORLD, DR. LORETTA CIRALDO!!! [show_shopthepost_widget id=”3128441″] Cory and I moved to Miami from Oregon in 2013. If you think about the Portland climate vs. the Miami climate, could any two places be more different? When we moved to Oregon, my allergies flared, and …

  ***I’ve partnered with BAYADA Home Healthcare in honor of Nurses Week. As always, all opinions are my own. It is Nurses Week and I wanted to create a post to honor all of the wonderful nurses in my life! So, I have teamed up with BAYADA Home Health Care to show appreciation for nurses everywhere for the hard, honorable work that …

  Yesterday was the first day in about a week that I did not wake up with a full chest and stuffy nose! Thanks to this pregnancy, allergy symptoms are getting the best of me, yet I cannot take any meds for relief and have turned to nasal rinses and lots of water to help me get through. Cory has …

Antoinette and I met at my first HEYMAMA event in Miami about a month ago! She was visiting her bestie and Hey Mama co-founder Katya and we hit it off right away! Antoinette’s energy and vivacious personality are both charming and magnetic. We bonded about our love of NYC. Our similar passion for helping people and the creation of her …

When we were younger it seemed that it would take FOREVER for my birthday to come around. Nowadays, in the blink of an eye, another year whizzes by in what feels like an instant. The days turn into weeks and weeks into months and so on, and it seems like you have yet to come up for air. I have …

Last year, I sat in the back of a very crowded ballroom at BlogHer 2017 in Orlando and screamed VAGINA over and over again with a thousand women from all different backgrounds. It was uncomfortable, empowering and absolutely necessary. Think about it. Why is it that men CAN and DO talk about their private parts like it is no big …

Ah married life! You dream about your wedding day since you were a little girl. You picture standing at the Alter with your groom, feeling like a princess as thoughts of living “happily ever after” swirl around your head. I get it. I had the same thoughts and dreams that one day my prince charming would sweep me off my …

We have all heard that the flu virus peaks in February, but guess what? There is talk that the flu will pick up again late winter into spring. So you must keep your guard up! I am still taking daily elderberry syrup and kicking back homemade ginger shots to keep my immune system going strong for me and baby.  You …

Happy Valentines Day my loves! I hope you are told today and every day how much you are loved and appreciated. I saved today’s post about heart health for the one day of the year that is all about…HEARTS! After my father-in-law underwent a triple bypass surgery in January, I decided I want to learn more about the risk factors …