KaiZen (noun): To Be Better. I have been working on myself a lot in that last month and I am not much of a “New Year’s Resolution” type of person because I prefer to continuously have goals to always push and challenge myself. However, as I move into the new year I have committed to…
Paleo Pomegranate Chocolate Bark
As quickly as Christmas came, it left just as fast. I can’t believe Christmas is over already! We had a very busy but very good Christmas. We were able to spend lots of quality time with all of our family members and stick to our Christmas traditions. Nick and I even stated our own little…
At Home AMRAP Challenge
Merry Christmas Eve Eve! I am on cloud 9 over here because I have off work until January 3rd! Today I woke up without an alarm clock, enjoyed some coffee as I watched the news (man I just aged myself), had a nice preworkout meal, went to the gym, had a delicious postworkout meal, did…
Bullet Proof Peppermint Mocha
Recently I have been feeling the affects (effects? I get those confused….) of gratitude. Gratitude is extremely powerful at improving your positive mindset. Each night for the past two to three weeks I have been ending each day by writing out one thing I am proud of that I did or happened that day and one…
Thumbprint Christmas Cookies
Christmas is in six days! How did this happen? I feel like I was just stuffing my face at my family’s Thanksgiving feast and now I need to lock myself in a room and not come out until all the presents are wrapped for this weekend’s festivities. I probably won’t be able to come out…
2000 Meter Row Workout
TGIF! Yesterday felt like Friday to me so I am beyond ecstatic that it is finally Friday. Winter is in full swing here in Wisconsin. We are currently getting dumped on with snow and could get up to 1 foot of snow! I love snow so bring it on! Snow storms are a great excuse…
Roasted Root Vegetable Winter Salad
The countdown is on! We are officially halfway through December and the New Year is creepin its way in. If you haven’t started working on your 2017 plans, well, you are behind. If you want to have a successful year with your goals you need to plan! As cliché as it is, fail to plan plan…
Skillet Roasted Acorn Squash
Christmas is in two weeks! Holy smokes is this season flying by. You know when you are younger it feels like Christmas is an eternity away but as you get older, you blink your eyes and Santa is already making his way down the chimney. Craziness. These next couple weeks I will be giving you…
Full Body Conditioning Workout 2
It is crazy how your mood and overall day can change just by making small changes to positively change your mindset. Mindset is everything. If you have a piss poor mindset you will most likely be living a piss poor life. If your mindset is focused on the good, positivity, goal oriented, and creating solutions…
Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks
I sliced the tip of my thumb off. Okay, not off but I probably should have went and got stitches but I didn’t. Who has time for that?! I was prepping a crockpot stew recipe and was going to town slicing the onion and completely sliced the tip of my thumb. I didn’t really feel…