Jessica

toddler

Inspiration

How I Stop Comparing

My day is broken into five major parts: Part 1: wake up with hubby and daughter, make breakfast, mommy duties Part 2: get as much work …

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Pilates

How Pilates and My Mat Helped Save Me

  I received a voicemail last week that contained something new for me. “I did some research into Pilates and heard about something called the mind-body …

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Endometriosis & Fertility

I Have Endometriosis – My Happy Story

“I think you might have endometriosis.” I had no idea what endometriosis was when I received that phone call in 2005, and I definitely didn’t know …

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Pilates, Workouts

Trim your waistline with this quick home Pilates workout!

  We have all been there. That moment you pull and tug and finally get that pair of jeans to button and zip. You start to …

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Prenatal/Postpartum

4 Tips To Prepare Your Body For Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy is a funny thing. As women we spend half our lives trying NOT to get pregnant. Once we are ready we just except it to magically …

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Fitness

How Busy People Find Time To Workout

Here is an example of a conversation I have in person, over the phone or by text with friends and family daily: Interested friend: “How are …

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Kids, Recipes

Healthy School Lunch and Snack Ideas for Kids (and Adults!)

If I get stressed, bored or hormonal, I have a built in mechanism that seeks out packaged foods. Food manufacturers know this, and are happy to …

pyramid workout

Workouts

Ultimate Pyramid Workout for Home

While I love home workouts now, that wasn’t always the case. I didn’t have space, I didn’t know what to do and I DEFINITELY didn’t have …

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Inspiration

How to Meditate When You Don’t Have Time or Don’t Want To

Prayer has always been a really big part of my life. I didn’t grow up going to church or having anyone tell me about prayer. I …

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Kids

Advice for a Toddler Mom

I am officially the mom of a two year old. I no longer have an infant or baby in the house. I have a beautiful, smart, …