HI DARLINGS! I hope you guys are having a great week. I have been busy working on deadlines and filming. I finished filming this dress FISHTAIL DRESS which is a FREEBIE TUTORIAL on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL so if you haven’t subscribed head on over. This is the GEORGIA PDF PATTERN which I modified to make this dress. If you don’t already have it head on over and grab it HERE. For more FREE TUTORIALS click HERE SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave #fashion #turtleneckdress #sweater #s

Hi Darlings, I am having trouble typing because I am feeling queasy, LOL! Okay so over the last year the blog has exploded and therefore so has my bum. It has been HARD this year to keep up with my workouts, and the hell with eating well. Let’s face it, I am human and no matter how conscience I am of my health I get caught up with business,s traveling and family and before I know it I am stuffing cheeseburgers and fries down my throat and moving on to the next to-do. I was pe

Each week I hear conversations at the gym about body building and toning. Moreover I talk to female clients who are interested in losing body fat and interested in building muscle but do not want to lift weights. Somehow they have the perception that they will “bulk up”. That “talk” reeks of a lack of knowledge and fears and is using ‘bulking up” as an excuse. Women associate bulking up with body building and toning with a slender, lean physique. Honestly the terminology is m

The Mystery Demystified. We have all heard that we need to walk 10,000 steps per day. Where did this come from? Who and when was this decided?  What is the science behind this? How did they come up with this 10,000 steps per day number? Fact or fiction?  Today’s post will provide some history and hopefully demystify the mystery of the 10,000 steps per day notion. Early in the 1960’s the first “pedometer” originated.  According to US News, Catrine Tudor-Locke from the Walking

by guest blogger Cynthia Hello! Let’s really talk here.  For most of us, the scale is our go to for quick confirmation of our success.  But I have to tell you the scale is NOT your friend.  The scale does not know the difference between muscle, water or fat.  Honestly for me something like that is not my friend.  There is so much emotional baggage between me and my scale – when it goes up I am sad, when it goes down I am happy.  But the truth is the scale doesn’t know me or k

Hi Darlings, I apologize for not sharing any fabulous OOTD’s or DIY’s in the last two days, but I have a pinched nerve under my shoulder blade that has kept me in bed and in pain. It is a reminder that I am doing too much and need to take it easy but, unfortunately, I am under deadlines, and I must keep moving. I did, however, take it easy yesterday and today but as soon as I can I am going to take a mini staycation. It’s odd as a blogger to take time off because even on our

Hi Darlings! You guys know I love to bring you things that excite me, so when Athleta sent me a pair of their new City Pants “Aspire”, I couldn’t wait to try them on. Being a fabric snob I am always on the hunt for great workout pants that FEEL good and are “multi-purpose”. I like to wear them to the gym and to lunch and just to lounge around, and the recycled featherwieght stretch fabric is silky, soft and great to move in. So, I though I would share my day in City Pants… I

Hi Darlings, Many of you know that I am in my late 30’s and that I have given birth to four amazing children. What many of you may not know is that genetically, the women in my family are not what most would consider “thin”. My mom has had weight issues for most her adult life and when I hit my 30’s my body changed. After giving birth to my three oldest daughters (20, 16 and 11) I literally bounced back after breastfeeding for the better part of their first year of life. Havi

Hi Darlings, I am going to start incorporating more Work It Wednesdays since you guys seem to like them, I don’t know that I can do it every Wednesday but maybe every other week might work better for my schedule. Today I am excited to share my new favorite workout!!! It is rare that I find a workout that makes me eager to do it again the next day and here is why… Most times the workout videos all do the same exercises for legs, buns, arms, etc. It may be a different trainer;