Most newborns suck at sleeping. So do toddlers and big kids with nightmares and also me, with chronic insomnia. We also know that sleep (and lack of it), can make or break a workout.  Honestly, I’ve done 3 triathlons on very, very little sleep, so it can be done! But obviously not ideal. I’m writing this at 10 month pp with baby #3, so we are very, very into the sleep-deprivation phase of parenting. (Which feels like most of it, but hopefully is not your own experience!) To workout or not workout when you’ve had a bad night is something most of my clients struggle with as well. We kno ..read more

Just for funsies, let’s chat about sex guessing!!! Baby #3 will arrive at any minute, and we are ready for them! This is our second time we have decided to leave the baby's biological sex a surprise. For our first, we were all about having a baby vs boy or girl. We got a ton of gender-neutral clothing and nursery items, which came in handy when baby #2 came out differently! We decided to find out the sex for #2 to help baby #1 understand the concept of what was happening. Finn was only 19 months when we had Piper, so we figured it would be more helpful for us to refer to him getting a “sister ..read more

We've all had the bunch of carrots in the back of the veggie drawer with no plans. Or the 5lbs of carrots that arrives in the grocery order, when you only asked for 5 total. Or picked out a gorgeous bunch at the market, to have your kids change their minds mid-week, and refuse to touch them. My kids will eat a whole carrot that’s been peeled, won’t touch baby carrots unless it’s been chopped up to matchsticks, they love steamed soft carrots, but they will not go near a carrot that’s been put into a stir-fry or soup. Kids are fun. Fresh produce is expensive. jump to recipe tips for baking with ..read more

If you’ve read my posts before, you know we are 2Under2 survivors. Our son was 11 months old when I got pregnant with our daughter, and I was not ready at all. The first year of her life was by far the hardest of mine. Managing a toddler who would run into traffic with a newborn with colic was, um, awful. For this one, I am telling myself that even though we will be on zone vs man-to-man defense, this will be easier. Our children will both be in school next year (cue heavenly music) and we are living near lots of family and friends with young kids. Finn and Piper are now 6 and 4, so everyone c ..read more

** Content warning - I will begin this blog post discussing some of the reasons a person’s weight on a scale will either fluctuate or stagnate in regards to sleep, exercise, and elimination. I will conclude with other methods of measuring your physical health. Please skip to the second half of this post if discussing weight gain/ loss is upsetting to you. My clients hire me as their trainer for many reasons, and weight loss is often one of them. I will encourage my clients to set achievable goals within a realistic timeline, and when we are working on weight loss via exercise, lifestyle, and ..read more

(This was a huge crowd-pleaser!) If you’re like me, Monday food prep day is a lot more ambitious than Friday food prep day. I normally shop after my Barre class and, well, the post-workout me loves vegetables more than than Friday pick-up me. So I usually end up with some very sad looking veggies at the bottom of the drawer by Saturday. Guys I’m going to be putting zucchini in everything I bake. It’s so good! I scoured the internet for a zucchini bread recipe that my kids would eat (no nuts, no dried fruit) and that I’d serve them (not a ton of sugar or oil). I couldn’t really find one, so th ..read more

This corner of the blog is dedicated to my clients and students. I think a lot of us tend to feel extremely isolated during some of these rough patches of motherhood. My clients have generously offered to share some of their tips that have worked for them in our process together, and also to offer up some support and struggles that they’re dealing with. If I notice a pattern of success or areas that my clients are working on, I'll share anything that I think might be helpful to you and your journey! What's on most of my client's minds this month? SPRING BREAK!!! For most of us, gone are the d ..read more

Every single one of my mom-friends are not okay right now. This is our least favorite time of the year, where we go down a running slide of overwhelm and panic trying to create the “Best Holiday Ever!!!” for our kiddos. Don’t get me wrong, I love the holidays. I love parties, dressing up, getting gifts, baking until midnight, and all of the chaos that comes with toddlers at Christmas. But let’s be honest, I’m exhausted!!! I feel like most of us have some form of PTSD from last year, and the pandemic still isn't over. Here are 5 Tips that I've been working on all year that have helped me stay ..read more

The fitness industry loves its toys. (Don't get me wrong, I also love new shiny new equipment!), Every company will have pages and evidence why their new thingamagig is better than the other one, and this can be very overwhelming. Personally, I'm a minimalist. When I first started teaching bootcamps, we used zero equipment other than a Yoga mat. This was challenging for me at first, but it was incredibly eye-opening. There's just so much you can do with just your own bodyweight. You really don't need a lot. Here's what I recommend all of my online clients purchase before we start training: 1 ..read more

(The surprise is, they're FULL of veggies!) We've all done this, you purchase your produce with all the hopes and dreams of what you'll actually be able to use it before it goes bad.... until it does or you're left with a random carrot at the bottom of the vegetable drawer. This is me and zucchini! I love it, my kids hate it, and I always have one or two leftover that I never know what to do with it. So, my trick is, I chop it up in a sautee and hope they don't notice. Or, I shred it up and bake it in a muffin! Zucchinis will add moisture without changing the flavor, so they're easy to disgui ..read more