Sharing gift guide ideas for your mom, grandma, aunt, SIL, bestie, or for yourself!

I’m calling it. The holiday season is officially here and I’m so ready for it! Bring on the family fun, delicious food, and festive parties. Gift-wise, I’m trying to get my act together as quickly as possible. My goal is to have everything ordered by Cyber Monday, wrapped that week, and then I can kick back, relax and enjoy the rest of the holiday season with the fam. I wanted to share gift guides asap this year in case you have similar goals this season!

I’m starting the 2024 Holiday Gift Guide party with one of my favorite gift guides: for her!

These are ideas for your fitness-loving friends, the foodies, the BFFs, *scrunchy* friends, for your mom, MIL or nana, for the new moms out there, plus stocking stuffers and under $40 finds!

2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Her

Gifts for the fitness fanatic:

– A sauna blanket or PEMF Go Mat. My life and two of my very favorite things. I use the Go Mat daily for meditation, and use the sauna blanket 2-3 times per week and it feels amaaaaazing. I sleep so well and it makes my skin glow. Use FITNESSISTA20 for 20% off HigherDOSE faves.

– A new yoga mat and Read more

Sharing a recap of our Disney cruise #5 on the Wish! Sadly this post is not sponsored or comped in any way; just sharing my thoughts!

Hi friends! How’s the day going? I hope you’re having an amazing afternoon. I’m here in between client appointments and getting ready for part two of the day. Picking up the kids and heading into after school activities and homework feels like an entire day on its own.

So let’s switch to vacation mode! Today, I’m sharing a recap of our recent Disney cruise. It was P’s birthday and the timing ended up corresponding perfectly with my RHS trip to Orlando, so we figured we’d turn it in to a birthday celebration with some Disney World fun (on the Pilot’s birthday!) and cruise time.

We’re so happy that the Pilot’s sis and our niece were able to join us, in addition to some of our closest friends and travel buddies. We’re officially Disney cruise obsessed. It’s the perfect mix of family time, adult time, delicious food, shows, variety for ports of call, and the Disney cleanliness and service that sets it apart. It was our 5th Disney cruise and as of now, we have no desire to try another cruis

Sharing some of my EquiLife faves because their Holiday Sale starts now! Now is the time to stock up on supplements, order at-home labs, and get your detox kit for January if you’re planning on participating. Check out the rest of the post for details on this month’s giveaway, too!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I had the best weekend celebrating my bday with friends at Miraval. It was the perfect celebration with all of the things I love: friend time, healthy eats, spa services, yoga, meditation, and fun activities. Today, I’m back in action and blitzing because next week is Thanksgiving — I can’t believe it! I’ll have my first round of gift guides up this week, too.

For today’s post, I wanted to share some of my EquiLife faves because their Holiday Sale sale starts today. This is when everything is on sale, including my favorite supplements, at-home functional labs, and detox kits. We’ll be doing another community detox in January if you’d like to pick up your kit now.

*My code is FITNESSISTA10. If it’s your first time ordering, you’ll get an extra 10% off!

(Liv said, “Are you really posting a photo with your dogs out?” lol)

Here are some of my top picks:

EquiLife Faves + November Giveaway

Whole Foods Bars

I’ve tried pretty much every bar and these are my all-time favorite. They have the best simple, certified organic ingredients, an amazing texture, and the brownie and apple flavors are equally delicious. They’re perfect for kids’ lunch boxes. Get some here!

Daily Nutritional Support

Hi friends! Happy Friday! How was the week? I hope you had a wonderful one. Ours kind of a blur. P went down with the nasty bug right after Liv, so we’ve been home while they’ve rested and recovered. I’ve made lots of soup, refilled water bottles and humidifiers frequently, snuggled and watched many movies, and taken a million vitamins.

(Chicken turmeric and ginger soup)

I hope that you have a healthy and restful weekend ahead! A huge highlight of the weekend will be my birthday celebration with some of my best friends; I’ve been looking forward to it for months, and it sounds like we could all use a little relaxation right now, especially before the holiday chaos.

(The best birthday cake from my friend Ashley at Lovin’ Spoonfuls. Gluten-free funfetti with chocolate frosting. She’s made my birthday cake for years!)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

11.15 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

Movies with Liv. We’ve watched so many movies together over the past week. including My Best Friend’s Wedding (she gave it an 8/10), Sixteen Candles (she said the whole movie was kind of chaotic, but liked it), Santa Clause, and Hot Frosty.

I have to say, I give Hot Frosty a solid 9/10 for Christmas movies. You just have to expect that it’s going to be cheezy fluff, buckle up, and enjoy the ride. We all liked it, just don’t expect a cinematic masterpiece.

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Hi friends! I hope that you’re having an amazing week! I’m taking the day off today because both kids are under the weather… and it’s my bday!

TBH, I don’t typically enjoy birthdays. Another year on the calendar; a tangible reminder of the things I want to achieve but haven’t yet accomplished.

This year feels different. This year, I just feel gratitude for this life, our family, our friends that feel like family, and for another year of amazing memories. I heard a rumor that 40s are even better than 30s, so I’m hoping it’s true! 

Here are some of the things I learned after four decades on this beautiful planet:

– Start each day with gratitude. It will affect your mindset and actions for the entire day.

– It’s ok to change your mind when presented with new information.

– Trust in God with all your heart.

– Just because it works for one person, doesn’t mean it works for everyone.

– Health is one of the best investments you can make. When you’re sick, nothing else matters

– Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself

– The healing power of a walk outside in the sunshine

– Everything is temporary. This is a good thing, but also a bad thing.

– Your habits and mindset are a reflection of who you surround yourself with. My tribe inspires me every single day with motherhood, work, relationships, and life.

– Live a life that’s true to YOU that you love. Find pockets of joy in the day.

– Be thankful for the past, hopeful for the future, yet grounded in the present.

Thank you for being a part of my journey, friends.

We’ll be spending the day hanging out, and capping it off with some gluten-free funfetti cake tonight.

I’ll see ya tomorrow!

xoxo

Gina

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