Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? Liv has her last dance convention of the year, P has a couple of basketball games, and we’re getting ready for our European adventures. I.can’t.even.wait.

I feel like I’ve been majorly slacking on everything and my goal is to record a bunch of podcast interviews before we head out and kind of get my life together. I feel like this year we’ve had to roll with the punches with school stuff and everything has felt even more chaotic than usual. I’m definitely ready for a reset.

I’d love to hear what you have going on this weekend! Any fun plans this summer that you’re looking forward to? I also hope that my friends who are celebrating Mother’s Day have a beautiful weekend.

(Liv’s bling and my road trip snacks from last week’s dance competition)

5.9 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

April faves! It’s always fun to go back through analytics and see what products you loved the most that I’ve shared here on the blog and IG.

Here are the top picks from April – lots of them were from my Mother’s Day gift guide.

Lumebox. So many of you took advantage of the Lumebox sale. The good news is that you can still use FITNESSISTA here for $260 off! I use it every day and am obsessed with it. I’ve been using it this week on my scar – I had a mole removed from my chin last week – and also on my neck when I woke up Tuesday and couldn’

Sharing the details on the NEW Organifi creatine gummies. Use the code FITNESSISTA at checkout for a discount. This blog post has been sitting here ready to go for over a month but the gummies sold out as soon as they were released. They’re finally back in stock so I can share the details with you!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having a lovely morning. We’re here working on homeschool fun and I have a couple of client appointments this afternoon. If you’re interested in 1:1 coaching, please let me know ASAP – I have two open spots before we head out of the country for a while.

Ok friend, so you know I’m all about sharing the latest and greatest in wellness, and I’m really excited about this one. Organifi launched something new and they are AMAZING: Creatine Gummies!

If you’ve been curious about creatine but don’t love the idea of mixing powders or dealing with scoops, this is such a simple way to try it. They’re delicious, easy to take, and packed with benefits to support your workouts, recovery, and even your brain.

Organifi Creatine Gummies Review

So, what’s the deal with creatine?

Creatine is one of the most studied and trusted supplements in the fitness world, and for good reason. It can help your body produce more ATP (your main source of cellular energy), which means more strength, endurance, and faster recovery. It’s also been shown to support brain health, cognitive function, and even mood, especially during times of stress. If you think it’s just for gym bros, it’s definitely not!

Here are some of the benefits of creatine:

Improved strength and performance: Creatine can help muscles work harder and recover faster, which can lead to noticeable improvements in strength and stamina.

Faster recovery: By reducing muscle breakdown and inflammation, creatine can help shorten recovery time between workouts.

Increased muscular endurance: It can delay fatigue so you can push through longer or more intense training sessions.

Supports cognitive health: New research is showing creatine’s benefits for the brain like potential for improved memory, mental clarity, and stress resilience.

Helps reduce muscle soreness and supports joint health: Especially when paired with anti-inflammatory ingredients like tart cherry.

What’s in these gummies?

Creatine Monohydrate: The most effective and well-researched form of creatine.
VitaCherry Sport: A tart cherry extract that can help reduce inflammation, ease soreness, and support joint recovery. I’m a huge fan of this ingredient.

And of course, they’re made with Organifi’s clean standards:

Glyphosate residue-free

Gluten-fre

Sharing a roundup of the books I’ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection. 

Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Liv’s dance competition. Her team did an amazing job, we enjoyed a family brunch, and I snuck away for a Lagree class – wins all around.

For today’s post, I wanted to share a little recap of the books I’ve read lately. After a little bit of a drought, I’ve made way more time for reading recently. (I’ve also been slacking a little bit on Spanish studying and IHP 3 studying, but that’s how it goes sometimes.) Almost all of them were home runs and I’m excited to share these with you! If you have any amazing books you’re reading right now, please let me know. Pretty soon I’ll be sitting on a cruise ship veranda with a coffee and book in hand and I’m SO ready.

ADHD Is Awesome by Penn Holderness

I listened to the audio version and highly recommend listening to this one. I’ve been a fan of the Holderness family for years, and was intrigued by this book because I feel like everything I’ve seen online has convinced me that I have ADHD. From always wanting to learn, to procrastination pressure (and then spending all night or a solid 8-10 hour block completing something), to constantly switching hobbies (remember the flamenco dancing and ukulele?), list of hundreds of business ideas, losing my attention span, feeling drained after too much extroverting, just so much of it made sense.

This book is such a fun, real look at what it’s actually like to live with ADHD. Penn Holderness shares his personal stories and shows how having ADHD isn’t something to be “fixed.” Instead, he talks about how it can be a real strength when you learn how to work with your brain. It’s funny, eye-opening, and super encouraging for anyone who’s ever felt like their brain just works a little differently.

It also emphasized that ADHD really is a spectrum and honestly, I’m not sure if I have it after reading this book. (Another testament to the fact that doctors provide dianoses, not Google or social media lol.) But, I still enjoyed it and it’s a great reminder on how to support friends and family members with ADHD. 9/10

From Amazon:

Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? Liv has a dance competition, so we’re headed up to Phoenix, P has a basketball game, and we’re meeting up with friends for gelato. I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend ahead!

A highlight of the week: it was Maisey’s 4th birthday!  We celebrated by grilling her a filet mignon – her first ever and she LOOOOVED it – with a night of swimming and fetch, and then a trip to Petco to replenish her tennis ball stash.

(Easter picture because she spent most of her actual birthday looking like a wet rat from playing in the pool)

I can’t believe that we’ve had this fluffy, lovey girl for 4 years now. She brings so much joy and love into every.single.day and we’re so lucky she’s ours.

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.

5.2 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

Wrapped up week 4 of homeschooling. We finished Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (I wanted something light and fun to start) and it stood the test of time. We were cracking up at so many points during the book. Judy Blume helped me fall in love with reading for fun when I was young, and it’s amazing that she’s doing the same for P.

This dress! I haven’t really hopped on the butter yellow trend until now but the fabric is dreamy and it’s lined, so not see-through at all. On sale here.

Celebrating my friend Ana’s birthday! Her party was a George’s Wine Shop and we had appetizers, desserts, and drank wine and chatted with all of our friends. It was perfection.

Sharing my parasite cleansing journey and some of the things that helped. If you’re interested in downloading my parasites freebie, check it out here! If this topic grosses you out, please feel free to skip this post and I’ll see ya tomorrow!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having an amazing week so far. Earlier this week, Kristi and I had a fun photo shoot, I recorded a couple of podcast interviews, and I’m here trying to batch as much as I can before we leave for our trip. I can’t wait!!

So, I hope you’ve had breakfast already because I’m chatting about parasites today. If this topic makes you squeamish, I get it. It freaked me out for a long time! Please keep in mind that this isn’t medical advice – I’m just sharing my experience.

When I first started learning about parasites, I had no idea they could be affecting my energy, digestion, immune system, and even my mood. It wasn’t until I personally went through a parasite cleanse – and saw (yes, SAW) multiple foot-long parasites leave my body – that I truly understood how lifechanging this process could be. I was equally disgusted and EXCITED. Better out of my body than in, ya know??

Since then, I’ve guided clients all over the world through their own parasite cleanse journeys, and the results have been absolutely incredible. Today, I wanted to chat about why parasite cleansing is so important, the biggest mistakes people make when they start, and a FREE downloadable cheat sheet you can grab to support your own journey.

why parasites could be a missing piece in your health journey

First things first:

How do you know if you might have parasites?

You don’t have to have traveled to a foreign country or had food poisoning to have parasites. They’re far more common than most people realize. Many symptoms we write off as “normal” could actually be signs your body is dealing with an infection, like:

Chronic bloating or gas

Brain fog

Fatigue

Skin issues

Allergies

Cravings (especially for sugar)

Sleep struggles

Autoimmune flares

Unexplained weight changes

Parasites don’t just live in your gut, either. They can live throughout your body, in your organs, your lymphatic system, even your brain. Crazy, right?!

What to do before a parasite cleanse

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned (the hard way) is that preparing your body properly is KEY.

Here’s what you need to know before you dive in:

You MUST be pooping at least once a day.
Otherwise, when parasites die off and release toxins, your body has no way to eliminate them, which can lead to even worse symptoms.

You need to plan for at least 2 month protocol.
Parasites lay eggs as they die, and a short cleanse can actu