Sharing my thoughts on how to stay in shape during the holidays. This blog post was titled for The Man aka search purposes, so please read on for my full thoughts 😉 

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having a lovely week! I have a couple of meetings this morning, and am looking forward to putting up our Christmas tree tonight!

For today’s post, I wanted to chat about maintaining fitness and “staying in shape” during the holidays.

The holiday season is a magical time filled with joy, gatherings, and celebrations. With everything going on, it can be easy to let healthy habits fall to the backseat a bit. Today, I wanted to share some realistic tips to help you maintain your fitness routine and stay motivated during this busy and festive season.

How To Stay In Shape During The Holidays

Instead of thinking about “staying in shape,” think about staying healthy, fit, energized, and centered. Focus on the habits that make you feel GOOD so you can get through the busy season feeling happy, vibrant, and peaceful. A deeper goal than vanity-based goals will help motivate you when things feel hard. 

Here are some of the things I like to emphasize during the holidays or busier seasons of life.

1. Plan Ahead

Look at your holiday schedule and carve out time for physical activity. Every workout, even short workouts, are still worth it. It can be a huge stress reliever and chance to move your body, which feels good when you’re bombarded with extra to-dos!

Every Saturday, I sit down and plan my workouts for the upcoming week. If it’s scheduled, I’m more likely to make it happen. On the days that are packed, I make sure that I can at least do some steps on my walking pad or take Maisey for a walk.

2. Take a Moment for Yourself

Make self-care a priority, even though it can be tricky. A quick 20-minute workout or walking or running session can be your moment of peace amidst the chaos.

Incorporate relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation to reduce stress. I love the short Peloton yoga and meditation classes, and the Calm app is also a great resource for meditation. During this season, I tend to get overstimulated easily – it’s a lot of people-ing- and taking at least 10 minutes to breathe or meditate makes a huge difference.

3. Be Realistic

Even though it can be tempting to try and make drastic changes before the New Year, I think that December is best spent focusing on maintaining instead of adding in a bunch of new wellness goals. Instead of trying to hit personal records, focus on consistency.

I also think consistency is more valuable than intensity, so feel free to modify your routine based on your schedule and energy.

4. Prioritize Sleep

Sleep is so important for mood, metabolism, performance, memory, immune system function, hair, skin, so many things. Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep to support recovery and stay motivated during the day. If you have t

Sharing a review of the Lifewave X39 patches and if I think they’re worth it. 

Hi friends! I hope that your day is going well and that you had a wonderful weekend. I’m looking forward to a hot yoga class today and have a fun NCL meeting tonight.

For today’s post, I wanted to chat about the Lifewave X39 patches. This has easily become one of the best things I’ve added to my wellness routine and I’m so pumped to share it with you. When a friend first told me about the patches, it kind of sounded too good to be true, but like the good guinea pig that I am, I decided to give them a try.

They have 1000000% changed my life.

Here’s more about them and how they work:

Imagine waking up every day with the energy and vitality you had years ago. Picture your body working at its peak, your cells rejuvenated, and inflammation under control. That’s how I feel right now.

I’ve come a long way in my healing journey over the past few years (major eye issues, autoimmune symptoms and positive ANA and anti-dsDNA results, and fully recovering) but was still dealing with a bit of brain fog and low productivity. I just felt burned out and kind of out of it. Adding these patches have been an amazing step in my healing, and I can’t believe how much steady my energy is from when I wake up, until I go to bed. That’s despite working and chasing the kids around to all of their activities!

All of this from a handy lil patch.

LifeWave phototherapy patches combine cutting-edge science with your body’s natural healing power. They can reactivate dormant stem cells, boosting a powerful peptide (GHK-Cu), and resetting over 4,000 genes to their younger, healthier state. These patches deliver impressive results—all without chemicals, drugs, or invasive procedures.

Here’s a bit more about the how and why behind this amazing technology.

What Are LifeWave Patches?

LifeWave patches harness phototherapy—light therapy technology—to stimulate specific biological responses. When placed on the skin, they use your body’s infrared heat to reflect specific wavelengths of light.

This simple process triggers powerful cellular activity:

Stem Cell Activation: Your body’s natural healing and regeneration system kickstarts.

Gene Resetting: Over 4,000 genes recalibrate to a youthful, healthy state.

Peptide Boost: GHK-Cu (a potent peptide) enhances cellular function and protein synthesis.

Read more about how they work here, including videos and testimonials.

Are Lifewave patches a scam?

I thought these were a scam for at least a year. I saw them online and thought they were ridiculous and brushed it off. I thought to myself, “There’s no way you can get this from a patch that doesn’t transmit anything through the skin. These people are crazy.”

One of my good friends has been using them, and I love her and absolutely trust her, so I

Sharing some of my favorite stocking stuffers, ideas for Favorite Things themed parties, and under $50 finds!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! Ours was perfect: we decorated for Christmas, went up to Phoenix for the weekend (Tom and P went to a Suns game and I took Liv to a K Pop concert!), watched a ton of Christmas movies, and enjoyed a family hike. We had an amazing brunch and also went to the Odysea Aquarium and the Museum of Illusions.

(Wearing my Sculpt Society hoodie!)

For today’s post, I’m sharing another gift guide since I know so many of us are crossing off our lists. I’m about 99% done with shopping, and my goal is to wrap everything this week so I can start the baking extravaganza.

Here are this year’s gift guides so far if you’re looking for ideas!

For Her

And, For Him

For Teens

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Sharing a recap of Thanksgiving and sharing my favorite Black Friday deals!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that my US friends had a happy, healthy, beautiful Thanksgiving filled with amazing food and lovely memories. Our was a great one this year.

I started off the morning with an F45 strength class,

and then we all went over to madre’s for coffee and pastries. We hung out with the fam for a little while, got to see baby Daisy, and then we came home to get ready for the usual Thanksgiving lunch/dinner at my uncle’s.

Our contributions to the feast:

Ina’s bourbon chocolate pecan pie

and maple roasted Brussels sprouts.

The food was ridiculous as usual, and we had a great time seeing everyone, especially our newest baby cousins that we born last year. There are four new babies in the family!

Annual Thanksgiving pic:

(outfit is linked here)

After we ate, the boys all took the kids out on the golf course with them for a round of golf, while the rest of us stayed back, drank coffee, and chatted. After we finished, we were pretty tired and full, so we went back home for Christmas movies and pajamas.

One of my favorite late-night Thanksgiving traditions used to be midnight shopping with my mom and nana. Now that everything is online, it takes away a liiittle bit of the nostalgia, but it is pretty convenient to order everything you need from home, eating a slice of pie in your pajamas. 😉

I wanted to share some of the best Black Friday sales that I’ve found! I was able to scour some of the sales in advance, and included my favorite finds below.

(Maisey helped me find the best of the best to share here!)

For a full roundup of my top wellness essential Black Friday deals, check out this landing page.

I’ve also been updating my LTK page and Read more

Sharing my holiday gift guide for tweens and teen girls.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope your week is off to an amazing start! P had a hard time waking up for school today, but I reminded her that it’s a short week that ends with parties and pie, and she was ok with that. 😉

Gift guides are also in full force and I LOVE putting these together each year.

Here are this year’s gift guides so far:

For Her

For Him

*I’ll have the kids’ gift guide up before Thanksgiving so you’re ready to go.

I’ve also rounded up a landing page with all of my favorite health and wellness black friday deals, in addition to my LTK page and my Amazon storefront HERE — everything is in one spot for you!

I wanted to start the kids’ gift guide for teens because it’s so much fun shopping for them! The reality is that they’ll often tell you exactly what they want – Giftful is a good idea for this! – but I wanted to share some extra ideas if you’re looking for inspo.

When we buy for the kids, we try not to go too bananas and just stick to the following categories: something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.

Here are some ideas that fit within these categories and including some of the must-have items for this year.

Holiday Gift Guide for Teens

Something they want:

– Ugg Tasman

– These Birkenstocks

– Palm Pink Puff hoodie

– Sneakers (these or these)

– An Apple Watch

– Kendra Scott

– Enewton bracelets

– Glow Recipe

– Laneige

– Read more