Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We’re headed to Phoenix for a concert, P has a b-ball scrimmage, we have NCL meetings, and our weekly dinner with the fam – I look forward to it all week. I’d love to hear what you have going on!

(Monsoon season has been a BUST but at least we’ve had some gorgeous rainbows)

We’re still trying to find our school/homeschool/airline/work groove around here, and our daily schedules have changed a ton since last year. Liv has done competitive dance for many years and it’s her first year taking a break. She’s going to play some school sports instead, and I’m excited for her to find something new that she enjoys. I definitely miss the dance world but I don’t miss driving two hours each night between drop-offs and pick-ups at the studio. She’s had more time to work on homework and chill at night, and I’ve been able to cook pretty much every night.

(gluten-free chicken pot pie with roasted broccoli. I’ll do a roundup soon with new recipes I’ve tried that have been successful)

I prefer to cook at home because you can control the ingredients and sometimes I’m disappointed by the taste, quality, and cost of restaurant food. If I didn’t prep and plan in advance, we’d often grab quick takeout on the way home from the dance and basketball shuffle. We were spending soooo much, many times it was meh or gross, and I definitely feel like eating at home has been easier with this schedule.

Some exciting things coming up on the horizon:

– Not one but TWO huge launches on Monday. Two of my all-time favorite brands are launching amaaaaazing things and of course, I’ll spread the word here Monday morning!

– A trip to San Diego. Counting down for time with our Kleiger fam and some Vitamin Sea

– P starting farm school. It’s one day each week and she gets to ride hoses, help with the animals, and do art on the farm with some other homeschool kids and she’s super excited about it. More of our homeschool plans are here.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds f

Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We have a couple of NCL events and I’m looking forward to swimming, grilling, and catching up on chores. I’m also putting the finishing touches on a new workshop – I’ll share the details next week!

(We had a big familiy dinner after we got home and introduced everyone to Tinto de Verano)

Some Spain antique market finds: two paintings and two candlesticks

(I’m not sure if this is their permanent home but I like them here for now!)

I feel inspired to refresh things around the house, so I’m going to get started on the office first. I want it to be my little writing and biohacking hub 🙂

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 y

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.

A roundup of the books I read in February and if I’d recommend adding them to your collection.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re enjoying the week so far! I’m teaching a barre class today and looking forward to a juice date with a friend.

For today’s post, I’m sharing a roundup of the books I read in February and if I’d recommend adding them to your TBR list. After being in a slump with books for a while, and with launching Healing Code + working on IHP3, I read three books last month, which I’m calling a win.

Here’s the full roundup:

February 2025 Reads

The Lotus Shoes

I’ve been interested in Chinese historical fiction (LOVED Lady Tan’s Circle of Women) and this one caught my eye. This book is about the story of Little Flower, who is sold as a muiazi (maidservant) to a prominent family. She has bound feet and is talented in emboirdery, which are two characteristics typically reserved for the higher classes. This book was action-packed – it started off quickly and kept the same pace, which made it easy to read quickly – but shattered my heart so many times. It was a testament to the power of resilience, even when it seems like everything is stacked against your favor. 10/10- highly recommend it if you enjoy historical fiction.

From Amazon:

1800s China. Tightly bound feet, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable woman, eclipsing beauty, a rich dowry and even bloodline in the marriage stakes. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant—a muizai—to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that one day her golden lilies will lead her out of slavery.

Not only does Little Flower have bound feet, uncommon for a muizai, but she is extraordinarily gifted at embroidery, a skill associated with the highest class of a lady. Resentful of her talents, Linjing does everything in her power to thwart Little Flower’s escape.

But when scandal strikes the Fongs, both women are cast out to the Celibate Sisterhood, where Little Flower’s ar

Sharing some of the things I’ve learned about improving my relationship with food over time.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far. Today is another day packed with strategy calls, and I’m looking forward to an F45 class and famil dinner tonight.

For today’s post, I wanted to share some thoughts on cultivating a healthy relationship with food. This is something that can take a long time, especially if you grew up in the 90s and early 2000s (the WORST diet and body image messaging), maybe had family members with problematic attitudes towards food/exercise/body image, or have been struggling in this area for a variety of reasons.

For myself, it’s definitely been a work in progress, and I really think that having babies helped improve my mindset on so many things. Looking back, my habits aren’t something that I would agree with now or encourage, but at the time, I really thought I was making amazing choices with the harmful messaging that I was surrounded with through books, magazines, and online. I feel like I’m at a good place, but am always learning and evolving, which is the way is should be.

Achieving good nutrition and developing positive eating habits starts with one crucial foundation: having a healthy relationship with food. This process takes time, patience, and dedication, but it can be truly transformative. An unhealthy relationship with food can lead to restrictive eating, binge eating, orthorexia, mental challenges, and even eating disorders in the long run. Today I wanted to chat about some of the things that helped me develop a healthy relationship with food, focusing on mindset shifts, balanced food choices, and mindful eating practices.

Friendly reminder here that I’m not a doctor or Registered Dietitian. If you need help improving your relationship with food, seek out an experienced RD who can help you!

How To Have A Healthy Relationship With Food

Before chatting about specific strategies, it’s important to understand what a healthy relationship with food involves. This understanding will help you implement the tips in a way that makes sense for your personal journey and unique nutritional needs.

What Is A Healthy Relationship With Food?

A healthy relationship with food isn’t about following a specific diet, eliminating entire food groups, or categorizing foods as “good” or “bad.” Instead, it’s about understanding why and how you choose foods, recognizing hunger and fullness cues, and removing guilt from your eating habits. It allows you to view food as fuel and nourishment, rather than something to fear or obsess over. It allows food to simply be food, will the ability to enjoy ALL of your favorite things; nothing is off limits.

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