Live Fit and Sore

Happy Birthday to the Silver Fox

I think next year for Christmas, I am going to go easy on the number of gifts for each kid. How do you do that though when your kiddos already have these high expectations of what they will receive? Well – I like the suggestions in the blog post linked below — strategic deprivation throughout…

December 26, 2013
Merry Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas – My family knows me well and stocked me up with some cool CrossFit gear. The socks say Bad Ass, the air freshener is Bacon, the shirt says T-Rex Hates pushups and the wrist wraps are for my lifts! It has been a great holiday — opening gifts, napping and now off to…

December 25, 2013
Christmas Eve – Be Happy

Here we are – Christmas Eve. I have a ton of wrapping to do and I will try to be in the holiday spirit. Sometimes I think these holidays do more damage to people than help. People get cranky, some kids forget how lucky they are and become greedy little brats, everything is rush, rush,…

December 24, 2013
Almost There — Christmas

We are almost there — Christmas is two days away. I don’t know about anyone else, but this does not tend to be the happiest time of the year for me. The stress of getting everything done, the overeating, the change in my routine. It can all be too much. However, on the more positive…

December 23, 2013
Happy Birthday CrossFit Chick: Christmas Abbott

There are quite a few things on my mind today – Yesterday, I posted this pic of me and my friend Kath who has joined our 6a group at Highbar CrossFit. My sister and I were talking and she asked me how long I have been at Highbar CrossFit. She said you were at that…

December 20, 2013
Happy Birthday Mom!

I have started to dehydrate some fruit again and a lot of people have been asking me what dehydrator I use. I don’t have a fancy one — you can find ones that dry out the fruit in a matter of hours. Mine is a basic model and I prep the fruit before I go…

December 19, 2013
Time to Rise Up and Move ON

I woke up today in such a funk — I feel fat, lethargic and just plain down and out. I have been totally ignoring my normal eating and have seen it start to seriously show up. I can hardly fit in my jeans and my skin is breaking out. I seriously ate like 10 cookies…

December 18, 2013
The Fountain of Youth is No Secret

I have been having some issues with my right trap and shoulder for a while now. Anything overhead seems to aggravate it and being stubborn – I have been ignoring it, working through it and continuing on doing some mobility daily to loosen it up. I think it’s due to misalignment during lifting and just…

December 17, 2013
Kindness During the Holidays

This weekend, I went to a holiday party at my friend Kyle’s house. We were asked to bring art supplies and personal items (shampoo, soap, pajama pants – all sizes and other cozy items) for the girls of Chloe house. Chloe House is a group home for teenage girls referred by the DC Department of Youth…

December 16, 2013
Mother Nature Loves to Surprise You

Today’s workout had an interesting twist from the normal – we did a bunch of agility/mobility work. I love that sort of stuff because I am not only balanced challenged but also when I have to think and move at the same time –yeah that’s tough for me too. Because I didn’t grow up athletic,…

December 13, 2013