We are a quarter of the way through 2025; I can’t believe it! Time is moving so fast, how are we already in April? With three months gone, it’s time to revisit the 2025 Year-Long Focuses we made at the beginning of the year and take a look at how Read more…
It’s been about a week since I first acquired my company-issued laptop and have finally figured out how to make my professional desk a standing desk. This means I’ve had a few chances to actually try using my under-desk walking pad during my actual workday and I’m here to report Read more…
While I have owned a standing desk for probably about two years, I’ve only been using it for a little over one year. In the midst of the post-COVID-19 era of businesses moving to remote work and consolidating office space, the company I work for followed suit and started selling Read more…
The greatest investment in my own fitness and exercise experience was getting a Vegan Suede Yoga Mat from POPFLEX when they were having a holiday sale. Purchased in November 2023 around Thanksgiving, I have used this mat nearly every single day since then (minus vacations) for my regular barre workouts Read more…
Welcome to January! It’s the start of a brand new year, which means I’ve spent the last few days thinking about what goals I want to make for January specifically for all of 2025. Like I mentioned in my 2024 EOY Series, I realized that I should carefully plan what Read more…
The final installment of the 2024 EOY Series wrap-up is all about going over the long-term goals I set back in January and have modified throughout the year. I wanted to have a portion of this series be all about looking over what I’ve accomplished over the year and tie Read more…
As we head into fall and October, and I start ordering all the pumpkin coffee drinks, I come to realize that we are at the final stretch of 2024. The final three months. This is the last chance for me to work on some of my most important goals for Read more…
I remember when the FitBit was all the rage — I got one as a Christmas gift along with several other family members. For a minute there, we all competed in these challenges and tried to get to 10,000 steps a day. Nevermind the fact that my wristband broke shortly Read more…
I think how you start the day matters; maybe not right away, but long term I think it does — truly. A practice I adopted last year was gratitude journaling as part of my morning routine, which I think over time has really helped me feel happier and more grateful Read more…
One of the last-minute goals I added to my list of 2024 long-term goals revolves around stretching. I say “last minute” because I think I added this to the list in early to mid-January. But that doesn’t diminish the effort or the meaning behind wanting to meet certain flexibility-related goals Read more…