Celebrating What’s Beautiful With Under Armour

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Coco

I’m teaming up with other Fitfluential Ambassadors to help spread the word about Under Armour’s What’s Beautiful campaign, a competition designed to encourage women to set goals and draw on their strength and determination to reach them–and show the world what’s beautiful about being a female athlete.

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Happy Mother’s Day From My Empty Nest

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Coco

Happy Mother's Day

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Four Habits For Better Sleep

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Coco

Last weekend I was feeling down in the dumps, but I couldn’t figure out why. I wasn’t particularly stressed over work. I wasn’t particularly worried about my kids. I didn’t feel like I was on the verge of depression. I just felt blah. When I fell asleep in the car on the way home from my son’s championship lacrosse game (Go Red Devils!) and still could not keep my eyes open much past 9:00 pm, I realized that I probably was just plain tired.

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The First Step Is The Hardest–Or Is It?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Coco

We’ve all heard the cliché: The first step is the hardest. It sure can feel that way when we are getting ready to chase after a big goal. We may ponder, plan, and procrastinate, wanting everything to fall into place, and waiting for that perfect moment to start. Yes, sometimes it can be hard to take that first step, but I don’t think it’s the hardest.

The First Step

To find out what I think are the hardest steps, please click over to Christine’s blog (Love Life Surf) to read my guest post!

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Swedish Spritz Cookies Recipe

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Coco

Whenever I travel I try to catch up on my magazine reading. I usually have a few Self and Good Housekeeping issues to catch up on because I tend to read blogs more than magazines these days. For my recent trip to Chicago I grabbed the March issue of Self, which was bundled with an Easter-focused issue of All Recipes magazine.

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