7.24 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We’re enjoying some pool time after lots of rain this week, the Pilot is home (wahoo!), and we have an NCL event. I hope that you have a fun ...

Perfectionism in Motherhood: Learning to Let Good Enough Be Enough

For a very long time, I believed one of my greatest strengths was my ability to work hard. I was the kind of person who liked making plans and seeing them through to get the best possible ...

6.26 Friday Faves  – The Fitnessista

Hiiii! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? P has double soccer games and double basketball game, Liv and I are seeing a musical and grabbing lunch with friends, and looking forward to some ...

How to Make Fitness Fun Again as an Adult

Remember gym class or playing outside at recess? (No, not the awkward rope-climbing part or when you fell and scraped your knees)… the part where you were just running around, laughing, playing ...

things that Lola has done (eaten)

Lola has never had a formal blog introduction, but she’s now 6 months old and I’m sharing some of the mischief she’s gotten into instead. It’s much more fitting this way. We knew that we ...

A Spring Energy Cleanse That Has Nothing to Do With Dieting

Every spring, the wellness world starts pushing detox teas, juice cleanses, and “reset” plans that are really just unsustainable diets wearing a mask. But what if your low energy, brain fog, and that ...

Is It Worth It? (2026)

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How Lifting Weights After 40 Changed My Relationship With Food and My Body

Note: The point below includes discussion of disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with exercise. Please take care while reading if these topics are sensitive for you.When I was in my ...

3.28 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

Hi friends! Happy weekend to ya! I’m here with Friday Faves on a Saturday. The Pilot was gone all week this week, so I was doing the solo parenting thing. Counting down the days until summer ...

Mom Rage: Why It Happens and What It’s Really Trying to Tell You

It often starts with the smallest things, and it can feel like it comes out of nowhere. Everything is going fine while I’m getting my kids out the door and ready for school. And then, slowly, it ...