I was listening to Emma's weekly episode on EmPowered Radio, titled "Dieting with Strategy vs Urgency (Is your Summer Body actually achievable by summer) the other day and thought it had some good points. First of all, the episode does not imply that anyone NEEDS to want a "summer body". Your body is already a… Continue reading Consistent healthy habits
February.... did February actually happen?? I feel unsure. Ha. It went by so fast and in such a blur!! I hesitated to even do this recap, because as I mentioned in another recent post, my month can basically be summed up by: Need I say more? Well, yes, I always need to say more. 😆… Continue reading February 2026 Recap
My main Health/ Fitness goals for January were: 1. Go to 1 Core class at my gym (30 minutes). ✅ I went to 2! I found that I can squeeze in the 8:05-8:35 class on Fridays before work. I have a standing 9:15 Friday meeting, so I can shower before the class (it's not a… Continue reading Fitness Goals for February
Bringing back the monthly recap, which I did so diligently every single month in 2025.... until October. 😩 Can I make it all 12 months in 2026?? Ah... January. It's always such a LONG month here in WI. It was VERY COLD. 🥶 I was quite sick for part of it. It was a good… Continue reading January 2026 Recap
At the risk of tempting fate here, I did a little reflecting on what feels to be working well so far this year for me. 1. My current workout schedule In late fall 2025, I revamped my workout schedule (posted specifics here). The biggest change was switching from a 5x(!)/week gym strength split to a… Continue reading Some things that are working (so far) in 2026
Next up, my 3rd domain, FUN or FAMILY goals! A bit of a mish-mash here, but I wanted to stick to 4 total domains, so I put the "Fs' together. 🙂 Fun or Family: Main Goals: 1. Try 5 new restaurants with Ivan. We have had this one on the list for a couple of… Continue reading Fun or Family goals
My second domain for 2026 goals is Self-Care. (See my first domain, Health, here.) In hindsight, my domains are pretty loose this year! Ha. I'm not sure some of these would traditionally fit in a "self-care" category, but they all are things that basically just directly benefit me, so.... that's what I went with. :)… Continue reading Self-care goals
The first week back into the new year here came on HOT for me! It did not help that I was out for almost 2 weeks, between vacation and then illness. I think the first post-holiday week is heavy for most people, since both school + work tend to do a proverbial "reboot". There's always… Continue reading Time to blog + other New Year misc.
First of all, sickness update: I think I’ve turned a corner! It’s been almost 2 full weeks now, but I’m finally starting to feel better. Whew. I just created a VERY LONG list of things to do this weekend. A lot of my normal post-vacation re-entry activities were ignored due to sickness. Definitely need groceries!!!… Continue reading The post I’d been avoiding… Health Goals 2026
Ugh, my workout consistency has been fairly terrible...and not really short term, either. This is now officially an ongoing problem that waxes and wanes. Yes, it's true that I exercise regularly. But I just so rarely hit all of my target workouts anymore, or even all of my planned strength workouts. Back from 2015-2020, I… Continue reading More workout woes…
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