Mixed Prints Life

Rumble with Zumba

One of my 2014 resolutions was to try new experiences that pushed me out of my comfort zone a bit. My love of music combined with my new-found zest for life propelled me towards my local community center to try out my first ever Zumba class. After commissioning a friend to come with me, we headed out to our first class… View Post

Self-Love {One Month Update}

Society perpetuates this lie that we should have body acceptance. AndI believed that because I was the one who needed to find a whole lot of acceptance of my unhealthy habits. I prefer to view it more as practicing self love. We have to get to a point where we love ourselves – deep to our core.  And the truth… View Post

Happy New Year! {Treadmill Tuesdays – Week 4}

It’s official! My “New Year” Resolutions from early December have officially made their way into January and I have completed my fourth full week. We’re going on a month of celebrating getting on that treadmill and I’m ridiculously delighted that I stuck with it this long. Here’s the recap: Week 1 || Week 2 || Week 3 Points of Note:… View Post

Birthday Celebration for J.D.

We were lucky enough to have daddy home from work and the day was pretty low-key. It started with our usual Hostess Cupcake for breakfast tradition (and Jack FINALLY agreeing that he was turning three!) and ended with a viewing of the movie Planes & McDonald’s. Jack requested double chocolate cookies and declared that “Mommy makes the best cookies ever!”… View Post

Jackie Dean turns 3!

It seems like only yesterday we celebrated his birth (story || pictures). We then moved on to Pirates for his 1st Birthday and a celebration for the big TWO! Another year has passed and my “baby” is three. Goodness, time flies when you’re having fun! Jackie D., There are hardly enough words to encompass just how much tenacity you bring to the… View Post

Living an Inspired Life

When I started to think about our Word of the Year, I tried to think of something that was an active word. Something that would work not only for our family, but would encourage us to branch out as a beacon for others. We landed upon Inspire. via Our hope this year is that our living will be intentional and… View Post

2013 :: Year in Review

365 days since our last Year in Review and here we are another full orbit around the sun. Time to recap this year of transitions for our family! January We celebrated with two Winter Wonderland-themed birthday parties for the boys who turned 2 & 4 and celebrated with our friend, Elijah. I celebrated my Fashion Challenged-ness. We celebrated getting older by… View Post

Not Dying! {Treadmill Tuesdays – Week 3}

Remember that treadmill? I even managed to make it through a second week. But could I possibly maintain my momentum amidst the Christmas chaos and sweet treats? The answer is YES! I even managed to run 2 miles ON CHRISTMAS EVE despite two family parties & working. I took Christmas Day off and after a long run on Friday, I… View Post

Treadmill Tuesday {Week 2}

You may recall that Santa left a treadmill on our doorstep and I wondered how I could keep up that pace. I’m happy to say that have successfully used the treadmill for two weeks and I feel amazing {don’t tell anyone, though, I don’t want them starting to think I actually LIKE to exercise!} I also ran my fastest mile… View Post

January 2014 – National Hobby Month – Take Up Bingo!

The New Year is a time when people are thinking about making resolutions for the twelve months ahead. Some choose to give up certain things, such as smoking, while others aim to pick up a new hobby or skill and others decide that this is the year to get fit, and sign up to their local gym to shed those… View Post

Merry Christmas! {Here’s a Treadmill…}

This Christmas, I asked Santa for a treadmill. After talking with my Marathon-running hubby, we decided to make the plunge for a machine that would enable him to train for any races he might run and me to finally tackle my lack of exercise. After researching, we ended up with a new machine from Amazon. Despite a plethora of delivery… View Post

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