Well, here we are two months into fall, which means it is time to check in on our fall bucket lists. Here’s what I’ve been up to. I hope you will share your fall goals and activities with us! Health & fitness 1 – Complete the Orangetheory Fitness Transformation Challenge. Mission accomplished. You can read … [Read more…]
Eight weeks ago, I wrote about a transformation challenge of a different sort (for me). I was starting the 8-week Orangetheory Transformation Challenge at the same time that I decided to take a leap of faith and try intuitive eating. No more tracking points, protein, produce servings…or anything else. I would trust my body to … [Read more…]
We are one month into fall, which means it is time to check in on our fall bucket list items. It would be a shame to let this beautiful season slip away without doing the things we really want to do. Here’s what I’ve been up to. I hope you will share your fall goals … [Read more…]
I am by nature a goal-setting, list-making, progress-tracking junkie—always looking forward to the next task or milestone. For the past two years, I have been trying to tame the beast, practicing mindfulness and learning to be present in this moment. That doesn’t mean I’ve tossed out the to-do lists, trackers, or thoughts of the future … [Read more…]
If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour. Victoria Erickson I’ve made no secret of the fact that fall is my favorite season, so I’ve been looking forward to sharing my fall bucket list with you for a couple of weeks now. You may notice that my … [Read more…]
Since I wrote about the need to re-evaluate my writing goals, I have been writing the additional scenes my novel needs to be complete. I made a commitment to schedule time specifically for this writing every week, and I’ve stuck to it. I was making pretty good progress, and then I ran into a situation. … [Read more…]
One of the items on my Winter Bucket List is to start querying agents (again). You’d think since I have written a query letter and only need to tweak it and start researching agents, this would be an easy matter. But more than a month into winter I haven’t even begun. Part of it is … [Read more…]
Last year, I participated in my first Orangtheory Transformation Challenge. From that experience, I learned that transformation doesn’t necessarily happen in eight weeks (unless you’re a butterfly), but that eight weeks is a solid start to forming healthy habits that aid in the ongoing process of transformation. If you’d like to see other lessons learned … [Read more…]
Have your workouts become hellish? Do you dread the exercise hour? Have you reached the point where you’re willing to trade your soul for eternal fitness if it means you never have to step on a treadmill again? I was at that point a year ago when I started looking for something new and discovered … [Read more…]
I want to be like a caterpillar. Eat a lot. Sleep for awhile. Then wake up beautiful. We’ve come to the end of the Orangetheory 8-week transformation challenge, and while I’m not exactly transformed, I am a couple of pounds lighter and a whole lot more educated. Workouts Achievements. Over the course of the challenge, … [Read more…]