The Diamond Behind The Chocolate
I'm always all of the following:
-Shoe Humanitarian
-Wine lover
-Storm chaser
-Chocolate addict
-Sweat obsessed
-Daydreaming of traveling to Sicily
-Mathematically challenged.I'm sometimes:
-Rude
-Irate
-Insensitive
-The main character in a chick lit novel (usually a bad thing)
-In a love affair with leafy greens, HIIT workouts, and VH1.I'm never:
-A sports girl.
-A soapbox preacher.
-Old man winter's friend.
-Interested in driving (limo, please?)-
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#MotivationalMondays- R.E.S.T. To Stress Less
To tell me to “take it easy”, “tone it down a notch”, “kick up your feet”, or “relax” goes in one ear and out the other. I do not perch my ears for any kinds of rest in any aspect … Continue reading
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Tagged bikini competition, body, brain, calm, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, essential, eucalyptus, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, green tea, health, integrative nutrition, mind, necessary, npc, physical, rest, selenium, society, soothe, soul
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-Things To Try Thursdays- “Do It For The Girls” Campaign
This is a piggybacked post off of last week’s TTTT. It has to do with yet again…women…and being aware of our bodies. I was watching daytime TV yesterday (a once a year thing) and stumbled upon Giuliana Rancic speaking with … Continue reading
Posted in Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged 30 seconds, body, breast cancer awareness, cancer, do it for the girls, e tv news, giuliana rancid, health, mind, P&G, today show, women, youtube
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#MotivationalMondays- 3…2…1 Workout
Wanna know something shocking? The noun race and the pronoun of “I” have never been in the same sentence together. When it comes to races, running, and pronouns, I usually let the “he”, “she”, “we”, or “they” take the spotlight. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1, 2, 3, abs, arms, body, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, confidence, exercise, fitfluential, Fitness, high school, legs, mind, motivational monday, rounds, running, teenager, track, workout
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Flourless Pumpkin Banana Pancakes
“Make you banana pancakes, pretend like it’s the weekend…” Oh my bad…didn’t see you reading there. Anyone else feel like Labor Day Weekend wasn’t long enough? I kind of need to make an e-card that says, “I don’t work on … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, banana pancakes, body, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cinnamon, coconut, eggs, fitfluential, Fitness, flourless pumpkin banana pancakes, food, granola, healthy, jack johnson, love grown foods, mind, paleo, pancakes, pumpkin, Recipe, soul
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Can You Really Compare Apples To Oranges?
If you’re like me, chances are, when in the produce aisle, you sift through several pieces of fruit to find the most perfect one. I am that obnoxious person that everyone stares at because I look like a sloth picking … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, blog, catholic school, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, comparison, embrace, frankenstein, fruit, grocery store, health, mentality, michael phelps, mind, obsession, oranges, perfection, personal, plight, post, quest
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Chocomania Lotion
Chocolate as a lotion that doesn’t end in your $80 satin bra being stained forever? Why yes, i’ll take two. All thanks to The Body Shop. They have a new line- Chocomania, that’s targeted perfectly for all of us chocolate … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, chocomania, christy dean, deals, frugal, groupon, health, lotion, love, mind, scent, Shopping, smell, soul, spending, the body shop, thursdays, try
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#HighFiveFridays- Be Your Own Boss
“On my desk by 2…” Maybe it was all those years of adhering to rules and handing in homework early just to mentally place a “gold star” on my totem pole, but nowadays I’d purposely take my lunch break at … Continue reading
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Tagged a dash of meg, accomplishment, bear, body, boss, business, chicago, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, confidence, curiosity, Fitness, health, high five fridays, introvert, lion, love, mind, psyche, red button, roxie hart, soul, tiger, trade show
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