My favorite photos from our trip to Boston

November 15, 2011

I know I have been back from vacation for a while now, but give a girl a break, I have a job. And I need to workout, so there goes my day to edit and pick images to show you guys.

Boston was a blast. We were only there for two days, but I loved the city. What was even more amazing, we got to see the Charles Regatta take place. I really enjoyed seeing that American tradition in the birthplace of America. I really must say, that Cambridge and Boston left a great impression on me. We journeyed to a farmers market, walked downtown, saw some street performers, ate at this amazing pub, The Black Rose, which was delicious. I would recommend you try it! But, we must be on to the images.

Here are my top picks from Boston:

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Have you been to Boston? What did you think?

Holiday gift guide: Printable budget list

November 10, 2011

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The Holiday’s are a very expensive time. When you add up gifts, wrapping and gift bags, cards, food, decoration, secret santa, and many other things! The average person spends $816.00 on holiday expenses. Isn’t that crazy? This year, do it right with a budget!

Learn how to put together a budget for this holiday season from LearnVest. This will be your resource! Then download this awesome printable budget list to capture all the gifts you will be buying this year.

This is the start to the holiday season! Are you ready? I know that I am not. This year, though, I am going to be planning ahead, getting the right gifts for the right price. Over the next weeks, start thinking who you are going to be buying for and who you’ll make gifts for. And I will do you a favor. I will provide gift guides for everyone you are thinking of buying for. Also, I will provide DIY gifts that you can give to co-workers, neighbors, and service providers. I hope your ready for an awesome holiday season. I am.

Click the image below to download the printable budget holiday list.

Do you usually spend more than you think you will during the holidays?

anytime fitness conference in washington dc

October 4, 2011

Life is separated in moments that you remember and those that are easily forgotten. This past weekend in DC, was one of those life experiences that I will never forget. I got to spend time with 12 amazing individuals as well as 750+ inspirational franchisees from Anytime Fitness. Inspiration spewed everywhere from the conference with 4 success stories, 17 awards, 100 runningman tattoos, and innumerable moments to last a lifetime!

The conference was a blast! If I went into everything I did this post would go on for days. So instead here is a mini recap in pictures!

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The first and second Anytime Health tattoos were shown off at this conference and I was super excited to see it happen! It shows that the brand that I work on everyday means something, something big. I love that.

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I did some major walking through DC, getting lost was fun but cold, as it was raining. I had a blast shooting while walking though because as you can see Georgetown is full of amazing homes and history. I love that area. I wish I had an extra $3,000,000 to buy the home that I walked through!

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So as you can see I was busy, the last two images are from Lee at FitFoodieFinds! I want to send a special shout out to my 2i award winners because without you Anytime Health wouldn’t be as amazing as it is. Your constant inspiration and motivating words keep our site fresh and interesting! You all are amazing, truly and simply amazing. Your voice sings louder than you might think!


DIY // lavender sugar body scrub recipe

September 20, 2011

The smell of lavender can make me feel luxurious and feminine! I spent a good deal of my weekends prior to last Christmas working on a good recipe of this delicious smelling body scrub. I found that this was a great gift as well as, a welcome in the early cold morning in Minnesota.

This Christmas try giving your own DIY gifts. I will make sure you have an ample choices with coming posts from Ms Giggles!

DIY Lavender Sugar Body Scrub

 

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With this scrub you can use any oil. I would recommend an organic canola oil or if you can, grapeseed oil. Olive oil would be okay but it does have a very strong scent and you want to stay away from that because you want the scrub to smell of lavender, not olive oil!  Stay tuned for more beauty recipes and diy!

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Update: I used Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap – Peppermint for the soap.