It’s 6:38 as I type this. I am sitting at my desk listening to birds chirp outside and my two dogs peacefully snoring, while I sip my daily morning cup of black coffee. I find it funny that human snoring sends me from 1 to 100 in 2.2 seconds, yet when dogs do it, IContinue reading “The Unappreciated.”

This is one of the truest statements I’ve ever heard. Growing up, all I did was compare myself to others. Grades, looks, fashion, and on and on and on. It was exhausting. I have worked really hard in the last few years to not do this. Comparison still rears its ugly head from time toContinue reading “If You’re Trying, You’re Doing.”

I’ve shied away from the topic of my relationship status on social media for a while now outside of writing about my divorce. Since as far back I can remember – literally age 4 – a relationship or finding love had always been at the forefront of my brain. My first boyfriend was Jonathan Cooper atContinue reading “All The Single Ladies – Put Your Hands Up.”

Would you believe all three of these people are the same person? I laugh hard when I look at these photos because of the severe contrast. I can now look at the photo of me as a little girl on the left with glasses and teeth situation, bless my heart, and think I WAS actuallyContinue reading “A Million Different People.”

Recently and not surprisingly, I have been receiving a lot of questions regarding my diet and my workouts. People asking “What do you eat?” or “So, how much do you lift”. It’s not as cut and dried of an answer as you would think. First off, every person is different – their body type, height, weight,Continue reading “So, How Much Do You Lift?”

I posted a photo of my competition heels the other day. It was an interesting experiment. It ellicited responses of all kinds. All of which I can laugh at or relate to. One of the things I struggled with the most when I started competing is the appearance of how some may think it objectifiesContinue reading “Empowering or Setting Women Back? I’ll Be The Judge.”

Motivation has been a top of mind topic for me recently. What motivates me, what motivates others, and so on. I’m inspired on a daily basis and not by things you would think. When I’m driving and the weather is frigid and I see someone running up a hill (or running at all, for that matter),Continue reading “What Are You Going To Do About it?”

I’ve done a lot of things in my life I’m both proud and not proud of. We all have failures and successes. I put myself through grad school while working full time and came out the other end with two masters degrees and no debt. It took almost ten years, but I still did it. Despite notContinue reading “Unstoppable.”

(Preface – this one isn’t nearly as organized as I would like it to be, but for some reason this morning, I felt a strong inclination to share this one. My guess is it’s because at least one person reading it may get something out of it). A couple of years ago when I was goingContinue reading “The Underdog.”

You know when someone cuts you off in traffic? Or doesn’t say thank you when you hold the door for them? Or you say good morning and they look at you blankly and ignore you? How does that feel? Did you just instantly get annoyed and think “ugh I hate it when that happens! ThoseContinue reading “Tight Leather Pants On A Hot Summer Day.”