Peloton Instructors Challenge: Review of All Peloton Instructors

My sister and I are taking on what we have called the "Peloton Instructor Challenge" this year. It gives us something to look forward to and something to do that takes our mind off the fact that we're still very much living that #quarantinelife right now. 

Basically, we decided to complete a class (minimum 20 minutes per class) with every Peloton instructor in all disciplines during 2021. I'm tracking my progress here and offering some feedback about each instructor if you're interested.

New Year New You

I am absolutely one of those people who fall into the "new year, new me" obsession every January 1st. Don't get me wrong -- it's great to want to better yourself and improve on what you did the year before -- but each year like clockwork I start to get on the "I need to eat healthier, workout more, take better care of my body" bandwagon right around the time I start seeing those $1 dollar down $10 dollars a month Planet Fitness commercials. Of course eating healthy, working out, and taking care of yourself is awesome and should be a priority on everyone's mind but I feel like there's no perfect time to start and the start of the new year is just...a pit waiting for you to fall into. We get all wound up with brand new obligations or stress (did you just go through your pantry and toss all the "bad" foods? Or maybe you just signed up for three different workout apps you'll never use?) and we never really focus on simple tasks that we can actually do.

So 2021 is going to be different but I'm not saying New Year New Me this year. I have not made official resolutions but I will make challenges for myself that I will try to complete each month:

January will be my 31 Days of Self Care Challenge. Self care is when you do something in order to promote or improve your own physical, mental, or emotional wellbeing and too often people forget that self care is not a luxury but rather a necessary part of personal satisfaction and growth.  I challenge whoever wants to join me to focus on doing one thing each day in January that focuses in some way on self care. Maybe it's take an extra long bubble bath. Or maybe it's taking the time to do an at-home mani-pedi. Or a long overdue phone call (or Zoom) to talk to family. I am trying to incorporate 31 days of yoga. There are so many yoga videos out there on YouTube and I always want to dust off my yoga mat so I'm making this a priority for January.

Want to join me in a month by month challenge? Let me know in the comments what your monthly challenge will be if different than mine!

Happy New Year everyone!

Happy New Year 2021! A quick recap of NYE.

I love New Year's Eve because it means a new year will be starting with a clean slate. My ideal NYE celebration is at home with my husband where we can stuff ourselves with delicious hors d'oeuvres and drink champagne until the clock strikes 12:00. 

Our hors d'oeuvres menu this year was in no way healthy but hey....we'll worry about that in 2021!

Holiday Eats 2020

Like many things for a lot of people this year the holidays looked a bit different. Under normal circumstances we spend the holidays celebrating and enjoying time with our extended families. With everything going on with Covid-19 and the cases worsening across the tri-state area, we decided it was best for our families to spend the holidays alone this year. While we missed the holiday experience we looked forward to all year (like so many others we clung to the hope that covid would resolve before the holiday season) we were not going to miss the opportunity to prepare a feast for two! Want to see what we made?

December Recap - Holiday Season!

Now that we are firmly into that awkward period between Christmas and New Year I thought it would be a good time to do a quick December update with a few things that happened over the last month.

A Corgi Christmas Cross Stitch Stocking

Years ago I made my husband and I cross stitch stockings to hang in our first house after we we married. Now that we have added Bella our corgi puppy to the mix I wanted to make her a stocking too -- yes, I'm that dog mom. But I didn't think a standard stocking shape made sense since she doesn't have feet and I definitely did not want to undertake the time commitment it takes to complete actual stockings. So I set out to design my own!

Weekend Recap: Lobster Rolls & Leaves

Happy Halloween 2020: COVID Style

Baked Zucchini Fries

Wimpy Burgers, Surgery, and voting!

It's been too long since I did a recap. The problem is with covid-19 and everything we're not really doing anything overly worthwhile and I think a weekly recap would be so boring to read since it's just wake up, work, lunch, work, watch TV, sleep. I'm trying to figure out what to write about during these times since really I feel like we're living one big Monday over and over again. We took a road trip out to my college town for a little nostalgia--dinner at our favorite college restaurant. They make "wimpy burgers" (mini burgers) and the best "rhino fires" (cheese fries with bacon and ranch). Obviously it's not the healthiest option but everything in moderation right? 

Easy and Quick Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Get to Know Me: 50 Questions!

Let's get to know each other. It's been awhile since I've sat down and do a post to share some random information about myself and I want you to feel like you know me when you visit this blog--like I'm your random internet friend. Lol. So let's see what these questions have in store...