Fitness

Thank you to adidas for sponsoring this post on how I stay healthy and active through my favorite sport! As always, all opinions are entirely my own. Growing up, I …

Truth be told, I have been in QUITE the clean eating rut as of late. I’m a true believer in living a balanced lifestyle, so falling off the healthy meal …

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Staying fit in college isn’t easy. There’s temptation after temptation (late night pizza & wings binge, anyone?), not to mention the challenge of balancing coursework, a job, and a social life. I was lucky enough to avoid the “freshman fifteen” my first year at school, though this was mostly due to the fact that the only edible food in the dining halls happened to be salad and other veggies. However, I have cultivated a workout routine that has worked wonders for me over the past few years and that I look forward post grad as well.

It’s hard to believe that we’re rapidly approaching the one year anniversary of Brooke’s adoption. It’s funny, because it seems like she’s grown up so fast, yet I can’t really imagine life without her anymore. 

For those of you who don’t know, we rescued our favorite itty bitty pitty last spring when our golden doodle passed on after a rough battle with cancer. We didn’t really intend on getting another puppy, but our great dane, Rex, had never known life without a companion. 

Bringing Brooke into our home was honestly the best thing we could have done, as she lightened all of our spirits and helped alleviate some of our grief.