CrossFit, Daily, FitFluential, Fitness, Health, Photos, Running

We love CrossFit

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Ashley said it well on her blog, earlier yesterday: For the Love of CrossFit. She always says what I’m thinking in my head, about CrossFit but rarely write about. I love her blog.

Last week I took a “break” from CrossFit, and now this week I’ve been attending the local YMCA with my co-worker doing Yoga (really fun, seriously) and Muscle Pump (no thanks). I skipped out on going to the YMCA last night to go to CrossFit again, because I wanted to sweat. This was our SWOD/DWOD:

For the SWOD I ended up doing a total of 75lbs, and when I went to 80lbs I dropped the weight on the ground since I couldn’t lift it at all lol.

AMRAP stands for “As Many Rounds As Possible” in 12 minutes. I managed to get 3 rounds in, while everyone else got 5+. I’m very weak in the shoulders and found that lifting a 25lb plate over head while doing lunges really slowed me down. Plus, I suck at skipping. I got some pretty gnarly bruises from the 90 regular skips (since I can’t do double unders we have to do 3x the amount of skips). Who gets bruised elbows from skipping? Seriously. So weird.

When my co-worker saw my bruises she called me a maniac. Which then reminded her of her favorite movie Tommy Boy, and thought I may have looked like him while I was skipping. I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard seeing that scene from the movie. Just watch…

After my CrossFit workout last night, I ran with my co-worker around town! Awesome way to end the evening. 6km with some sprints at the very end. My favorite! My legs honestly felt like they were made of lead by the end. SO heavy. But we did it! I don’t think I’ve sweat in places I’ve sweated before. It was interesting and maybe traumatizing.

P.S. I totally found a random photo of me the other day.

These two photos are almost 10 years apart from each other. Looks like I’m going backwards in age ;) Either that, or I’m thanking that my Boyfriend asked me to stop in tanning beds!

Off I go to Yoga again! I don’t think I’ve worked out this much in months. 4x already this week!

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Design, In the Kitchen, Photos, Reviews

Getting crafty with Sharpie

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Remember last month I was counting down the days until Christmas? How about I give you some Christmas present ideas for birthdays, anniversaries or anything of the like?

To give you a low down, I have a total of four nephews. The littlest ones are 6 and almost 5. For Christmas last year I had planned on painting them some ceramic piggy banks and painting their favorite animals on it. Dinosaurs for one, monkeys for the other. It was poor planning on my part as I went into a pottery painting studio a little too late and the piggy banks were out of stock. My plan was ruined! Never the less, I saved that idea and that’s what I plan on getting them for Christmas this year. Ha! I just have to get my butt down to the studio and paint them up. I’ll probably blog about my experience, since it’ll be kind of neat.

Plus it’s such an inexpensive, yet such a personalized that it makes the gift even that more special.

How true is that, right?

While I’m on the topic of making your own gifts, I wanted to show you a mug that I painted for myself, with these new Sharpie Brush tips! I can use this to either hold my sharpies, or for drinking tea at work. Yumm-o.

I’m sure everyone is familiar with Sharpie® markers, and know that they have some pretty fun ink colors. I’m already a huge fan of them and use them all the time at my work. Look at my Sharpie (fine point) collection!They’ve recently come out with a new brush tipped Sharpie that creates fine lines, brush strokes and shading all with a single marker! So you’re definitely not limited to the amount of fun you can have with them all.

Parents, you’ve only got a few weeks until your children go back to school (hooray?). Perhaps you’re wondering what to do with them at the end of the summer, and have no other activity ideas left for them, to keep them all occupied? Let their creativity go wild and get them to decorate their t-shirts, bicycle helmets, notebooks for school, or even their skateboards! They are a permanent marker, so be careful what you give them :) The brush tip sharpie’s are really easy to work with and you can create bold lines with more pressure on the marker, or less pressure for fine lines.

They come available in twelve visit colors. You can pick them up at Staples, Walmart, Real Canadian Superstores and DeSerres, and sold individually and in 4 and 8 packs with prices from $1.79 to $13.99.

But guess what? Oh I’m not leaving you guys out at all. One of you lucky folks gets to win three packs of the new Sharpie Brush markers, as well! 

Please note this giveaway is for Canadian residents only. Giveaway ends on August 10 and the winner has 48 hours to get back to me with their mailing address or a re-draw will occur.

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Daily, Fashion, Photos, Reviews

Just Fabulous Purse Review

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 I paid for this subscription myself.

I’m all about subscription services and trying out new things. I love shoes, and I love handbags. I’ve heard so much about the Just Fabulous or JustFab.com website that I decided to try it out for myself. I know that not everyone has had a pleasant experience with Just Fab.com as you can see Linda from Rose A La Mode review about the shoes, and re-occurring monthly charge here.

JustFab is a monthly subscription service that caters to the recent trends in fashion, so they sell everything from crazy high stilettos, to flats, purses, and also clothing and accessories.

First you take a style quiz in order for them to figure our what kind of fashion style you’re into. It’s pretty detailed, asking you what heel style you’re looking for, you can select as many as you’d like. It also asks you what color shoe you’d prefer. You’re not limited to what you pick in the quiz, so you can browse around their online store once finished.

There are two options for JustFab. A Pay-As-You-Go membership which is no monthly fee but pricier items, or you can become a VIP for a re-occurring $39.95/month. You must visit the JustFab boutique by the 5th of every month and if you do not like anything in your “show room” you can skip that month, and as many months as you wish and you will not be charged the monthly fee. If you do not visit in the first 5 days in the month and say “skip a month” you will be charged $39.95 on your credit card.

I grabbed this info from their site:

  1. VIP Program
    • Every JustFab style is only $39.95 (save up to 50%!)
    • No obligation to buy. Skip any month and cancel any time.
    • Free shipping & easy exchanges (Lies. Canadians pay $9.00 shipping)
    • Access to special collections, private sales and exclusive promotions
    • Earn points toward free shoes!
  2. Pay-As-You-Go
    • Access to the season’s hottest styles for $49-$79
    • Free shipping & easy exchanges
    • No need to skip the month

Unfortunately for us Canadians, we pay $9.00 shipping. Not bad seeing how we’re getting a 50% discount at the beginning for signing up. The only reason I signed up is because of the promotion code. New members get 50% off their first purchase of anything in the store. Heyyuhh! I’m all about that.

Below is my first purchase! The Daredevil bag in person vs Daredevil bag online. It also comes in leopard print and hot pink. Online it’s shows you can wear the “flap” upwards, but I like it hanging down over top. I’m half surprised at myself for buying the Daredevil bag. The chainmail links are kinda hard-ass looking, but at the same time it suits the bag. I placed my order on Sunday July 15, and it arrived to me on Monday July 23. Pretty reasonable shipping seeing how it’s coming from Kentucky.

I’ve never intentionally purchased purse-knock offs, but they do have a few Céline-like bags for sale, and they are kinda cute.

JustFab Portofino Bag vs Céline

I also like the Sorbet bag. But I have a ton of purses already (see my purse collection blog post), and don’t need any more!

I do have a referral link, as does everyone when they sign up with JustFab.com. You accumulate points for free product. For the purchase of my Daredevil purse, I earned 20 points. I need to reach 350 points = 1 free member credit. Or refer two friends = 1 free member credit.

Something I was concerned about: canceling my VIP membership. It’s under their FAQ section of the JustFab website. It doesn’t seem that hard to cancel, but you do have to do it over the telephone and Linda from Rose a la Mode had a difficult time phoning them and actually getting an answer. So, we’ll see… maybe I’ll revisit this in a few months if I decide to cancel, and let you all know how it goes.

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