Happy Friday from (freezing cold) California! My sister, mom, and I are visiting my grandmother for a few days. It's been a great girls' bonding trip, but even though everyone out here is freaking out about the cold weather, I'm just happy to be out of the snow and with my family members that I don't see nearly as much as I'd like to.
It's arms and abs day, you guys! I promised you guys one killer at-home workout with Anel each quarter, and he really brought the the heat this time around. We received a lot of requests for a focus on arms and abs, so he decided to put them together in a 30-minute video that you can do pretty much anywhere.
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
Many of us have heard this Teddy Roosevelt quote time and again, but for the last few weeks, it's been repeating itself in my head on a continual loop.
Mostly it's in reference to Instagram, which affects my day-to-day life more than I wish it did. One of my favorite bloggers recently asked her followers on stories to describe in a word or two how Instagram makes them feel.
When my family came to visit a few weeks ago, my dad's wife, Jenn, made her famous chicken tortilla soup and after seeing her actually cook it in person for the first time, I realized just how easy it was to make! She originally got the recipe from this cookbook, but we've made some changes like adding in spices, corn, and beans.
