Quotable Sunday: Happy Easter and Groovin

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Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all have a wonderful day filled with lots of tasty food, hugs and of course chocolate. I’m not gonna lie: I definitely had a little dark chocolate Munson’s as a side for breakfast. Temps are hitting 69 degrees and sunny today in Connecticut, and I don’t know about you but I’m in the mood for some relaxin’ & some groovin’…It’s finally starting to feel like Spring and that makes me one happy girl.

If you’re in the mood for a little groovin’ too, click away…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkgozdtsh_g

Also, if you love jewelry like I do, be sure to check out the Spring Promo with Stella & Dot – 25 % off your most expensive item ’til midnight tonight with promo code: SPRING11 … Read More!

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25 PERCENT OFF Spring Jewelry Special with Stella and Dot

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Hey ladies! If you weren’t able to make it to my Stella & Dot jewelry party this afternoon (whether you live far away or simply didn’t want to leave the house in the rain), no worries! There is still time to buy. Even better…there is still time to buy with a 25% off discount on your most expensive item. Gotta love the Friends & Family Special. You have until midnight on April 24th (tomorrow night) to snag this gem of a discount.

Interested in snaggin’ “style for a steal?” Here’s how it works:
1. Log on to www.stelladot.com/classychicks and click on “shop” to browse all the pretty jewelry!

2. When you add your first item to the shopping bag, it will ask if you were invited to a Trunk Show. Simply continue shopping…

3. Enter promo code: SPRING11 at checkout. Discount will apply automatically. Limit one per person. Not valid with other offers.

Enjoy shopping ladies!

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Home Sweet Home and Friday Favorites

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Good evening all of my lovely blog readers! Sorry I’m so late with my Friday Favorites post, but I promise I have a good excuse. I’ve been out and about all day perusing my future neighborhood in the North End with my dad, sister and The Boy. Not only did I get to show my younger sister our super sweet new apartment (which she absolutely loved – thanks for trusting me sis!), but we also got to explore the North End. We dined at Bella Vista, browsed the waterfront, trekked to Faneuil Hall, sipped on tasty cappuccinos and gelato and walked our little butts off. It was an incredible day indeed! So yes, that’s why I haven’t been at my computer all afternoon. Oh, and after I checked out my soon-to-be-home (well, not ’til September 1st), I am now home sweet home in Connecticut for the weekend.

As for Friday Favorites, here’s what made my top 5 this week:

1. Chunky Jewelry: Ever since I became a Stylist for Stella & Dot, I’ve been really diggin’ chunky jewelry that makes a statement. Lately, I’ve been rocking an oversized gold & green flower ring and I absolutely love … Read More!

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Thoughts from a Born Again Yogi: Why Practicing Yoga Regularly is an Excellent Workout for Your Mind and Body

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In yesterday’s post, I touched briefly on the fact that I want to start getting into yoga again, and that I love the way it makes me feel. Today, I wanted to go into a little more detail as to what exactly I’m talking about what I refer to this “feeling.”

You see, I used to practice yoga quite regularly and then sort of fell off track like we all do at certain times in our life. The road to my  born again yogi-ness all started Tuesday morning, when I asked my friend Jen (a yoga lover & relationship expert) over at Blonde Bronzed Twenty-Something if I should take a yoga class or spinning class that evening. “Yoga, 100%” she said. At first, I had trouble banking on a yoga class for my workout, rather than a sweat-inducing, fast-paced spinning class. I was doubtful, highly doubtful.

Then she went on to tell me how amazing and focused I’d feel after the class. “Plus, it’ll be a great workout for your core and strength.” With a little more convincing on her end, I was sold. After all, Jen was right…and I owed it to myself to dedicate 75 minutes to … Read More!

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Hump Day Lesson of the Day: When Life Gives You Lemons…

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As I mentioned on Friday, things are looking up for this here Healthy Chick. I’m making it a point this week to give myself a break, be a little easier on myself, and have a little more faith in all things in life: my relationships, my job outlook, my future writing career, myself. Yesterday’s 75 minute yoga class definitely helped me get to a place of calm…a place of belief. I’ve decided I’m going to make practicing yoga a regular part of my life again…I’ve missed the way it makes me feel. It’s an indescribable feeling of being on top of the world, like the entire world is at your finger tips for you to control.

Anyway, when things got a little sour last week, I decided to make the best of the situation and make lemonade for the boy and I. Yes, homemade lemonade (I actually squeezed all the lemons myself…what a workout!) Then I created a delicious Mango & Black Bean salsa to pair with our lemonade for a little outdoor picnic of sorts. It was much needed, and we both agreed I nailed the two recipes:

When Life Gives You Lemons Lemonade

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8 Feel-Good Inspirations to Get Yourself to The Gym!

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If you’re like me and many women I know, getting yourself to the gym/yoga studio/running path is the hardest part. Once you are there, the workout is a breeze. It’s the getting there that’s the tough part.

They’ll be days where I absolutely dread working out and would much rather sit on the couch in my comfy Victoria’s Secret sweats with a good book and some Sex and the City sodes and call it a day. But the second I drag myself to the gym and get my heart pumping, it’s as if there was never any doubt in the first place. All of that “But I don’t want to go to the gym!” “I’ll just go for a run tomorrow!” talk simply vanishes, as it doesn’t even matter any more. I am now IN THE ZONE and there is no stopping me now.

So what motivates me to get my ass off the couch and turn off those Sex and the City sodes? Read on… and hopefully you’ll be out the door and in your running sneaks in no time!

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The Boston Marathon and Getting Tingles

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I have a confession: Whenever I experience something emotional, I get tingles all over my body. Goosebumps of sorts. Whether it’s from that first magical kiss, running my first half marathon, watching a sappy romantic movie, graduating from college or looking back on old photographs, the feeling is the same. Now, I am quite an emotional gal and I’ll be the first to admit it, so this feeling tends to happen quite often.

This morning, I’ve been having that feeling ever since I woke up and turned on the TV. I’ve been watching the Boston Marathon news, and it’s really been one of the most inspiring things I’ve watched on television in a long time. We’re so used to hearing terrible, TERRIBLE events on the news, so it’s refreshing to wake up to something so amazing, so feel-good.

I mean, c’mon, what’s more inspiring than hearing about thousands of men and women (off all shapes, sizes, backgrounds and paces) run 26.2 miles? Mind you, many of them who are running for a great cause, be it in memory of a loved one they lost to cancer, or a charity they’ve raised thousands of dollars for. These interviews … Read More!

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Things are Lookin Up and Friday Faves

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Happy Friday to all my lovely readers! How was your week? I’m happy to say that things (aka my mood lately) is looking up…way up. I’m beginning to realize that I am 23 years old and this is the time to enjoy life, rather than stress about things. There is a whole lot of years and stressing ahead of us, after all! When I put it that way, things like minor relationship disagreements and freaking out for not having a “real” job suddenly don’t seem to matter. It’s the important things in life that really matter, eh? When I think of it that way, I remain happy. You should try it. OK, enough of that… on to my Friday Faves!

1. Chai Tea: I’m a coffee drinker, therefore I never really dabble in tea when I go out to a cafe. But since I gave off buying coffee out for Lent, I’ve been thinking (and drinking) out of the box. The other day I had my first Chai Tea latte and it was amazing. I asked for less sugar/more milk and it was the absolute perfect pick-me-up on a rainy day.

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Quit Getting Down on Yourself: On Giving Your Body and Self the Time it Needs to Succeed

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Once I got back to Boston last week, and the half marathon was over I got a a really weird feeling. You know, that feeling you get when the holidays end, when you went back to school after prom or on the flight home from an incredible vacation. I can’t believe it’s all over. Now what? It’s an odd thing going from running nearly every day, plus long runs on the weekends to nothing. And I have to admit, now that I’m not training for anything I haven’t been very good about keeping up with my exercise, let alone running.

The other day, I decided I’d end this mood I was experiencing. Even though I knew I wasn’t quite ready to run again, I laced up my sneakers and hit the gym. After a light cardio workout on the elliptical, I hopped on the big, bad treadmill. I ran a mile and ran it fast. Then it hit me: my right shin / knee were in major pain. I had to stop, and at first felt defeated in a way. Last week I ran 13.1 miles, and now I can barely do 1? I was angry.

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