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This little gem was posted as part of the 20-Something Bloggers Blog Carnival, in partnership with Charles Schwab.  Read more about the carnival and add your own post by clicking here. This weekend on my way back from camping, I was flipping through Glamour - my all time fav magazine. To me, it’s the smart girl’s guide to life. Not just beauty, fashion and sex tips – but real stories...

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Yesterday marked my 15th day of yoga – I’m officially halfway through my 30-day challenge. Not sure if I’m supposed to shout it from the rooftops, or be all Zen like. But, either way, I honestly feel amazing. (I’m going to speak a little bit more about yoga here than giving up consumerism because the later has been easier than the yoga). I have to say – it’s been more...

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Not to self: Eat before hot yoga (but apparently two hours before, to be safe). Had a bit of a queasy, weakling class last night that left be a bit panicky and now nervous to go back. I think eight hours without food, burning that many calories, is not a good combo. My bad. On another note, I’ve completed seven straight days of yoga! Woot! I took off two pounds last week and my skin feels super...

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Men are stinky. Like really, really stinky. I’m going to open a yoga studio that has women’s only classes cause man if it isn’t bad enough to be stuck in a room like sardines that you can’t breath in cause it’s 95 degrees plus, then it’s absolute hell to have to smell some big dude’s body odor for that hour, praying his sweat doesn’t drip on you, and...

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hot.power.vinyasa.yoga.is.f&*@ing.brutal This is me with soaking wet hair, no makeup because it all ran off (post raccoon eyes), sopped to the bone with sweat, wondering what in the HELL I’ve gotten myself into. All I can say is I’m grateful I didn’t pass out. One star up. 29 more to...

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Hello June. I’m starting you out by doing a challenge because, well, sometimes I’m a little crazy, but mostly I like to consistently challenge myself. So, I will be giving up my most beloved Sassy Fit for just one month to embark on finding my inner yogi. A local yoga studio in Seattle, Urban Yoga Spa, is doing a 30-day yoga challenge in June. Basically, you can sign up to commit to three...

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//via Flickr A couple weeks ago, I was out with some of my guy friends, drinking brewskies at The Polish House on Capitol Hill. (If you’re from Seattle and haven’t been, it’s a community center that opens on Fridays only as an Polish beer hall and restaurant. Totally awesome, I know). I can’t remember what exactly the topic at hand was, but one of them asked me something along the...

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Saturday I attended Seattle Fashion Week for the first time with part of the Girl Power Hour Power Team… we got all gussied up and hit the town in bright, springtime dresses. I felt like a princess, not only were we given front row VIP tickets, but Vera Wang was showing her Spring and Fall 2010 line at the show (her first time ever in Seattle!) I’ve never been to a legit fashion show before,...

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Last week I went to a fantastic “Belly, Body & Balance” workshop. With cocktails in hand, we split into groups and traveled around to three stations – Belly (how to make fresh guacamole and more with Chef’n tools), Body (an ab workout with Sassy Fit) and Balance (a workshop from Stratejoy on how to “trust your gut”). If there’s one thing I’m always trying...

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This weekend I finally got around to watching “Up In the Air.” Super great movie. I like the kind of movies that make you think…about life and love. The pursuit of happiness or lack there of. One scene in the movie was absolutely brilliant, a dialogue touching on the “American Girl’s Dream” – a husband, house, two point five kids and a car – a dream that I...