Hey! So I have an important announcement to make, and it involves the name of the biz, or bizzes, to be exact. Is “bizzes” a word? Oh well, it is now! Anywho, as many, many people know, the name of my training studio has always been “ELS Massage & Personal Training.” That’s what I named it 10 years ago, and that’s what I thought it would always be. Truth be told I always liked the name “The Body Shop,” ...

[fb-like] Wow!  Summer is officially here and I can’t believe how fast it is going already!  I have been busier than usual and we are all feeling it in our house.  Dinners need to be healthy, easy and fast so that we can get to the pool! A favorite meal in our house is pizza.  Who doesn’t love it!?  During the summer we use the grill to cook them.  I love how easy it is and that we don’t have to heat the ho ...

[fb-like] Last year I discovered a Superfood called Kefir.  It is an ancient, fermented probiotic milk drink.  Kefir has a unique, tangy taste (some say it tastes horrible by itself) and is mildly self carbonated and is said to stimulate the immune system, enhance lactose digestion and inhibit bacteria including those that cause ulcers. We like to use plain Kefir in place of yogurt in our morning smoothies. ...

[fb-like] Hope all you mommies had a wonderful mother’s day! Ed let me sleep in and when I came downstairs I was greeted with a beautiful picture that Maren painted for me.  Of course I think it is beautiful and so thoughtful of Ed to help Maren with it. Mother’s Day got me thinking of how busy everyone’s lives are.  We go, go go! A few months ago I heard a talk on “keeping rhythm”.  Since then I started to ...

[fb-like] Quick note from Ed…Andrea thought it would be cool to contribute to the community by sharing recipes and giving ideas from a woman’s perspective – why she thought I couldn’t do that, I have no idea! – and I thought it would be an awesome idea. To kick things off, she thought it would fit pretty well sharing a “Skinny” recipe for a margarita – it is Cinco De Mayo afterall! I've never said you can’t ...