annnd that's a wrap, folks! i cannot believe another 365 days have come and gone and we're already at another new year's doorstep. and while i'm always grateful to have been gifted another chapter to fill my life's novel, i will say that i'm very ready (maybe more than in previous years) to say so-long ...
the end of an era
i walked into the studio that day unaware of just what i was getting myself into. i was humbled to say the least. and sore, so very sore. but i stuck with it. and low and behold, two and a half years later (nearly to the day), i can't really imagine my life before pure ...
no(t right now)
i was recently approached with the opportunity to become a pure barre instructor. for anyone who knows me, that news was kind of a big deal. mostly for the fact that i have been devoted to the pure barre technique for well over two years now since taking my very first class in march 2011 ...
that’s AMBASSADOR shawna, to you
so this one time, i showed up for my monday evening pure barre class just like the 483 mondays before and instead of just leaving a little sore, sweaty and a little worse for wear, i left as an ambassador to the solana beach studio (and my reign officially commences today and runs through the ...
front and center
"yes, you in the back." was never uttered to me in high school. i wasn't the student hiding out in the last row of class, praying that the teacher would overlook her overt lack of interest in the subject matter at hand. no, that wasn't me at all. in fact, i'm sure there were probably a ...
the fine line between routine and rigidity
riiiiinnnnggggg. that's a lie, nine times out of ten i have my phone on vibrate. mostly because i've never changed my ring tone to be anything different than the same sound my alarm rudely makes at a-less-than-welcomed hour, so you know, i naturally equate phone calls with sleep interruption which just means that if you were ...
the beauty of plan b
though my life is pretty much run by a strict schedule (and i like it like that), there are things i simply can't account for: the occasional traffic delay that hinders me from making it to my daily pure barre workout, the inclement weather forecast that makes driving north for the weekend an unsafe endeavor, or ...
strong vs. skinny
given my track record, you may think i tune into any and every reality television show ever made (and that would be saying a lot considering how many of them the soup manages to make fun of week after week). but surprise! (i know, you almost just spit out your coffee in disbelief) i actually try ...
