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Summer: Live Like It's Your Last Day

Miss Michelle June 13, 2012

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Sometimes not winning is still in some ways a small victory. 2017 New Visions Award Finalist! 📝 #writersofinstagram #dreambigworkhard
Sometimes not winning is still in some ways a small victory. 2017 New Visions Award Finalist! 📝 #writersofinstagram #dreambigworkhard
Is it a boy or girl? Excited to become a mom nonetheless!🤗 Happy Mother’s Day! @palamoun
Will the baby be a trickster or a lovely treat in our lives? 🎃 I guess we’ll find out in October 😂 #parenthood #family
Will the baby be a trickster or a lovely treat in our lives? 🎃 I guess we’ll find out in October 😂 #parenthood #family
When your new hair matches the color tones of the perpetua filter 😂😂😂. 📷
When your new hair matches the color tones of the perpetua filter 😂😂😂. 📷
ECHOSMITH 🎶 Tell Her You Love Her #latergram @echosmith #seattle
It’s been a while! But I’ve made it two weeks in #bbg 2.0 so time to nourish myself with this curry bowl before starting the weekend 😇 #bbgcommunity #fitnessjourney #food #healthyeats
It’s been a while! But I’ve made it two weeks in #bbg 2.0 so time to nourish myself with this curry bowl before starting the weekend 😇 #bbgcommunity #fitnessjourney #food #healthyeats
Taco bowl Tuesday 😂😂😂 I’m keeping up with my workouts and started incorporating smoothies back in to the daily grind. It’s freezing in the morning but I can’t help it. I’m addicted to them and love how they energize me in the morning. #tiuteam #tiucheckin #tiu21 #tiuseattle #tiumeals
Taco bowl Tuesday 😂😂😂 I’m keeping up with my workouts and started incorporating smoothies back in to the daily grind. It’s freezing in the morning but I can’t help it. I’m addicted to them and love how they energize me in the morning. #tiuteam #tiucheckin #tiu21 #tiuseattle #tiumeals
I’ve been terrible at posting for the #tiu21daychallenge, but I did make an insta-worthy dinner yesterday 🤗 and have been keeping up with my workouts! #tiuteam #tiu #tiucheckin #tiuseattle #tiunutritionplan
I’ve been terrible at posting for the #tiu21daychallenge, but I did make an insta-worthy dinner yesterday 🤗 and have been keeping up with my workouts! #tiuteam #tiu #tiucheckin #tiuseattle #tiunutritionplan
#tiuapproved thanksgiving dinner with the in-laws was a success yesterday ☺️ My heart is full of gratitude and filled with all the holiday vibes 🍁! #toneitup #tiuteam #tiucheckin #tiuseattle #givethanks #dinnerparty #tiugirl
#tiuapproved thanksgiving dinner with the in-laws was a success yesterday ☺️ My heart is full of gratitude and filled with all the holiday vibes 🍁! #toneitup #tiuteam #tiucheckin #tiuseattle #givethanks #dinnerparty #tiugirl
It’s been a busy week and I’ve been super MIA lately, but just thought I should check in! So excited for the #tiu21 challenge ! I’m also dabbling in the #whole30 and focusing on #intuitiveeating. Hoping to feel totally refreshed and more in tuned with myself before the holiday shenanigans begins! #tiu21 #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #projectcomeback @toneitup #sezzysquad
It’s been a busy week and I’ve been super MIA lately, but just thought I should check in! So excited for the #tiu21 challenge ! I’m also dabbling in the #whole30 and focusing on #intuitiveeating. Hoping to feel totally refreshed and more in tuned with myself before the holiday shenanigans begins! #tiu21 #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #projectcomeback @toneitup #sezzysquad
Happy humpday ladies! It's been a rough start to the week, by I'm finally getting back in the groove (anyone else suffer from PMS? 😩). I'm almost done with my #currentread (pictured) and am thinking of reading Whole30 next. Has anyone else tried it? If so what did you think about it? The #tiuhubby and I are in the midst of fighting his SIBO, so I'm wondering if he could benefit from the Whole30. Let me know below! #toneitup #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #sezzysquad #whole30 #wholefoodsdiet #smoothie #eatpretty
Happy humpday ladies! It's been a rough start to the week, by I'm finally getting back in the groove (anyone else suffer from PMS? 😩). I'm almost done with my #currentread (pictured) and am thinking of reading Whole30 next. Has anyone else tried it? If so what did you think about it? The #tiuhubby and I are in the midst of fighting his SIBO, so I'm wondering if he could benefit from the Whole30. Let me know below! #toneitup #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #sezzysquad #whole30 #wholefoodsdiet #smoothie #eatpretty
First 🎃 dish of the season! Of course, it had to be pancakes 🥞! 🙃woke up this morning filled with gratitude and still feeling zen from yesterday's @corepoweryoga class. Oh and there's ☀️ so I'm all 😸😸😸. #tiutourseattle #tiuseattle #tiuteam #tiucheckin #tiuteam #tiunutritionplan @toneitup @toneitupnutrition #paleo #pancakes #sezzysquad
First 🎃 dish of the season! Of course, it had to be pancakes 🥞! 🙃woke up this morning filled with gratitude and still feeling zen from yesterday's @corepoweryoga class. Oh and there's ☀️ so I'm all 😸😸😸. #tiutourseattle #tiuseattle #tiuteam #tiucheckin #tiuteam #tiunutritionplan @toneitup @toneitupnutrition #paleo #pancakes #sezzysquad
What a week! So glad the weekend is coming up! I've been feeling really good with my workouts and my food intake (see my insta story for my meals) so took some time for some self care this evening with a 🛀 bubble bath, #lacroix, and @thrivemags to get some healthy baking inspiration. So excited it's Friday tomorrow because 1) end of the work week😅, 2) gonna treat my self to a yoga class, and 3) I have a hot date with my #tiuhubby. If that's not a good way to start the weekend, I don't know what is 😍 #toneitup #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #tiugirl #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #projectcomeback @toneitup #sezzysquad #treatyoself #listentoyourbody
What a week! So glad the weekend is coming up! I've been feeling really good with my workouts and my food intake (see my insta story for my meals) so took some time for some self care this evening with a 🛀 bubble bath, #lacroix, and @thrivemags to get some healthy baking inspiration. So excited it's Friday tomorrow because 1) end of the work week😅, 2) gonna treat my self to a yoga class, and 3) I have a hot date with my #tiuhubby. If that's not a good way to start the weekend, I don't know what is 😍 #toneitup #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #tiugirl #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #projectcomeback @toneitup #sezzysquad #treatyoself #listentoyourbody
It's hard to believe the tour was only a week ago! It's also been almost a year since I joined Tone It Up. So yesterday I blogged about how it's affected me: 💜I have been consistent in working out this past year (and bright and early in the mornings no less)! 💜I learned to bake with protein powder. Not a big feat, but it's a pretty cool to healthify some baked treats once in a while. 💜I've fallen in love with smoothies and salads! I've always been a green smoothie lover, but now I've incorporated protein and super food powders to the mix, so I feel like I'm become a smoothie wizard! Before Tone It UP, I was a salad twice a week kind of girl, but now I seem to want them 5-7 days a week. 💜Even though physically I haven't changed much, I feel less soft and my fitness has improved. 💜I find that I can be brave and show up at an event without knowing anyone. I used to be super self-conscious meeting new people, probably because I always had some kind of network or friends to do things with, but when you move to a new place, you're forced to start over. For my first year in Seattle, I was afraid to do just that, but I found that TIU has helped me embrace being open with others. 💜It's brought my sister @oanharun_tiu and I closer. My TIU membership was a pre-wedding gift from my sister to help me get in shape for my wedding. She ended up joining too after seeing how much I enjoyed it that we recently made our LA trip TIU themed! 💜I am kinder and more accepting of myself. I used to be really negative about myself and my body. I would never ever body shame another woman because I think of all woman as beautiful in their own right, but when it came to myself I had no problem dissing and dismantling my self-esteem. In a way, I've found some inner peace with myself (though of I'm not immune to having those difficult days; I'll just counteract them with positive vibes). As I go into me second year of TIU, I know that what's finally blossoming within me, will slowly, but surely be reflected on the outside. As always, thank you K&K. #tiutour #tiuseattle #toneitup #tiucheckin #tiuteam #tiu @toneitup @karenadawn @katrinaascott #tiutransformation
It's hard to believe the tour was only a week ago! It's also been almost a year since I joined Tone It Up. So yesterday I blogged about how it's affected me: 💜I have been consistent in working out this past year (and bright and early in the mornings no less)! 💜I learned to bake with protein powder. Not a big feat, but it's a pretty cool to healthify some baked treats once in a while. 💜I've fallen in love with smoothies and salads! I've always been a green smoothie lover, but now I've incorporated protein and super food powders to the mix, so I feel like I'm become a smoothie wizard! Before Tone It UP, I was a salad twice a week kind of girl, but now I seem to want them 5-7 days a week. 💜Even though physically I haven't changed much, I feel less soft and my fitness has improved. 💜I find that I can be brave and show up at an event without knowing anyone. I used to be super self-conscious meeting new people, probably because I always had some kind of network or friends to do things with, but when you move to a new place, you're forced to start over. For my first year in Seattle, I was afraid to do just that, but I found that TIU has helped me embrace being open with others. 💜It's brought my sister @oanharun_tiu and I closer. My TIU membership was a pre-wedding gift from my sister to help me get in shape for my wedding. She ended up joining too after seeing how much I enjoyed it that we recently made our LA trip TIU themed! 💜I am kinder and more accepting of myself. I used to be really negative about myself and my body. I would never ever body shame another woman because I think of all woman as beautiful in their own right, but when it came to myself I had no problem dissing and dismantling my self-esteem. In a way, I've found some inner peace with myself (though of I'm not immune to having those difficult days; I'll just counteract them with positive vibes). As I go into me second year of TIU, I know that what's finally blossoming within me, will slowly, but surely be reflected on the outside. As always, thank you K&K. #tiutour #tiuseattle #toneitup #tiucheckin #tiuteam #tiu @toneitup @karenadawn @katrinaascott #tiutransformation
Day 2 of the #tiu31 challenge! I'm really hoping I can post every day for the 31 days, but we'll see! Now, that September is slowly coming to an end, I really want to make it to my end of the month goal (which was to lose the vacation weight from July and be at my wedding weight again), so that's been really motivating me! BC: 30 minute cardio + 5 upper body TMx3 M1-coffee + green smoothie M2-banana protein muffin + 3 🍓 M3-ranch chix 🥗 salad M4-👆🏼pictured-perfect fit protein mixed with coconut water, chia seeds, and cacao magic superfood powder M5-fish on a bed of sautéed kale I also finished reading The Total ME-Tox 📖 ! Super good read if you're new to the #healthyliving lifestyle, but also a great motivating refresher. Would totally recommend! I've definitely been making good use of my library card 💳😂 but I love the routine of reading after work to wind down and relax 🙃 Hope you all had a fab #toneituptuesday ❤️ #toneitup #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #tiunutritionplan #tiumeals #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #projectcomeback @toneitup #sezzysquad #mmfooddiary
Day 2 of the #tiu31 challenge! I'm really hoping I can post every day for the 31 days, but we'll see! Now, that September is slowly coming to an end, I really want to make it to my end of the month goal (which was to lose the vacation weight from July and be at my wedding weight again), so that's been really motivating me! BC: 30 minute cardio + 5 upper body TMx3 M1-coffee + green smoothie M2-banana protein muffin + 3 🍓 M3-ranch chix 🥗 salad M4-👆🏼pictured-perfect fit protein mixed with coconut water, chia seeds, and cacao magic superfood powder M5-fish on a bed of sautéed kale I also finished reading The Total ME-Tox 📖 ! Super good read if you're new to the #healthyliving lifestyle, but also a great motivating refresher. Would totally recommend! I've definitely been making good use of my library card 💳😂 but I love the routine of reading after work to wind down and relax 🙃 Hope you all had a fab #toneituptuesday ❤️ #toneitup #tiu #tiuteam #tiuseattle #tiucheckin #tiucommunity #tiunutritionplan #tiumeals #toneitup #tiupnw #tiupacnw #projectcomeback @toneitup #sezzysquad #mmfooddiary