Free business cards

As a member of Etsy, I receive periodic emails with tips for my shop. This week Etsy teamed up with Moo to offer 50 free business cards. Whaaa? Yup, 50 free cards. I was hesitant to do so becuase I already have cards for my Etsy shop and don't currently need more.

Then I browsed the products and found the 7 chakras as a pre-design and I was sold. Chakras originate from Hindu belief in 7 wheel-like areas of energy in the body, along the spine. The different chakras represent different things, and it's a goal to align these properly within the body. Above is the Sahasrara chakra (1000 petalled lotus), which is located at the crown of the head, and relates to inner wisdom and the eventual death of the body.

Hindu chakra lesson aside, I knew these cards would be perfect to spread the word about my Yoga and Pilates services.

I can't wait for my cards to arrive! I chose to have them printed on 100% recycled material and I look forward to handing them out.

CSN product review

First of all, shipping was amazingly fast. I wasn't expecting my Definity pair of Pilates rings/magic circles to arrive so soon. Good and bad- good because I get to use them now, and bad because I have to use them now. I ordered them on the 11th and the UPS guy dropped them off at my Pink House on the 16th. Pretty sweet.

In Pilates, rings are used for increased resistance for certain exercises and also to improve alignment in certain postures. These rings are specifically designed to strengthen the core while the arms move in precise circles with the rings rotating around the wrist- kind of like having a small hula hoop for your arm.

It sounds easy, right? Ha. Wrong. I am so glad no one was in the room when I first tried to rotate the rings on my wrists. I almost flung them across the room and it took about a minute until I got the hang of it. I could really feel the exercise working my pecks as well as my shoulders and core. The rings also came with tips for advancing the workout by adding heel raises or rotating the palms face up and down throughout.

These rings also work awesome for helping me perform the rainbow posture with my legs. Additionally, I like using rings in my classes for stretching. Sometimes my shoulders are tight and it's helpful to hold a ring behind my back while opening my chest up and stretching the fronts of my shoulders.

Since these rings don't have as much give as a traditional magic circle, they're going to make my isometric exercises more challenging. Not that I'm complaining since I have 10 baby pounds to lose and a lot of toning I'd like to achieve. The Definity rings are going to kick my butt and really help me reach those goals.

Thank you CSN for letting me test a product! I can't wait for the other part of my order (an exercise ball) to arrive to I can complete the review.

I am all about spoiling myself.

When CSN offered to let me do a product review, I was super-psyched. They have everything from bistro sets to strollers, workout equipment to kitchen faucets.

I debated what I should test out- I even asked Kev if there's something he'd like. When he couldn't think of anything I almost considered getting something baby-related. Then I said to myself "heck no! You get yourself something nice."

To help me lose the 10 lingering baby pounds and to tone up, I decided on something Pilates-related. I'm exited to check it out and let you know how awesome it is!

Delight in Old Navy

I had some coupons to save $10 when purchasing $50 or more of Old Navy merchandise.

So.. I used one. I'll share with you some of my favs:



I bought this ruffle purse in black. Love it. Just got it yesterday. And I love how it's lined in black with silver flowers. Every time I peak into it I get excited.

I also bought a gym bag since I've been using what I lovingly refer to as man bag for the last year. It's all leather and it reminds me of a man's toiletry bag. Except it's big enough to be a gym bag. I'm grateful Kev let me borrow it for Pilates and now I'm grateful I have a girly bag to hold my clothes and sneakers to and from the gym. I was surprised everything arrived before Christmas. I probably should have left the package unopened so I could pretend they came from Santa...