Look -- a leaping girl! It's nearly impossible to stare at your Facebook feed and not see some inspirational quote with a girl jumping into mid-air by the beach. "Be like this girl - free and awesome all the time!" I am a quote junkie, and these snippets of time where we actually [...]
I took a bit of a hiatus from heartbreak lesson series and then a friend asked me..."What happened to the heartbreak series...how does it END?" It occurred to me in that moment that my writing for the past several weeks has brought me to a beautiful place that is available for each and every person [...]
When you hear the word “habit”, you most likely think about the bad ones.. biting your nails, devouring an entire sleeve (or two) of oreos, or checking your texts/email/twitter/instagram/ Facebook every 5 minutes (yeah, I know you…). But a Get Smart Gal knows that the key to staying on track to live a healthy lifestyle is [...]
12 Tips for Incoming Freshmen Because classes are underway and you don’t have time to read that “Going to College” book you got for graduation. 1. Get involved! This is the best and easiest way to meet new people. Check out your school’s bulletin boards, chalk ads on the sidewalks, and social media for information [...]
With the school year just starting, we are often stressing out, whether it be about our parents, grades, GPAs, SATS (if you are a junior), life choices, colleges, making the right decisions, or sports. Some of us didn’t even start yet and already feel the pressure and the stress hitting us. I was thinking the [...]
Get Smart and FITspired with us! "Champions are born in the last lap." ~ someone inspiring Hi everyone! This is Steph, the Executive Director of Get Smart. I am SUPER excited to be taking on this weight loss journey with the AMAZING Kate! Kate and I have already lost a lot of weight in the [...]
As I arrived home from a weekend at the beach this past Sunday my Facebook was blowing up with comments expressing shock, awe, and disgust about Miley Cyrus' performance on the VMA's. Without having watched it live, the reaction of Will Smith & Co alone spoke volumes. This morning a good friend also posted an [...]
Hi ladies! Is that little voice in your head JUDGING you over and over. That is so boring. Bump it up a notch and get smart and get EXTRAORDINARY with us! Our first guiding principle of what it means to GET SMART is to BE AUTHENTIC. We are really specific about what this means and [...]
Hi lovelies! 20Somethings are near and dear to my heart. The 20's are a fabulous time of self-discovery. In fact some adult development theorists suggest that the biggest shift in identity is between the ages of 20-27. Our first guiding principle of what it means to GET SMART is to BE AUTHENTIC. We are really [...]
If I could tell you the single thing that has kept me going since last November it has been living next door to my gym. There is no excuse you can really come up with when you are a 5 minute walk or 60 second drive to the nearest fitness facility. A broken heart releases [...]
