Who waits to be awesome?? Consider joining the #GetSmartNOW balance challenge! Each week for the next 3 weeks we will launch a simple list of things you can do for yourself, your health, your people, and the WORLD! Show up at the doorstep of 2014 READY for anything! Watch a video below to inspire you for [...]
Hello beautiful ladies! Every year we take a day out of the year to sit back and think all of the things we should be thankful for. This day usually consists of copious amounts of food, spending time with loved ones and going around the table saying what everyone is thankful for. And to be [...]
Hello lovelies! Fall is my absolute fashion season. It is cozy, warm and full of comfy sweaters and clothes! As a plus size girl, I find this season to be the easiest to dress for, because you can layer up and still feel comfortable. For this outfit of the day, I stuck to my top [...]
Hey Ladies! I want to start the Interview Ready Series (IRS-haha) reminding you that probably one of the most important aspects of going through this process is that you find the confidence in yourself, in your abilities, and in what you have to offer. Confidence can be clearly displayed in the way you present yourself [...]
Okay, let's #getreal... A few months ago, I wrote an article about creating healthy habits by establishing day-to-day routines. When I wrote that article, I was on “health high” and I was just feeling great. I was in a good, fitspirational place. Today I write to be real and admit- SPOILER ALERT: it’s not always [...]
Over the past couple of years I have noticed something, girls worry about a lot of things, especially me. Some days (not all!) my list looks like this: Boys Looks Having to impress others/ not doing things for myself Come on girls; let’s be real here, if you say you haven’t worried about at least [...]
As some of you may know my mother, Dina Manzo, started her own non-profit foundation in 2007, Project Ladybug, to help children suffering with cancer. It’s a foundation very dear to my heart and I am extremely passionate about raising as much money as possible for these children. Through my volunteering with Project Ladybug I [...]
Month 1 Update In case you missed our first post -- we are losing 20 lbs each by Christmas! Month 1 has been an exciting challenge for both of us but we are committed to CRUSHING 40 lbs just in time for Santa to fill our stockings with...carrots? Oh well we are psyched and happy [...]
How many times have you popped onto Facebook or Twitter in a down moment and seen a quote that snapped you out of your funk? I have always been a lover of words. Constructing them together in a way that moves others is a gift we give to the world. Being an agent of change, [...]
Picking ourselves up and staying there After we have endured something that has weighed us down for so long there comes a point when you are more than ready to put it behind you. It’s hard to imagine what the next step should be. Falling down over and over seems like a pattern that will [...]
