It’s Midterm week, Spring break is around the corner, and an enormous weight has been placed on my shoulders once again. With so many errands to run, so much material to learn, and so much sleep to catch up on, it seems rather impossible to get through the week acting like myself. I am stressed [...]
Feeling down, sad, despondent, gloomy, depressed, stressed, worried, not coping, struggling, miserable, lethargic, dejected, in low spirits, glum, going through a rough patch. English has so many words for being unhappy. It’s not surprising, given how terrible sadness can be—especially over a sustained period of time. We often downplay it, believing that acknowledging it betrays [...]
Get Smart Girls are many things: leaders, volunteers, students, mentors, daughters and sisters, friends and special someones. We are excellent in what we are called to do. We are strong, unwavering rocks of support for our loved ones. We are everyday superwomen, but it’s so easy to forget to turn those superpowers of love and [...]
I am chubby. Always have been, probably always will be. I was born chubby, I grew up chubby. I am chubby. I’ve never lived life skinny, or knowing what it’s like to be skinny. My stomach has never been completely flat, my thighs have never sported a gap between them, my cheeks have never been [...]
Whether you see it coming or it happens out of nowhere, a breakup can shake you to your core. A shock wave floods your body and you become numb to the world around you. You're hyper-focused on your internal pain, your ego screams out for justice, and your heart is in ruins. Pages upon pages [...]
Ok, I’m not really addicted to food- wait… yes, yes I am. I love food. Way more than the average person (I know for a fact!). I wish I didn’t love food so much, but I do, so I have to deal with it. During the holidays I kind of lost sight of my goals [...]
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 [...]
"no matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." Last week I shared with you some of my personal forms of fitspiration (I hope you were fitspired!)... & now here are some more! My Friendspiration My friends, hands down, have been the most encouraging & fitspirational people in my life. [...]
“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” … just one of the many “fitspirational” quotes that keeps me going every day. If you know me, you know that I love to post motivational and inspirational quotes on Instragram & Facebook on a daily basis. Doing little things like this [...]
Hey girls looking to Get Smart! My name is Kate Elman and I have joined the Get Smart team to help inspire and encourage young women to live a healthier lifestyle! I have to admit, I’ve joined the team for a bit of a selfish reason as well… to keep myself on track and motivated [...]
