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5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 1

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 1

How many times have you heard people say, “I will start my diet after the holidays.” Have you said it yourself? There’s nothing wrong with w

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 4

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 4

We have internal dialogue going on constantly that is shaping who we are. Start to notice things that you think or even say out loud when it

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 3

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 3

By setting your goals now you are turning the invisible into visible and that is the first step to making it a reality. Find some time to si

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 2

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 2

2- Find Your Support System These are people that you admire, people that will listen without judgement, people that will not belittle your

Health, Fitness and Taking Out My Mental Trash

Health, Fitness and Taking Out My Mental Trash

I didn't diet, I just decided who I wanted to be and everything else fell in place. I still indulged because I decided that I was the he

My Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes for Busy Moms

My Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes for Busy Moms

If you are like me and find yourself trying to figure out dinner at 5pm, this is your savior. With the Instant Pot you can have all of those

Why I Chose to Spend Thanksgiving Alone

Why I Chose to Spend Thanksgiving Alone

Self love and taking time for yourself is never wrong. Taking time to heal in whatever way you need is never wrong. It is never selfish, in

My Top 10 Must-Haves For International Travel

My Top 10 Must-Haves For International Travel

What you need to know about how to book your flights cheaper, apps to download, how to pack, what to pack and more...

Full Circle, Adele and Post-Italy Hangover

Full Circle, Adele and Post-Italy Hangover

irst, I want to talk about an incredible full circle moment I had and the reality of this post-Italy hangover. When I was at a low point in

My bags are packed. I'm ready to go.

My bags are packed. I'm ready to go.

I don’t know what the next eleven days has in store for me, but one thing I do know is that I am going to soak every bit of it in; the momen

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Excuse The Mess Blog is a lifestyle and single mom blog with the goal to empower people to be the best versions of themselves. I want to share with you my love for food, travel, motherhood, my often times bumpy journey to be the healthiest version of myself inside and out and all the beautiful mess of my beautiful life. I believe it’s not about finding yourself, it’s about giving yourself permission to be yourself and learning to love every part, mess and all.