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Costa Rica Chica Part 2 **Edit** I initially wrote this blog post about a week and a half ago. Little did I know it was the beginning stages of the corona virus for my mom and a less severe version for me. We are both doing better now. It has been a very scary two weeks because the symptoms are serious. From experience- please adhere to instructions from health care professionals: Stay INSIDE as much as possible, exercise and eat healthy! If you are not building your immune system- do so. *** This first week being quarantined has not been the best. I am now working from home and taking care of my mother who was ill this week. On top of that I have had sinus issues and a consistent cough. Because of this I have literally been inside the whole week to stay away from others in precaution. Today I do feel a lot better and had enough strength and time to update my blog. It's my form of self care.  Four weeks ago as I frolicked throughout Costa Rica I never knew ...

 Costa Rica Chica Part 1 Hola! I’m so happy to be back on the scene. Yes life happened and I had to take a break from blogging. I got back to work as a full time teacher in the Fall season, which is energy draining. On top of that I was cast in an amazing play, In The Red and Brown Water! So working full time and doing rehearsals meant I wasn’t getting home until midnight. However being able to act again was  well worth it. I smiled more doing one of my passions daily. And I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by a cool, talented cast. #Ilovemypeople Along with the New Year in New Orleans, comes Mardi Gras season. This means parades and also for teachers- a WEEK off!! I knew I wanted to get out the city for this holiday because #1- Mardi Gras is not my most favorite thing to be apart of. I grew up in Nola and although it is a treat- I’m over it. #2- Mardi Gras week is right before my birthday. Can we say birthday getaway maybe?? #3- I owe myself a f...

She's an entrepreneur, fitness extraodinaire, mother and wife- she's ..... Britt Flippen!  Affectionately known as  "Fit with Britt," she has transformed lives with her training, fitness classes and innovative fitness inventions. I think of her as a "superhero" of the health and fitness industry with contributions that are setting the bar on how fitness should be done in New Orleans. Read more about my "Fit Friend" and the health and fitness empire she is creating! "EARN DAT BODY FIT CAMPUS” IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING FITNESS CENTERS IN THE CITY. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE TO YOUR CENTER’S POPULARITY? BF : A woman’s touch. My husband started the company by himself years ago but it was missing a woman’s touch.  Our clientele is 95% female, so adding the features to the gym of what women want when they are looking for a fitness center became my vision and to make it manifest.  WHAT DOES YOUR PROCESS LOOK LIKE TO PREPAR...