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I'm Nikki, mom to twinlets & furbaby, firefighter wife, & seeker of silver linings. This is a behind-the-scenes look at my life-long obsessions of beauty {hairstylist}, fitness {former chubby child}, style {shopaholic} & everything in between. I hope you stay awhile and find something that inspires you!

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Beachwaver FAQs: ALL the Answers (Plus How-to Videos!)

It still shocks me when someone says — with bewilderment in their eyes — it turns on its own!? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Yes, the Beachwaver does, in fact, turn on its own. And yes, I am that "lazy" that I, as a stylist...

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20 Day Quaran-Crunch Challenge for Poppin' Abs

I was quarantine-complacent, so I made myself a 20-day core challenge just to prove to myself I could do it. Now let me prove you can, too.

20-Day Core Crush Challenge

Oh how I love an ab challenge!! It's 20-days, ya'll, and maybe 5-10 minutes of your day. You CAN DO THIS.

Get Off Your Bum And Squat It

I have this theory that our bums should be sore from squating, not from sitting on them all. quarantine. long. Squat with me!

Living The Lunge Life

Love 'em or not, the proof is in the pudding — lunges are the way to long, lean, cut legs. Or, as most refer to them: Carrie Underwood legs.

3-Week Ab Challenge: Planks, Crunches & Weighted Abs

Abs for dayssss... 21 days, to be exact. I made up this 3-week challenge to get my mom-tum summer ready, and I gotta tell ya, for just a cou

2019 Workout Calendar: Tone It Up Style

A quote, challenge, or Tone It Up-themed inspiration for every month of the year so you can build your own workout calendar, and track how b

Don't You Dare Make Me Feel Bad For Being Healthy

Let's be clear — I don’t give a shit what you think about my healthy lifestyle. But that doesn't mean that your pestering and snide

Tone It Up Ab Challenge: 10 Days of 10-Minute Abs

Ten minutes. Ten minutes out of your entire day to build some ab strength. Sun-up, sun-down, on lunch break, the sidelines of a soccer field

HIIT: PUSH YOUR MAX

I'm not all about spending hours on the treadmill #boresville, so I aim to get my runs in quick and get up off that tread. Once a week I

POSTPARTUM WORKOUTS TO GET YOUR FITMOM BOD

The workouts I did in the first couple weeks, months, and up to a year postpartum that helped me lose my baby weight, and then some!

THIRD TRIMESTER FITNESS: WORKOUTS FOR A MAMA-TO-BE

We made it to the third trimester! At one terrifying point the docs said to "prepare ourselves" for going into labor by the end of the...

WORKING OUT AFTER THE FLU

Fresh-faced {day five}, and post-workout, so — be kind. The New Year kicked off and everyone was all, "Let's detox!" And I was all, "No...

2017 FITNESS INSPIRATION CALENDAR

Every year I make a fitness inspiration calendar that I hang in my workout room and glance over at when I need an extra push. Sometimes...

SECOND TRIMESTER FITNESS: WEEKLY WORKOUT SCHEDULE

You know how they say, "just make it to your second trimester—you'll feel human again"? "They" speak the truth! In the first trimester...

FIRST TRIMESTER FITNESS: COMPLETE WORKOUT SCHEDULE

When the hubs and I finally got pregnant {and it stuck!}, I was hell-bent on doing whatever I could to protect the baby - even if that...

MY FITNESS FRENEMIES: WORKOUT DVDS FOR THE ADVANCED

A fitness frenemy: someone who you dread seeing, despise while in their "presence," andoccasionally cuss at - yet whole-heartedly credit...

MY FITNESS JOURNEY: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO WORKOUT DVD'S

The other day I told someone who I had just met that I have lost nearly 80 pounds since my heaviest. Her reaction is one that still gets...

A {FIT} GIRL'S PIYO REVIEW

I am no stranger to fitness programs - I have tried almost all of the trendy routines under the sun.Body Revolution, P90x (and P90x3!),...

CHOCOLATE COVERED BERRIES MILKSHAKE-O

Again, I feel like I'm totally abusing Shakeology. It's touted as this super healthy, nutrient p a c k e d shake, and I'm shaming it by...

TROPICAL PARADISE "SWIRLY" SHAKEOLOGY

I know I'm usually on here touting about my love of nutrition, health & fitness, but the truth is... I have a very deceiving love affair...