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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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10 THINGS NEVER TO SAY TO SOMEONE WHO'S TRYING TO GET PREGNANT

I get it, you mean well, but unless you've been there it's hard to know what to say. But let's start with what you should NEVER say.

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

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!

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...

PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CREAM PIE SHAKEOLOGY

Growing up, I was never a fan of bananas—not banana cream pie, banana foster or even {gasp} sliced bananas in my cereal. I've since come...

CHOCOLATE PASSION FRUIT SHAKEOLOGY BOWL

Now, before you turn your nose up - just hear me out. One time in Paris {I love that I can say that} we were strolling our favorite...

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...

HOW WE'VE BEEN LYING TO EVERYONE FOR YEARS—OUR STRUGGLE WITH INFERTILITY

We started to consider trying to have a baby — that's when the lies started. They were our own doing and denial at first...but then they

PERFECT VEGGIE SIDE FOR COOKOUT: STACKED SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE

This was just about the easiest veggie dish to throw together - and the best part is that it can feed the masses! While the grill is...

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY {SHAKEOLOGY} TIME

After my first ShakeO bowl I was h o o k e d. Now I rarely sip a ShakeO from a glass - but rather spoon it from a bowl! And since I...

#BLIZZARD2016: SURVIVING JONAS

Oh sweet naive girl. When Jonas first started to trickle down I was as giddy as a 6-year-old. It was the first real snowfall of the year...

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN AND QUINOA BAKE

It doesn't get easier than pulled chicken in the crockpot and five ingredients {plus some seasonings} thrown into a casserole dish. It...

8 THINGS IT'S TOTALLY OKAY TO DO IN 2016

It's officially 2016 and you have grandiose plans about how this year is going to go... But, we're a measly two days in and you've...

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

All the workouts I did when I was first starting out on my weightloss journey. They helped me lose over 80 pounds!

COMFORT CROCKPOT FOOD: BALSAMIC "PANTRY" CHICKEN

If you're on the east coast right now, you are getting slammed with dreary, rain-soaking, want-to-stay-in-bed-all-day weather {Thanks,...

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