Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal

My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

Category: Family Living

  • Today’s WOD Warm Up:      400 M Run Mobility:     6 Mins SWOD:         6 Mins To Warm Up to First Set of Back Squats Going EOM               OTM 1 – 82.5% for 5 Reps               OTM 3 – 82.5% for 5 Reps               OTM 5 – AMRAP Then…

  • Not one day passes in my life that I do not feel blessed. So why should today be any different?  No life is perfect and mine is no different, but I focus on the positives in my life because I know that my life could have more struggles. Before CrossFit this morning, I stopped by…

  • Flying red beetles with bright yellow polka dots and bug-eyed orange and black spiders probably does not come to mind when you think of a soon-to-be 11 year-old bedroom.   Eight years ago the theme was suited for our son’s bedroom.  The theme has run its course and I am amazed at how quickly that…

  • In my bathroom, I am out numbered by male users by a ratio of two to one.  Mom has her own bathroom. Sharing a bathroom at home with the guys means only one thing for the women– raised toilet seats!  Ugh!!   Yáll ladies know exactly what I am talking about. A day when you’re preoccupied…

  • “THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE PHYSICALLY DRAINED AND BELIEVE THAT HAVE NOTHING LEFT WITHIN YOU, AND YOU FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE DEAD WRONG IS THE BEST! – Lexa’s Journal 8/6/13 WOD WU:      3 Rounds Not For Time:  5 Single ARM KB Press 10 KB Windmills (5L/5R) 15 Thrusters Mobility 5 Minutes       …

  • During the summer, I don’t usually spend much time planning dinner.  About an hour or so before 5 in the afternoon, I peek in the fridge to see what is grillable. My only plan is to light up the grill and avoid the stove and the oven. Today after perusing through Pinterest and looking over…