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

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  • Eight Weeks Out And Counting

      “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” -Buddha Yesterday marks the 8-week out milestone to stage day! Woo! Hoo!   It’s crunch time! Pinch me!  Rarely do I have the house to myself; it’s a treat. As I write this, my home is completely silent. Well… other than the tapping sounds of my…

  • Completing yesterday’s WOD was the intended topic of this post. However, in the middle of writing about my workout, I became captivated by the audio that hubby was listening to. Nearly six-hour earlier, a deadly fire in Boston killed two firefighters. My hubby has dedicated his entire life to firefighting. At age six, the smell…

  • Image courtesy of l-e-m-i-n-i-m-a-l-i-s-m-e.tumblr.com I’m so excited!!  After grappling over vibrant fabric samples with cool textures, trying to figure out which color will look best against my tanned brown skin on stage, I finally decided. I did it!!  There is NO turning back. I ordered my suit for May’s competition! Climbing out of bed daily…

  • Happy Monday! For the umpteenth time this winter, we’ve gotten a shoveable amount of snow at the Jersey shore. But I must admit, it’s beautiful out!  Crisp cool and refreshing air–that is until I got a whiff of mom’s cigarette this morning! #venting Phew, yuck, nasty, foul-smelling and vulgar tasting!  A gust of wind and…

  • The CrossFit games are going on strong and so am I. I see that the 14.3 was a beast!  While I am missing out on this round of the games, there will be others. It has been nearly two weeks since completing my last WOD, so I was highly motivated to get to this morning’s…

  • I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel, At just the right moment, I light the match. –Mia Hamm Today was back day. On the cables, I did three sets of the Lat Pulldown. The last two sets, I graduated to 90 pounds!  I’m getting stronger and my back…