Adventures in food, fitness & living a balanced life
Happy Friday! I hope you all started your day off right with a delicious treat like I did: Quinoa berry breakfast parfait for me. I layered plain Greek yogurt with quinoa, blackberries, cherries, and strawberries for a winning combination … [Read more...]
I can't believe that it is already Wednesday! I guess that is what having an amazingly fun weekend and then taking the following Monday off of work will do to ya... On that note, yesterday's breakfast was simple but 100% delicious. Breakfast … [Read more...]
Today is June 1, which means that Brian and I can officially say that we are getting married NEXT MONTH! After a nearly 2 and a half year engagement, I can't believe that the wedding is so close! As we get closer to the wedding, it is more … [Read more...]
Recently my breakfasts have all been looking very similar... I have been keeping it very simple with a bowl of hot oats that I either eat when they are still hot, or allow to cool down and eat at work. Either way, I top the oats with a dollop of … [Read more...]
After sweating it up in Bodypump this morning, I could not decide what I was hungry for...sweet or savory. So I had a bit of both! I made a small bowl of hot oats with extra water to make them extra voluminous (<---that's a real word!), … [Read more...]
I hope that everyone had an amazing Mother's Day full of love celebrating mothers, mothers-in-law, and women who have been motherly in our lives yesterday. I'll share more about my Mother's Day celebration in a moment, but … [Read more...]
It's a pretty special guy's birthday today.... Happy birthday, Brian! This is our last round of birthdays as an unmarried couple. I feel so lucky to get to spend the rest of my life with such an amazing guy. Just a short 2 months to go and we … [Read more...]
My final post in the Doing Indy "Being Active in Indy" series is up today. Make sure to head over to the Doing Indy blog to check it out! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ I can't … [Read more...]
Good Morning! I absolutely LOVE mornings when I am able to eat breakfast at home, because that means that there is always time for a SMOOTHIE. I took the morning off from the gym because the Indianapolis Mini Marathon is officially 3 days … [Read more...]
Breakfast this morning came in the form of a delicious Greek yogurt bowl topped with a little bit of every kind of fruit that I have in the freezer. Strawberries, blackberries, bananas, mangoes all topped with peanut butter. This breakfast … [Read more...]
I'm Tara, a 24-year-old fitness and food lover living in Indianapolis, IN.
I have a huge passion for experimenting in the kitchen, living an active life, and pursuing my dreams. As an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and Les Mills Certified Body Pump Instructor, I love teaching group fitness classes and being physically active every day.
This blog follows my life and my interests in fitness, mostly healthy food, family, friends, and living a well-balanced and healthy life.
