October has been a jam packed month. It also included the boyfriend’s birthday. I’m not great about buying gifts, but I love sharing new experiences. I think they are so …
Glamping in Style at Best Day Ever Ranch
Fall is always a busy season for me. Tons of birthdays, weddings (I had 3 in one month), events for the blog, holidays, and more. I was in desperate need …
Dallas DARTarble Dates
Can we throw it back to when I worked with DART last year to bring you this DARTable post? I’m excited to tell you all I’m partnering with DART once again to …
Silent Disco Yoga with Dallas Fitness Ambassadors
One year ago, I founded my company Dallas Fitness Ambassadors. It is a community of fitness and health bloggers in the DFW area. My goal is to provide a safe space …
King’s Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Tenders and Texas Toast
Football season is back and that means Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, my boyfriend’s eye balls are glued to the screen or his phone (for fantasy football) and I’m a sports …
20 Dallas Fitness Events for your Next Sweat Date
Sharing more Dallas fitness events for the month of October. Grab a friend and schedule your next sweat date. The blog will be updated with more events as the month …
Burn Dallas Studio Review
Burn Dallas Review The Studio: Burn Dallas is a spacious gym located in a the Preston/Forest shopping center and offers a high intensity interval training workout. It combines countless combinations …
Hiking the Narrows at Zion National Park
View PostCanyoning at Zion National Park and Why You Should Do It
Canyoning at Zion National Park was incredible and you should definitely look into it if you’re headed to Utah. In my last post, I shared our planning tips for flight, …
Travel Diary: Las Vegas to Zion National Park and What to Pack
My trip to Zion National Park was absolutely breathtaking and I’m sharing my travel adventures to this magical place. My girlfriends and I planned a super last minute trip to …
Athleta Frisco + Flybarre Event Recap
This weekend I hosted TWO events and it was so fun! Granted, I could use another weekend from my weekend, but they don’t call it a labor of love for …
SIX02 Training Series: Cycling at Flywheel Sports
Another great event in the books with SIX:02 at Flywheel Sports in Highland Park. As part of my training series, I invited the Dallas fitness community to attend an indoor …
Fun Night at the My Fit Foods #PayFitForward Event
I had a really fun opportunity to work with My Fit Foods and attend an event that combined my two loves: food and fitness. And what better than to support …
Dare to Bare August Challenge Recap
My Dare to Bare journey continues and if you caught my last update on the movement, my August challenge was intended to push the limits of my comfort zone even …
Will you Pay Fit Forward Fridays?
When it comes to meeting my fitness goals, my meal planning game is not great. I try. I really really do! But, there are Sundays, where I’d rather lay in …
DARTable Gems: Fitness, Food, and Art in Dallas
I’ve lived in Dallas all my life and it’s amazing to see how much my city has changed. One of my favorite things to do is explore the city. I …
Catching City Waves at City Surf Fitness Deep Ellum
This weekend, I had a blast hosting a private event at City Surf Fitness with my blogger friend Lea of Running with Ollie for Dallas Fitness Ambassadors. It’s a community …
SIX02 Training Series: Spin at Flywheel Sports Highland Park
It’s that time again and I’m excited to announce my next event as part of the SIX02 Training Series. My last two events included a deep stretch and a circuit training …
Join the Practice on DFW’s 9th Annual Free Day of Yoga
This Labor Day is the 9th Annual DFW Free Day of Yoga. In addition to kick off events taking place on Saturday at the Trinity River Autobon Center and Sunday …
SIX02 Training Series: Circuit Training Event Recap
This past weekend was certainly a whirlwind, but it was so fun. I had a blast hosting my second event with SIX:02 on Saturday to promote the 2nd annual It’s …
Hatties in Bishop Arts District
Hattie’s was one the first restaurants to pop up in the Bishop Arts District years ago and I never got around to visit until this past weekend. I could totally …
Kitchen LTO in Trinity Groves
Kitchen LTO opened its second “permanent pop-up” location in Trinity Groves and I had the pleasure of trying some of chef Eric Shelton’s new american dishes. If you aren’t familiar with …
Chipotle tofu delicious despite tiny serving
By Jessica Huseman, Contributing Writer March 3 was a day from above — Chipotle would be launching tofu in New York, and I just happen to live there and love …
A Brunch Must: Origin Kitchen + Bar
Brunch is one of my favorite events. Yes, I say event like it’s some special RSVP, be there or be square kind of thing. I love brunch. I love eggs …
Wing Bucket full of Disappointment
Wings. I don’t crave wings the same way I crave fried chicken. Weird I know. The only wings I actually looked forward to try were Bonchon wings, and that was …
My Perfect Meal Prep
Cooking is easy! For just about everyone except me… Everything I touch tends to end up in some kind of amazing disaster. But if it’s one thing I’ve learned to …
Review: Crushcraft Thai in Uptown
Growing up with Laos and Thai food, it’s always been extremely difficult to find authentic Thai food that didn’t compromise flavors to fit white-washed demands. Think Pei Wei and P.F. …
Minute Review: Crossroads Diner
Deep Fried Minute Review: Crossroads Diner is a favorite go-to diner for some pretty solid breakfast foods. When you need a break from the sleek and hip breakfast and brunch places …
Review: Mesero Miguel
Highlights: The Cinco Leches Cake. Mesero Miguel wasn’t bad, but it didn’t blow my mind. I’d recommend the braised pork, cheese enchiladas, the cinco leches cake, and of course the …
La Spiga Bakery: Sammiches
“How do you tell how good bread is without tasting it? Not the smell, not the look, but the *sound* of the crust. Listen. Oh, symphony of crackle. Only great bread …
Join the Practice on DFW’s 9th Annual Free Day of Yoga
This Labor Day is the 9th Annual DFW Free Day of Yoga. In addition to kick off events taking place on Saturday at the Trinity River Autobon Center and Sunday …
SIX02 Training Series: Circuit Training with Sweat Dallas
If you missed my last event with SIX:02, no worries. My next one is next Saturday, Aug 22 at 8am (gotta beat that heat yo!) at the Inwood/Lover’s SIX02 location. …
Update: Being a Dare to Bare Ambassador
In May, I wrote about becoming a Dare to Bare Ambassador and what that meant to me. It’s a movement founded by Jenny Gaither to help combat self-esteem and body issues. …
SIX:02 Training Series Event Recap
This past weekend, I hosted a really fun fitness event in partnership with SIX:02. It’s one of my favorite brands and I love working with the team. In an effort …
GIVEAWAY: Deep Fried Fit Mystery Box
***** CLOSED****** It’s been a while since I’ve hosted a giveaway and I wanted to show you all some love for the amazing support. You guys are truly the reason …
SIX02 Training Series: Deep Stretch Yoga
I’m excited to announce that I’m working with SIX:02 to present a monthly training series to prepare you for my favorite race coming up in November, the It’s Your Time …
Fitness Snack Box Review: Fit Snack Perfect for Traveling
The Fit Snack June Box is probably my favorite so far. I was really impressed with the spread. It came right before my trip to Guatemala and I pretty much …
Adventures in Guatemala: A Much Needed Reset
I’m back from a much needed (and deserved I might add!) vacation in Guatemala with my best friends and my boyfriend. It was the reset I needed and now I’m slowly getting …
Free Cooking Classes at Pirch Dallas
I spent Sunday Funday (with boyfriend and friends in tow) at Pirch, a beautiful and upscale appliance store located inside North Park Mall of all places. I had always seen Pirch, …
Recap: Deep Fried Fitness Series at PGX
This weekend, I hosted a very special event at one of my favorite gyms, PerformanceGX. Everyone and anyone was invited to come and take one or two 30 minute strength …
Good eats from Max’s Wine Dive
My boss hosted her birthday soiree at Max’s Wine Dive in Uptown. I’ve tried the fried chicken and a variety of good eats from their extraordinary brunch menu from previous …
Dames Dinner Club: Sfuzzi’s Part 2
Once again, I came back to Sfuzzi’s for the dinner club. Here is what we had from the free menu. Another successful girls night. Special note: Ladies can score a …
Maple and Motor: Best Burgers in Dallas?
You have your foodie aficionados that know where to get the best tacos, fried chicken, pastas, crab cakes, and so forth. But what about burgers? I think of that one …
Brunch at Three Sheets
Brunch. One of my all time favorite words. The culmination between getting enough sleep and breakfast foods?! Heck yea. It’s definitely one of my favorite ways to pass a beautiful …
Love in a cup!
One of my favorite people in the whole wide world came to Dallas for a visit. Whenever there is a reunion, we head to Velvet Taco off Hwy 75 and …
King’s Noodles warms my belly
The best place for Chinese food in Dallas is definitely debatable. Everyone has a different take on who serves the best duck, or the best fish belly soup, or the …
Family Din Din @ Canton in Chinatown
After one hellacious day at work, I summoned what energy I had left to…pig OUT! My family decided to head to Canton, a Chinese restaurant in Richardson. It’s located in …
Dame’s Dinner Club @ Villa-O
In one of my earlier articles, I talked about a dinner club I had at Sfuzzi’s. Round two commences at Villa-O on Travis St., off Knox and 75. I’d have …
Urban Taco serves up disappointment
The West Village Uptown area is oversaturated with Tex-Mex restaurants. You’ve got Glorias, Mi Cocina, Taco Diner, Urban Taco, and Primos. While the drinks are great, the food (except for …
Getting fancy with wines and pasta
Wine. You either love it or your hate it. Or you eventually learn to love it because honestly, wine buzzes are awesome! Anyway, I don’t know much about wines. When …
