At the beginning of the Covid Lockdowns, I discovered The Balanced Life Pilates (now Lindywell). I felt so excited to find a good at-home workout program! It definitely made those long days of being stuck at my apartment so much happier. Two years later, I still love this pilates program! I wrote an initial review a few weeks after I started the program that you can read here and I thought that since they recently rebranded from The Balanced Life… Read more »

JULY 2022 UPDATE: I’ve been using this program for 2 years and wrote an updated review. You can read my new review here. Also, The Balanced Life is now Lindywell! New name, same awesome Pilates :) We may be stuck at home during this time, but that doesn’t mean we can’t work out from home! The Balanced Life Sisterhood is the perfect way to do that! But first, let me back up and tell you a story… During the summers I… Read more »

Presently, I am a high school Spanish teacher and I also teach kindergarteners once a week. The other day when I entered a kindergarten classroom, one little five-year-old ran up to me, smiled sweetly, and then exclaimed, “You look fat!” My first reaction was to look down at my clothes, thinking, “Oh no! What am I wearing today?” I saw myself in a pair of navy slacks and a blue shirt with a pale yellow cardigan. An outfit choice I… Read more »