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One thing that I have learned on this amazing journey of Fat to Fit is that life is about choices.
You can choose to change your life for the better
or
you can choose to sit around and do nothing about it
I am generally an upbeat & happy person, I tend to have a very open heart and try to give the benefit of the doubt to people. However, the is one thing I don't have any patience for-
that is excuses.
So-what does this have to do with anything??
Let's back up:
Several weeks ago, I was lucky enough to win a super fabulous giveaway from The Athletarian (go, check out her blog) from Fashletics. The tank top that I won was awesome-super cute AND super soft!!
The GORGEOUS Athletarian in her tank from Fashletics!
I was pretty excited about the win and spent some time hanging out around the Fashletics website. Having recently started CrossFit'ting, I was super intrigued by Sarah, the owner and creator of Fashletics.
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Fashletics is a collection of handmade jewelry inspired by a passion for fitness, competition, and a strong desire to empower others who have made a commitment to a fit and healthy lifestyle. Each piece of jewelry serves a badge of honor and an expression of strength.
Fashletics is based in Miami, FL. All pieces are designed and created by Sarah Wilson who is a certified CrossFit trainer at South Florida CrossFit Endurance. Sarah is also a nationally ranked endurance athlete who competes for Team USA at the World level in the sport of Duathlon. One of the only things that rivals her interest in athletics is her strong desire to design and create. Sarah is an established jewelry designer and has been working as a metalsmith for nearly 10 years.
Ultimately, Fashletics is the result of the combination of two distinct interests. Sarah is as much an athlete as she is an artist. She takes pride in the craftsmanship of her designs and works hard create jewelry pieces that celebrate and inspire the athlete within.
Athletic Background:
- Certified Level 1 CrossFit Coach- South Florida CrossFit Endurance
- Certified CrossFit Endurance Coach - South Florida CrossFit Endurance
- Nationally ranked Duathlete Member of Team USA 2009, 2010
- 2010 Duathlon World Championships • Edinburgh, Scotland
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I was also equally impressed by some of the inspirational jewelry items available, like:
- BELIEVE was "my word" for 2011
- I just love the YOU vs YOU (perfect for you Ange!)
- That kettlebell is bronze!
I got to chat with Sarah via email about a review for the Miles, Muscles & Mommyhood readers!!
She was more than happy to participate, LUCKY US!!
Sarah sent me the kettlebell and tag necklace that read "weakness is a choice"
Perfect.
The kettlebell is hand carved and cast in pewter and the accompanying charm is pewter as well. The 16" bead necklace is stainless steel.
The necklace is sturdy as are the charms. That kettlebell is heavy duty!!
It is a lovely piece that reminds me that I have a choice with each workout-
I can choose to be strong or I can choose to weak.
I am sure you know what I CHOOSE to be.
I have been wearing this necklace for about a week now and it's very comfy and Lola proof. She has not managed to break this one and I have a feeling it'll take her a while too.
As for the tank I won? I love it. It's soft, lightweight and very comfortable. Of course, it's cute and easy to wash!
I am very pleased with the items from Fashletics and I know I can take care of some of my Holiday gift shopping right with them!
Now for the exciting part-how do you get a chance to win your very own Fashletics $25.00 Gift Certificate??
Leave a separate comment for each entry
Mandatory: You must be a follower of Miles, Muscles & Mommyhood. It's easy, just click that blue botton on the right side of the page that says JOIN THIS SITE with the little Google symbol.
- Visit the Fashletics website and tell me what you are going to get with your winnings!
- Like Fashletics on Facebook
- Follow Fashletics on Twitter
- Follow ME on Twitter
- Share the love! Tweet, Facebook, link on your blog. Tell all your friends about this awesome review and giveaway. Earn ONE entry per share per day!!
- Visit the Fashletics blog and tell me something awesome you learned.
- Tell me about a time you made a CHOICE to be STRONG.
Entries accepted until midnight on November 30, 2011 and then a random winner will be selected from all eligible entries. The winner will then be announced shortly thereafter.
DISCLAIMER: All products that are reviewed in this blog post were provided to me for free from Fashletics. My review is my honest opinion, I am not paid for it.
Im a follower! (In more ways than one...hahaha!)
ReplyDeleteI like the pewter kettlebell keychain...sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on facebook
ReplyDeleteI follow fashletics on twitter
ReplyDeleteI thought about NOT entering this because I would feel bad if I won...BUT there's a t-shirt I really want (RUN for your LIFE)! So I'm entering anyway!
ReplyDeleteI follow you :)
I like Fashletics on Facebook already!!! Sort of obsessed with Sarah.
ReplyDeleteI follow them on Twitter too!
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ReplyDeleteShared this on Facebook :)
ReplyDeleteAm I really first? :) I'm a follower
ReplyDeleteI'm following them on twitter
ReplyDeleteI already follow you on twitter
ReplyDeleteI learned that they have a Fashlete of the month. I think you, would make a great one! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the "believe in yourself" charms. That's my motto for 2012!
ReplyDeleteI visit the Fashletics blog regularly and am so inspired by all of the Fashletes on there! What I learned though came from Sarah herself. I talked to her about my training and how I have always been a cardio junkie, believing that I would not and could not ever gain strength. She told me all about her personal journey and taught me that it IS possible. I have been strength training on a regular basis and have recently set some new PRs. They aren't HUGE, but they are a step for me and I know I will get where I want to be!
ReplyDeleteI recently made the choice to be strong when I blogged about a ride I'm participating in next year. I'm riding in memory of my father, who passed away from a heart attack when I was 8 years old. I talked about it on my blog last week and it was a HUGE turning point for me. I never talk about him with anyone...ever. I think I made a good choice though because I feel amazing and I have also gotten some really awesome support from the blog community!
ReplyDeleteI would get the tank! I love it
ReplyDeletetweeted @Christyruns
ReplyDeleteLove their stuff! I follow
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ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower (thanks for the heads up about the Saucony Kinvara 2 - cute!)
ReplyDeleteI love the running shoe necklace
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on FB (Randi S)
ReplyDeleteI also follow fashletics on Twitter (@sclubmama)
ReplyDeleteI now follow you on Twitter (@sclubmama)
ReplyDeleteWhen my family moved back from Virginia to Nebraska, we were staying at a friend's house before we could move into our new apartment. My son was <2 and threw up a LOT (of fish - yuck) very early in the morning. My husband started to gag and get sick too (from the smell and the heat of the apartment). I made up my mind (at 7 months pregnant) to not throw up and take care of my family. Is that being strong LOL
ReplyDeleteI follow you! Teal "Run for your life tee"!
ReplyDeleteLiked on FB.
ReplyDeleteI follow on twitter @blondeponytail
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter!
ReplyDeleteSharing on FB
ReplyDeleteSharing on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteI follow them on the bird.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on the twitter too!
ReplyDeleteIf I won, I would totally get the YOU vs You charm and send it to Ange
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your Facebook
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteI am off to like Fashlectics on Facebook
ReplyDeleteWill go follow them on twitter too!
ReplyDeleteI follow you :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting that these days we have to succumb to marketing(wearing t-shirts and jewelry) to believe in our talents and selves. Sure never had to wear something special to complete my marathons, ultra runs and two IMs or lift weights back in b.building gyms in the 80s. We are going backwards.
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I would love the Run for your life shirt - I would have to get two though - one for me and one for the hubby!
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on fb
ReplyDeleteI follow Fashletics on twitter
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter
ReplyDeleteI tweeted the giveaway
ReplyDeleteI shared on fb - runningwiththegirls
ReplyDeleteI posted on my sidebar!
ReplyDeleteI choose to be strong everytime I go out for a night run and challenge myself to go a little further.
ReplyDeletei'm a follower! runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeletei like 'em on fb [username karen r m] runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeletei would choose the Run for Your Life tshirt in teal. Cute! runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeletei learned that the Fashletics blog isn't just about products for sale but info on real issues relating to exercisers and women --one of the recent posts was about getting mammograms. Interesting! runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeletei made the choice to be strong when i rested for 5 days so my sore foot could heal. Resting when you want to be running takes soo much more strength!! runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteFollow them on Facebook
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ReplyDeleteI'd get the Swim Bike Run charcoal T shirt
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter already.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just tweeted a link to this post.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteI'd get the mini kettelbell & INSPIRE
ReplyDeleteA time I made a choice to be STRONG was giving birth...holy crap!
ReplyDeleteposted on my blog (I'll repost it on Tuesday)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower (and glad I am)!
ReplyDeleteI already follow you on twitter, we are cool like that
ReplyDeleteI like alot of them, hard time decidingg between you vs you, weakness is a choice, endure, patient
ReplyDeleteI will tweet it later
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance for a giveaway
Love, love the weakness is a choice charm.
ReplyDeleteChoice to be strong? Hello, natural child birth.
ReplyDeleteI follow you.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter.
ReplyDeleteI love the tank!
ReplyDeleteVery cool, I love inspirational shirts and jewelry! I'm a follower--duh!
ReplyDeleteI'd get the Swim, Bike, Run t-shirt in teal
ReplyDeleteI like them on facebook
ReplyDeleteI follow them on twitter
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter
ReplyDeleteI posted a link on facebook
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteIf I won, I would get one of the "Run for your life" tops
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on Facebook
ReplyDeleteI follow @Fashletics on Twitter
ReplyDeleteI follow @milesmusclesmom on Twitter
ReplyDeletePosted a link on my blog's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=150490018386568&id=217325424989179
ReplyDeleteAlready follower your blog!
ReplyDeleteLike Fashletics on fb!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the jewelry products-too hard to pick just one favorite with that!
ReplyDeleteFollowing Fashletics on twitter!
ReplyDeleteAlready following you on twitter-I'm Suz4AU0608
ReplyDeleteI chose to be strong when I finished my first half marathon with a very painful blister.
ReplyDeleteBarbells for Boobs is a really neat fundraising idea for BCA!
ReplyDeleteI'd get both the "Weakness is a choice" and "Believe in yourself" charms. Different inspiration for different moods.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter!
ReplyDeleteTweeted a link
ReplyDeleteLink in blog sidebar!
ReplyDeleteI made the choice to be strong in my last race of this season (a half-marathon). Halfway through I was sure I wasn't going to finish, but I buckled down and did it. (T-shirts and finisher's medals can be amazing motivation!)
ReplyDeleteI follow you on here.
ReplyDeleteI'll most likely buy a necklace with my winnings, though she asked on FB if we want hoodies and that is what I'd buy first if one is offered.
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on FB.
ReplyDeleteI follow Fashletics on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot from her blog about why I should try running, and actually now I do about 6 miles a week, which is a lot for me.
ReplyDeleteI made a choice to be strong when I made the choice to start going to CrossFit and becoming healthy. Hardest choice I've ever made, but a year later I'm still sticking with it.
ReplyDeleteI follow u :)
ReplyDeleteThe running shoe necklace would be my choice :)
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on fb :)
ReplyDeleteI follow Fashletics on twitter!
ReplyDeleteFollowing you already on twitter :)
ReplyDeleteFBk'd the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBloggy'd the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteTweeted this giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteI learned that I'm thinkin' I need to check out this crossfit stuff he he :)
ReplyDeleteHmm a time I made a choice to be strong? When I adapted a newer, healthier yet different lifestyle I knew I would be sacrificing some social aspects of my life. Some ppl. wouldn't understand, I wouldn't have as much time to socialize, etc. Being social, like & accepted was pretty important to me so I believe I made a STRONG conscious choice to continue my training schedule & those who supported me, GREAT, those who didn't or didn't understand, that's ok :) :) I like the new me a lot better & it's to bad they don't :) :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in high school, I briefly entertained the idea of trying to get into West Point to get my engineering degree. My dad made fun of me - I couldn't even do ONE pushup. I was thin and relatively fit, but had no upper body strength at 16-17. So I worked and worked until a few months later I could do 10 toe pushups with minimal grimacing. Too bad 20+ years, 2 kids and a car accident later I haven't gotten quite back to that. But I'm working on it.
ReplyDeleteLove the Swim Bike Run teal t-shirt. :) The GC would just cover it! Pick me!
ReplyDeleteI totally want the swim bike run shirt.
ReplyDeleteObviously, I am a follower ;)
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I follow you!
ReplyDeleteI love the teal Run for Your Life shirt!
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics of facebook!
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ReplyDeleteI shared on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI posted it on my blog!
ReplyDeleteOne time that I chose to be strong was 9 years ago. I was engaged to be married and 12 days away from the wedding when I called it off. All the arrangements had been made and paid for, but I finally admitted to myself that this wasn't the right thing to do or to the right person. I didn't want to have a failed marriage and saved us both from eventual misery...as hard as it was at the time.
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteI *LOVE* the running shoe necklace.
ReplyDeleteI like Flashletics on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI posted your give away on FB.
ReplyDeleteI choose to be strong when I skip my morning trip to Starbucks :)!
ReplyDeleteWOOOO! Awesome giveaway!!! I "like" fashletics on facebook:)
ReplyDeleteI follow fashletics on twitter!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy family and I have recently experience the ultimate medical emergency and made a CHOICE to rally and be STRONG. Together we have made it through 23 days of insecure and scary times and plan to remain strong in an uphill battle to success!
ReplyDeleteIf I won I think I'd get a necklace, too!! =)
ReplyDeleteI loved learning about barbells for boobies on fashletics blog!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted your giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI facebooked your giveaway
ReplyDeleteI added your giveaway to my blogs sidebar!
ReplyDeleteHey! Great giveaway. If I won I would be all over a RUN FOR YOU LIFE tank :)
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter!
ReplyDeleteAnd I also follow Fashletics :)
ReplyDeleteI follow you
ReplyDeleteI like the Swim bike Run T
ReplyDeleteposting to my blog
ReplyDeleteposting to facebook
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeletePosted it on my facebook!
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on facebook!
ReplyDeleteLast year I was faced with a very tough decision. I choose to be strong and carry on!!
ReplyDeleteI will be giving this to a friend for Christmas! Cannot make a choice for her. Awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI like Fashletics on FB
ReplyDeleteEat, Run, Sail
I follow you on Twitter
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I follow you on Twitter
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I follow Fashletics on Twitter
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I posted on FB
ReplyDeleteEat, Run, Sail
Strong? I recently spent 4 days after eye surgery with my face in a pillow, parallel to the floor, so it could heal properly... that took determination and strength and resolve.
ReplyDeleteI tweeted.
ReplyDeleteI learned about the Fashlete of the Month! Very neat idea.
ReplyDeleteAnd I linked your post to my blog sidebar.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to win the giveaway i would purchse the "Run for Your Life Charm and Chain". Running has definitley helped my life. After the birth of my first child, I start running and 16 years later, I'm still at it. www.dashingdiva.net
ReplyDeleteI am a follower
ReplyDeleteI like the you vs. you - because i think that is the biggest obstacle to overcome and I like the patience tag as a reminder to myself to have patience with my body.
ReplyDeleteI like fashletic on FB
ReplyDeleteand I hope all my enteries came through allright this time!!
Awesome giveaway! I've been eyeing up their stuff for quite a while! If I won, I'd get the Live Love Lift tank :)
ReplyDeleteAlready like them on FB :)
ReplyDeleteAlready like them on FB :)
ReplyDeleteAlready follow them on Twitter :)
ReplyDeleteAlready follow you on Twitter of course :)
ReplyDeleteShared on twitter :)
ReplyDeleteI made the choice to be strong this year by stepping out of a toxic relationship. It's been extremely difficult every step of the way but totally worth it to finally be "free".
ReplyDeleteI love their barbells for boobs fundraiser! What a fun way to raise money for a great cause :)
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