Stronger You Fitness

With the creation of my online program and with a growing number of social media followers, I thought it might be nice to share a few fun facts about myself. And I’d love to hear some fun facts about you too! Comment below with your interesting facts.

1. I am under 5′ tall, BUT I played basketball all through high school
2. I was bit in the butt by a dog while running in the Philippines
3. I danced one time for Joey McIntyre of NKOTB (he stood up and said, “this girl represents!”)
4. I studied abroad in Italy and backpacked Europe in 2003. I was pick-pocketed once
5. I LOVE coffee, like could drink it all day long love it (I blame my Sicilian roots)
6. I am a mom to a 3.5 year old boy & a 1.5 year old girl and I adore them, but when I’m home with them too long I go a little crazy. I’m no pinterest mom
7. My husband and I hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro for our honeymoon. That’s right, 7 days without a shower in tight tenting quarters (romance)
8. I went skydiving over the Swiss alps and loved it. But that was when I was 20, now that i’m mid-30’s I have zero desire to do it again
9. I was on the U.S. National Australian Rules Football Team and had my photo in the newspaper in Australia for it
10. I taught English in Korea for a year and still felt short. I also made it in the newspaper there…this time an awkward picture of me on the beach in a bikini (I never saw anyone take the pic, just had coworkers bring me the paper later that week)
11. People used to tell me I look like Avril Lavigne
12. I did social work in Milwaukee and also worked at a rehab center for women with substance abuse issues
13. I ran part of the Great Wall of China, just for fun
14. I’ve had 5 concussions (fell out of shopping cart, fell down stairs, smacked head on corner of a low roof, fell off a windowsill, and got knocked hard in the head in a footy game)
15. I LOVE to dance, but not choreographed dancing. I’m all about the freestyle dance
16. I was a study abroad advisor and helped develop study programs in Asia
17. I met Drew Barrymore in L.A. and I’m pretty sure she thought my friend Bridget and I were total weirdos (which we were) We also saw a taping of Friends that trip
18. I was homecoming queen, but not because I was popular, more because my date and I put on the best skit EVER (SNL cheerleaders)
19. The main reason I would cut class in college was so I could work (I averaged 3 jobs at a time throughout college!)
20. I’m a cheesehead and proud of it. Wisconsin will always be home in my heart
21. I’m NOT into a lot of “mainstream” things such as: InstantPot, Costco, Lularoe (I really don’t get it), Harry Potter, Star Wars, skiing (I know, don’t judge), Breaking Bad, spending too much money on clothes/accessories (ha)
22. I’m TOTALLY into other mainstream things like: podcasts (This American Life, Stuff You Should Know, Ted Radio Hour, RadioLab), running, cauliflower, This is Us, the current Social Media trend, wearing workout clothes all the time (although I do actually work out in them at some point most days), Aaron Rodgers, reading, Apple Watches
23. I met Payton Manning when he first arrived in Denver and shook his hand (he was very nice and seemed to appreciate my stopping him)
24. I’ve eaten weird foods: live octopus (Korea), horse & raw chicken (Japan), chicken blood soup (Philippines), Beondegi aka silkworm pupae (Korea)
25. I love taking baths, often because I’m too lazy to stand up in the shower
26. I love wine and drink too much of it (can I blame this on my Sicilian roots as well?!)
27. I love cooking SIMPLE meals. If it’s complicated or has too many steps I am NOT interested, but I am a good cook for basics
28. I started a design company called Captured Ink and was featured in Westword
29. I have a hard time sitting still for too long. A day of doing nothing always sounds good, but 15 minutes into it I am trying to figure out what I can do
30. I love to travel (could you tell?!) and want to spend a month in Italy in the summer of 2019 with my family (know of anyone in Italy who wants to do a house swap??)

Drop me some comments about what we might have in common, or some interesting facts about you! And feel free to follow me on Instagram and Facebook.