Tiffany Zook will be doing a series of guest posts on racing for charity. She was a very important and passionate member of Team Shrinking Jeans when we raced with Team In Training and raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Tiffany was a rockstar fundraiser and motivational team member!! She is passionate [...]
Happy Friday! It’s time to share all our favorite links from around the internet in our weekly-round up! These may or may not be health-related today, because it’s Friday and I’m lazy and my head hurts. I received a late birthday present this week– a gift certificate to Gussy Sews. Ohmycuteness. Whatever shall I pick? [...]
It’s time! It’s time! We are taking registrations for our 2nd annual Team Shrinking Jeans! We are training to run or walk the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll half-marathon on June 5th, 2011. We will also offer the full marathon option for those of you crazy people who are interested in doing all 26.2 miles. [...]
I’m kind of in disbelief that it’s the end of January already, which also means we’re in Week 5 of the Power of 1 Challenge. Holy guacamole. How’s this challenge going for you? Are you finding YOUR power? Are you participating in the Weekly Projects? By now, you know the drill. It’s Wednesday. You hit [...]
Last week we announced our plan to train for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 marathon on June 5th. We can’t wait. There is nothing better than hanging out in real life with the Sisters and Brothers we know so well from online. Read all about it here. Now listen, we really, really, REALLY [...]
It’s time to kick off the 2nd annual Team Shrinking Jeans! We are open to all… men, women, college students, great grandmothers… We want YOU!! Last year our amazing team of 14 raised over $43,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! This year, we want to beat that amount! We are planning on raising money [...]
Each week, we highlight a deserving Sister (or brother) for our Sisterhood Spotlight, and the honor today goes to Mel! Mel is smart, funny, and truly a supportive, wonderful friend. You can find her over at Mel Gets Fit, as she chronicles her journey to lose 100 pounds! She jumped feet first into the craziness [...]
It’s time for another edition of Mailbag Monday! You ask questions, we answer them (or find someone to answer them)! Keep those questions coming! Just shoot an email to support@shrinkingjeans.net or leave them down below in the comments! This week’s featured question is from Debra. She writes: My question is all about running. I’ve just [...]
That’s right! Due to many, many requests, we’re bringing back the Sister Spotlight!! This time, we’re going to do it just tad bit differently. Every Sunday, a sister will be spotlighted, and we’re gonna need YOUR help to pull it off! Here’s how it’s gonna go: If you’re the lucky sister to be spotlighted, then [...]
**Updated – Congrats to our six winners! See below! Did you read Part II in our series on running? If not, go do it now. I’ll wait. Okay! You’re back! We are giving away a few of our favorite things to SIX of our readers! Each prize package will consist of: A $10 iTunes gift [...]
The winners of the Team Shrinking Jeans Bash will be picked and announced tonight on Twitter at 8 p.m. Central time. Make sure you’re following @shrinkingjeans! If you aren’t on Twitter, we’ll put the names up on this post as soon as our Twitter party is over. Look for them after 9 p.m. Central time. [...]
The Spring Fling Challenge is going hot and heavy. We still have a few more weeks left to go, though. How are you doing? Are you full steam ahead or have you lost your steam? Go ahead, you can be honest with us. Chances are, you are not alone in whatever your answer may be. [...]
A while back, the fabulous team at BornFit asked me if I would like to help them kick-off the Motherhood of the Traveling Shirt. I was honored that they would even THINK to ask me, so of course I said yes. They sent me a magical shirt to inspire me on my journey to get [...]
Our lovable Christie O. is putting on a fun (and very brave) fundraiser today at Westfield Countryside Mall in Clearwater, FL, from 10 a.m. until closing or until she reaches her Team Shrinking Jeans fundraising goal, whichever comes first. She’s super nervous, as we all would be, so let’s show her as much virtual support [...]
Welcome to today’s Sisterhood Bash Happy Hour! What’s the Sisterhood Bash? Go check it out – we’re raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and there are MANY chances to win fabulous prizes…and cash. Yes, cash. So every day, we are sharing some awesome recipes with you guys and today, we’re making Hungry Girl [...]
