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Ericka Andersen

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With nearly 5 years of blogging here at the Sweet Life, it’s hard to know which posts to spotlight but I went through and noted which posts I really enjoyed writing — and that I thought readers might find most interesting or helpful. Check them out!

Favorite Posts

  • Our Wedding & Engagement
  • Jacob’s Birth Story
  • This is the Story of a Friendship
  • This is the Story of a Girl in Washington, DC
  • How I Got a Date Worth Keeping — And Marrying
  • How I Found Freedom From Binge Eating
  • Imposter Syndrome: I Have It
  • 10 Things I’ve Learned From the Most Successful Woman I Know
  • When Fitness Becomes Part of Who You Are
  • For My Love
  • This is How You Remember Someone Well
  • My Proven Methodology For Getting Up at 4:30am
  • This Penny is to Love On: Saying Goodbye to Grandma
  • When You Can’t Get Pregnant
  • Before & After: How She Lost 250 Pounds Without Surgery
  • Our 1-Year Anniversary
  • Ignore the Dream Killers
  • Eating Disorder Awareness & Recovery
  • What Blogging is Really About
  • CrossFit Doesn’t Have a Dirty Little Secret
  • The Time I Was on CNBC Talking About Pinterest
  • For My Mom on Mother’s Day
  • Eating Disorder Prevention: 10 Things Never to Say
  • My Profile in Women’s Running
  • Veteran’s Day at Arlington Cemetery 
  • The Time I Did CrossFit With Rich Froning
  • How I Lost 50 Pounds Through Zumba 
  • An Interview About Running With Congresswoman Mia Love
  • 10 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self
  • 7 Rituals For Running When You’re Unmotivated

Notable Posts

  • How Asking For More Money Worked For Me
  • Big News: We’re Moving to Indiana
  • Taylor Swift: The Concert
  • P90X & Running With Tony Horton
  • Social & Digital Media Advice From the Trenches
  • It Bothers Me When You Don’t Eat
  • My Before Social Media Life Story
  • 7 Habits to Make Permanent Lifestyle Changes
  • The Non-Chef’s Guide to Becoming Someone Who Actually Likes to Cook
  • I Stopped Counting Fat Grams & Calories
  • 12 Healthy Food Staples in My Kitchen
  • The Greatest Beauty Secret of All Time — And Its Free
  • Life Was at the Edge of My Comfort Zone
  • Running a 2:31 Marathon With Nike’s Chris Vargo
  • Mother’s Day is Hard For Some Women. That Doesn’t Mean We Shouldn’t Fully Celebrate.
  • My Back Injury Story Part I, Part II & Part III
  • How to Run a Successful Twitter Chat
  • Christmas at the White House
  • The Day I Met Ben Affleck (Again)
  • Ogar Strong: On the CrossFit Athlete Who Was Paralyzed
  • Best Moments of 2013
  • 10 Ways to Fight Afternoon Fatigue
  • Top 10 Posts of 2013
  • What Fitness Represents (Conservatism’s Appeal)
  • 7 Reasons You Should Start a Blog
  • How I Ate What I Wanted & Lost Weight on Vacation
  • CrossFit: From Hating to Loving My Arms
  • Wedding Stuff: My Bachelorette Party, Indiana Bridal Shower, DC Bridal Shower
  • Why I Didn’t Diet For My Wedding Day
  • On the Boston Bombing
  • My Appearance on Huffington Post Live
  • How I Lost 15 Pounds
  • Why I Don’t Want a Wedding
  • Top 10 Posts in 2012
  • How I Gained Exercise Freedom

Travel

  • Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Whitehouse, Jamaica (Sandals Resort)
  • Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2015
  • Alaska Part I and Part II
  • Charleston 2015
  • The Blend Retreat in Boulder, CO
  • Nassau, Bahamas
  • The Refresh Summit in Nashville, TN
  • Sedona, Arizona
  • Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2014
  • The Blend Retreat in Park City, Utah
  • Memorial Day: Charleston, SC
  • Old Rag Mountain: 10-Mile Hike
  • SXSW in Austin, Texas
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
  • Runner’s World Weekend: Bethlehem, PA
  • Sunset Hills Vineyard
  • Fitbloggin’ Conference in Portland, Oregon
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Dominican Republic 
  • Fitbloggin’ in Baltimore, MD
  • Best Friend meet up in Raleigh, NC
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Democratic Republic of Congo Part I & Part II
    • Video Stash
    • Eating on Congo
    • Dear Africa
  • New York City
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Luray Caverns

I'm Ericka -- New mom, runner, CrossFitter, writer, social media lover, living my life as balanced and joyfully as possible in Indianapolis, Indiana. After 10 years in Washington, DC, I'm glad to be home! I'll never say no to a cupcake and I'm always up for an adventure :)

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