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Bathroom Remodeling Blues What have we been up to.....Well, we decided that we needed to finally remodel the bathroom. It seemed like an easy concept, so we trotted off to a store, picked out all of the things we wanted, and set a delivery date. It's that easy, right? HA! Not so much! For starters, there are permits to pull. What do we know? We haven't renovated a bathroom before. This means we need to hire people to do the work. Another se [ + ]
» read moreWinter Through Spring Holiday Time This is one of my favorite times of year for a very simple reason: I love to decorate my house according to the holidays. I went from Christmas and Hanukkah to Valentine's Day to Saint Patrick's Day, and it will end, sadly, with Easter and Passover. OK. I suppose I could decorate for Cinco De Mayo, Bastille Day, July 4th, and a slew of other Hallmark days, but I find that ending after Easter leaves me some [ + ]
» read moreNew Year's Fun This year, we had an exceptionally fun New Year's Eve. For me in particular, the fact that I stayed up past 8pm. was a major miracle. Imagine the fun I was having when at 2am, I called it quits. What made this year so special? Firstly, it was my first New Year as Mrs. Rios. To me, after 50 years, to finally get it right was quite an accomplishment. Secondly, I cooked up a storm. I went with a Greek theme, and just went wil [ + ]
» read moreHello! Forgive the break in communication. We were updating our site. Recently, we had a very moving experience. We traveled to Tennessee to visit family. This wasn't just any trip, though. We had several BIG moments: 1. My birthday was celebrated (I turned 50). 2. Pedro and my Mother met for the first time. 3. Pedro's beautiful daughter, Allissa and I met for the first time. 4. Pedro and I both met our grandson, August for the [ + ]
» read moreFocus and Form Fitness is very proud to share this press release with you! Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Focus and Form Fitness Receives 2014 Best of Hallandale Award Hallandale Award Program Honors the Achievement HALLANDALE October 21, 2014 -- Focus and Form Fitness has been selected for the 2014 Best of Hallandale Award in the Personal Fitness Trainers category by the Hallandale Award Program. Each year, the Hallandal [ + ]
» read moreHoliday Reflections We are a family of mixed faith. I know we are not alone, but at this time of year, it is of particular importance for my faith. Other times of year, it is particularly important for my husband's faith. One thing is clear: In our family, prayer is prayer and faith is faith. We don't care that I am Jewish and my husband is not for the High Holidays. We DO care that we get to temple and pray together, to the same G-d, among a [ + ]
» read moreWe are #1! https://www.thumbtack.com/fl/miami/private-personal-trainers/ Thumbtack has awarded us the prestigious award of the #1 Private Personal Trainer in the Miami area! We are very proud of this accomplishment, and we will continue to work hard for the community. Thank you, Thumbtack. We are thrilled that all of our hard work and dedication is paying off! Shereen Rios BAS, CPT for Focus and Form Fitness [ + ]
» read moreThe Hurricane that Wasn't For the first time in years, I actually decided to prepare for the hurricane threat. Four days before the storm was supposed to hit (or not hit), I dragged myself to the nearest discount grocery retail store. I won't name names, but the one I went to ended in **rt. You can fill in the blanks if you so choose. I admittedly went in for supplies, but what I got was a show as well. I planned to purchase my [ + ]
» read moreSUMMER FUN FOR US! Last week, it occurred to us that we rarely do something fun locally. Sure, we do great things when we go on a vacation, but we were lacking local fun. When one of my clients went to Africa on a safari, she sent us pictures. AHA! We got inspired. We decided to take a trip to our local zoo! In our case, we are blessed to be less than an hour from the Miami Zoo. We left our house at 9:15 am. last Sunday, stopped for a fabul [ + ]
» read moreBrazil Trip We just came home from a wonderful trip to Brazil. Specifically, we stayed in Brasilia, where Pedro was born and raised. We got to spend some quality time with his family, which was really special, as SOMEONE turned 50 on this trip. (It wasn't me). Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, and is fascinating to visit. In case you don't know, the whole city was built in the midst of a jungle. They literally cleared out a jungle and bu [ + ]
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