Hi. 🙂
I’m Jessica. I have a true passion for fitness and nutrition, and I absolutely love cooking and baking. I love to shop and am obsessed with shoes. I also enjoy reading trashy magazines and love reading ‘chick-lit.’ I live in Pittsburgh – or as you may know it as – The City of Champions.
I am a certified personal trainer, and have helped many of my clients adapt a healthier lifestyle and lose a few pounds, including some who have lost up to 120lbs. They are my motivation! I recently have attempted a switch of careers for many reasons, but those clients have become some of my best friends. I love helping people change their lives.
You will see me talk alot about my family on this blog. I truly have an amazing family, and I don’t even think I can put into words how wonderful they are. We spend the majority of our time together, laughing wildly. And no, we are not Italian.
But we are Irish.
I have something wonderful to say about each male and female in my family – parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, pets, and so on. I hope to share just a bit of their special-ness with you.
I married the love of my life in October of 2008 and we are busy making our new house a home. 🙂
For more about why my title is ‘How Sweet It Is,’ click here.
This blog is about everything -especially life in general, and just how sweet it really can be.
If you have any Q’s or just want to chat, email me at merchant.jessica@gmail.com.
I’d love to hear from you!
Pre-Wedding
Vegas Honeymoon 🙂
Pre-Fitness Show
Hey, Jessica, just discovered your blog. Looks cool so far! Cute cookie jar, btw. 🙂 I recently started my own blog too; feel free to stop by. Look forward to more from you.
Thanks for stopping by! I will check it out! 🙂
Thanks for the comment Jessica! Can’t wait to follow your blog! Beautiful wedding pic BTW!
Your wedding pic is stunning!
-Sarah
Ahhhh thank you! So sweet! 🙂
I’m so jealous of your cute little bod! My thighs are killing me! I hope we can be blogging buds and perhaps you can guide me on the art of anti-cottage cheese.
Haley
Hahaha thank you so much! We can certainly be blogging buds. 🙂 I am really still trying to figure this all out!
We met on Tasty Kitchen and I have to say, you remind me so much of my daughter. Loves clothes, shoes, pink and all the girly-girl things BUT she hasn’t been inspired to get into the kitchen….yet. I keep praying for that moment. I guess I should pray for a young man to come into her life THEN she’ll get inspired. Poor fella, she’ll be practicing on him. LOL Well, you are a cutey and congratulations on your newly-wed lives. Anne
Just found your blog…You are hilarious…great writing.
Beautiful wedding pic!
I look forward to reading more!!
Thank you so much! This made my day!
I honeymooned in Vegas too, how cool! 🙂
thanks for your comment 🙂 now that i know about your blog i can’t stop reading haha so i too LOVE shoes (i work for a women’s designer shoe & clothing boutique- ahhhh!) and trashy mags (they keep me going haha). your pictures are beautiful- can’t wait to read more!
OMG your job sounds delightful! 🙂
Hallo !!
Your pictures are beautiful……..
Jessica, just found you on ”we are not martha”, I cna’t wait to read more of you blog!
Glad you found it! 🙂
How can you look like that after eating that lobster-mac-n-cheese?!!! I want your secret! 😉
Hahah really, I don’t look like that all the time – there is a significant difference in my wedding pics and my competition pics…the competition weight is not a healthy one to stay at year round. But it is motivating to want to get back there!
Really cute blog! Thanks for the comment on mine, and I’m adding you to my reader! 🙂
I honeymooned in Vegas also! I’m looking to start back up with exercising. Looking forward to following your blog!
Hi Jessica!
Thanks so much for your comment on my blog. Yours is great too, adding you to my google reader as we speak! Keep the delicious food pics coming 🙂
Oh, and beautiful wedding pics, by the way!!
Kristen
Thanks so much! 🙂
Your blog is soo cute! I ❤ your wedding picture, adorable
Thanks so much!
Such a cute blog! I’m glad I stumbled across it 🙂 I’m a terrible baker…I’ll have to live vicariously through you for that!
Your blog is so sweet – I love it! And, please don’t think me inappropriate, but you have a killer body! I may need to follow you, as you *obviously* have some idea of what you’re doing 😉 And thank you for the comment on my blog!
You look amazing! I have always wanted to do a fitness show or competition but I don’t know much about it or where to really go. Can you give me some info? Do you train by yourself or with a trainer? I just came across your blog and look forward to reading more!!!
I just found your blog, and I love it! I recently started my own food and fitness blog too. 🙂
I’m looking forward to keep reading your blog!
Hi, I just stumbled upon your blog!I only wish I could cook! 🙂
Hi Jessica! Thanks for stopping by my blog (I like the theme you chose too ;))! I hope you do try the pumpkin pancakes- great for fall and for getting the men out of bed 🙂
Your pictures are gorgeous, I’m excited to read more and that’s good encouragement for me to post more frequently.
Have a great day!
wow! i stumbled upon your blog.. nice blog, and great body!!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Yours is super cute and well done 🙂
Found your blog on foodbuzz. Love it so far!
Just found your blog, and can’t wait to read more! I just moved about an hour and a half north of Pittsburgh from Boston! Quite a change!
Your writing is fantastic, your photos are awesome and your body is incredible. WOW, you are the total package…..too bad your married.
Great blog! I would love to hear more about your fitness show – do you have a post about that? I have a goal that I want to compete in one, not body build per-say, but something that strives me to achieve a level of fitness that I have never been at before.
Any way, I look forward to reading more! And if you have time I would love for you to check my blog out, too. 🙂
Healthy eating!
Tasha
Hi Jessica! Thanks so much for your comments on my blog! Your wedding photo is lovely…what a beautiful bride you were! And a Vegas honeymoon sounds like so much fun. I am dying to go there with my hubby someday!
The workouts listed in your blog and the recipes that you have are tremendous. I look forward to trying the puke my lunch out workout this saturday.
You must have been an excellent Trainer and an even better Friend!
Can’t wait to read your future posts.
yay i love pittsburgh! i lived there four 5 years.
Hi Jessica!
I see you on soooo many of the blogs I read from Gina to Heather and just wanted to finally say hello to you 🙂 Your wedding pic looks awesome and so do you in your fitness attire. Do you do fitness competitions? I am a yoga teacher and have a passion for all things fitness. And we actually got married in Vegas so we had the honeymoon and wedding all right there. Talk about craziness 🙂
xoxo
averie
Hey! Just came across your blog. I just started going to grad school in Pittsburgh this year and love it so far! Do you live near the city or outside?
Hi Jessica!
Thank you for visiting my blog, and leaving your lovely comment! It’s nice to “meet” you!
You look fabulous by the way!
I’m bookmarking your blog, so I’ll be sure to visit often! =)
Happy Friday!
Something is preventing my body from looking like that… it’s ME! Oh, and those 4 kids I birthed. But you go girl!
Nice to “meet” you here Jessica!
what a sweet and amazing life you have ! Love that pre-fitness show picture! Sometime in my life, I hope I can be a certified fitness trainer as well !
I’ve include your blog into my blogroll. So excited to find someone share the same interest and life style!
Hope to read more from you, Best,
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