Happy One Year to the Crown

I don’t know if one year seems fast or slow. It definitely doesn’t feel like I’ve been blogging for a year, but given that Anything For The Crown was technically born like three years ago, a year feels short. Regardless, a lot has changed over this past year and I have to admit that a lot of the positives that happened kind of stemmed from this blog.

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Launching and managing Anything For The Crown helped me explore new paths I never thought of before. For one, I actually put my camera to use and started shooting/editing more for every blog post. I made an effort to travel to and explore more places, even if it was just down the street. I began to think more seriously about my personal branding and the skill sets I have to offer outside of my regular day job. And most importantly, I feel like I’m making most of my life right now.

At times I’m overwhelmed with the amount on my plate. Work has been absorbing a lot of my energy because I'm managing bigger projects and in the midst of launching a brand new program. Also, Roll Global officially announced it's rebranding today, to The Wonderful Company. It's an exciting time :) Outside of work I split my time among Social Media Club LA, Anything For The Crown (and photography in general), triathlon training and other side projects in the works— it can be a lot. But when I was at the peak of my stress, I came across some quotes that really put me at ease for some reason..

"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."

"It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

So cheesy, I know. Gag. But I guess the point of this post is to let myself admire how far I’ve come and embrace what has yet to happen. I have no doubt that everyone else has these moments in their lives so I hope these words can help soothe you too when you need it most. So here’s to one year of doing anything for the crown and here's to many more to come :)

Exploring Spring: Climb For Heroes

One of my first posts on this blog was about Tender Greens. It’s been about three and a half years since I first stepped foot into one of their restaurants and I like to think that our bond grows stronger every day :) It all started with a simple tweet that led to being named the "Duchess of Tender Greens" on their blog and connecting with their Director of PR, Christina Wong.

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Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

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Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

A couple months back she reached out to me to join their team at

Climb For Heroes

. Every year they sponsor Climb For Heroes, a charity hike hosted by

Project Heroes

, which is an organization that works with the veterans, soldiers, marines, and military families and communities on all levels. Its mission is to improve the care and protection of heroes through individual support, community empowerment and systemic change. It was such an amazing event to be a part of.

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Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

To be honest, at first I was hesitant about accepting the invite because I had the

SoCal Ragnar Relay

that same weekend. But how often does an opportunity like this come around? So after 17 hours of running and lack of sleep (Friday to Saturday), come Sunday morning I was up at 6AM ready to hike Mt. Baldy with Tender Greens and Project Heroes.

Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

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I had no idea of what to expect but it was such an awesome turn out. There were other sponsoring brands like

PBR

, 

Equinox

and

Kicking Horse Coffee

so participants were not short on goodies. I have to say the hike was quite a challenge after running a relay but I didn’t regret my decision one bit. Mt. Baldy has epic views and it’s a guaranteed booty blaster. Highly recommend it and I’ll definitely be going back. TFTI

Tender Greens

, love ya!

Mt Baldy Climb For Heroes

xo elle

NTC Tour LA: Better For It

This past Saturday I got to be a part of the NTC Tour LA and it was full of fitness and fun from 6:30PM to 12:30AM. The event was dubbed “Nikechella" and for good reason. The venue was huge and detailed down to the last portapotty—mirror, lotion, face wipes, tampons, and hair ties included. Huge stages and arenas were set up like a music festival, and speakers blasted tunes that were sure to pump you up. I shouldn’t have been surprised because Nike never sets out to be average.

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The NTC Tour was divided into 6 different events which varied for everyone depending on their goal for the night. I opted to get lean so my night included: the Nike Women Epic Workout, Nike Training Club, Rest & Refresh, Flywheel, Groov3, and the Grand Finale. Water/NUUN stations were scattered all over and we even had maps incase we got lost. In the SNKRS courtyard they served food and had tables decorated with Air Max “vases" that made me feel like I was at a wedding. Photo ops were literally at every corner.

Huge prop to the kickass instructors who lead all the classes, and of the night I have to say that the Flywheel class was my absolute favorite. It was my first real cycling class and I can’t even put into text how incredible Holly’s energy was. I felt so motivated by her words and her playlist was definitely on fleek.

I had a lot of firsts at that event and although I was pretty drained by 11PM, I’m so grateful for the experience and am so inspired by all the wonderful people I met.