Danielle Cote

This was originally posted on October 17, 2021. I taught my first Pure Barre class on October 16, 2011 in Charleston, SC, and it’s safe to say that I had no idea where it was going to take me. I had taken my first class a year and half before…

This was originally posted on May 29, 2021. I’ve been staring at this screen for quite some time.  Each year as this day approaches, I wonder what will come to mind, and what I could possibly write that could be much different than the previous year.  Regardless, I know nothing…

This was originally posted on April 23, 2021. What I think about when I can’t sleep. 💤 💭 How could change not be necessary, when the systems and structures in our country were built by people to protect the people that looked and thought like them?  How could change not…

This was originally posted on September 10, 2020. More often times than not, I can not seem to get my thoughts on paper and even more-so, articulate exactly what I want to say. So much so, that I often just hold most of it inside, settle with a watered down…

This was originally posted on August 15, 2020. I’ve sat down to write this more than once over the past couple of months. I recently stumbled upon Why You Need a Third Place (And How to Find One) by Jordan Harbinger. It was written almost one year ago (8/22/19), which…

This was originally posted on May 26, 2019. The mind has an interesting way of holding on to and highlighting certain memories from our past. Eighteen years of traditions, vacations, play dates and endless summers. Bits and pieces of stories, paired with collected photos and videos from loved ones, allow…

This was originally posted on January 31, 2018. No matter how hard you work, there’s always going to be at least one, usually many more, that are not satisfied. I think that it’s safe to say that this is the norm, no matter what line of work you’re in. Depending…

This was originally posted on May 28, 2016. The alarm clock goes off on my Mother’s phone. It’s somewhere around 5:30am. Probably earlier. Samantha is in one bed with her and I am in the other bed just a couple of feet away. For some reason, the night before Samantha…

This was originally posted on October 15, 2015. Last Wednesday, I made the trip to Nashville for the annual Pure Barre conference. The conference is attended by (almost) all of the current franchisees across the country. To say things have been busy lately would be a huge understatement, but then…

This was originally posted on September 6, 2015. Every morning, I wake up to a handful of memories, courtesy of Facebook, reminding me of what happened on THIS day in prior years. This morning, I had this reminder from five years ago: I didn’t end up making it to Sibling…