Summer is a time of healthy living: sunshine, sweaty activities, outdoor adventures, fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s also a time of living it up, of saying “yes,” of kicking habits off to the wayside. There’s been a lot of disruptions to my routine this summer. Friends visiting, seeing someone in town for just the summer,…
No, I’m not talking about age, though more on that later.* I’m talking about weight. via GIPHY Yeah, definitely not everyone’s favorite topic. I don’t know too many people that actually like talking about their weight. It seems to be top of mind right now. I felt all the feels yesterday when seeing Jen’s post about…
When Friday rolls around, there’s a magic in the air. You feel me? via GIPHY Weekend vibes are an interesting thing for me. There’s just so much to do, how do you decide? Do you relax and rest? Catch up on sleep, binge a show on Netflix, get a massage? Do you head out…
When you’re a kid envying grown ups their freedoms, what they don’t tell you is that it’s really hard to be an adult. Ok, maybe they do try to tell you that. I distinctly remember being told to enjoy my youth. The catch of that is that you don’t really know how amazing it is…
Ok, I didn’t go out on a date with a full-blown nudist. We were in a bar in Portland. Wearing many, many layers of clothes. Though it might not be that far-fetched since I have been kicked out of a coffee shop because my date was barefoot and have been on a second date to…
Maybe it’s the fact that I just got a 90-minute massage from my favorite massage therapist in the world, but I feel the need to talk about my love of massages. I’m that person. The minute you touch my shoulders, I shimmy them to get you to rub them. I always mentally beg for physical adjustments…
Warning: REAL things ahead, like Instagram not portraying real life all the time, pregnant and mom bodies, and boobs. I went to spin class yesterday for the first time in, well, a long time. I think the last time I saw this crew and got on a stationary bike to ride and sweat my face…
Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful. – Sophia Loren The best way to “be” beautiful is to feel beautiful. It doesn’t come from owning the Tiffany heart necklace, wearing foundation, having a boyfriend, or being born with symmetrical facial features. It comes from confidence, self worth, and happiness….
I don’t have to wake up on the wrong side of the bed to not be in the best mood. Some days I just don’t wanna… So when there’s not necessarily a problem that can be fixed, but I just feel meh, there’s a few things I do. Eat chocolate Some recent studies have shown…
Health is one of those things we definitely take for granted. Whether it’s injury or illness, it’s never fun when something takes us out of the game. I was sick for about a year and a half in high school. Fall of my sophomore year in 2005 I somehow got a bacteria called H. pylori. A…
