Everyone could use a little humor on Friday, so let me show you what I have to deal with when my husband and I are halfway across the country from each other during the week and entertaining each other via email ... Kevin sent me this yesterday with the title "For...
Treat Yourself to Some Chocolate! (Giveaway!)
It's no secret that I love chocolate ... because I have something sweet every single night, dark chocolate is often in the rotation. It tastes so decadent, a little goes a long way, and it's a great way to treat myself! (picture source) Luckily for me given my treat...
The Health Tip that Applies to 75% of Americans (and probably you, too!)
As you certainly know by now if you follow me on Instagram (sorry for the photo flood!), I've been in Arizona with work this weekend. It was great overall (aside from the whole "meetings on a weekend" thing) ... I got in some relaxing kayaking, some beautiful...
Exercising and Preparing Healthy Food: A Tradeoff?
Earlier this week, I came across an article stating that 73% of Americans work out at least once per week, and 47% of those spend 30 minutes or more working out daily! This really surprised (and thrilled!) me, so I decided to dig into the data a little bit more. ...
Resetting for Fall
Happy Motivation Monday! There's nothing like a new beginning (beginning of the year, beginning of a season, beginning of a new job, or whatever it might be) to motivate us to get off to a fresh, new start. So, with the start of Fall yesterday, I'm embarking on a...
Staying Fit with Your Kids
If you don’t have kids, I'll leave you with two interesting articles for your "Work Out Wednesday:" This article shares the 4 biggest half-marathon mistakes, and this one gives all you yogis several postures to help tone various body parts. I'll start by saying that...
7 Benefits of Protein, and Quest Bar Giveaway!
Hope you're having an amazing weekend - thanks for stopping by! Today, I will talk about 7 benefits of protein, then share a review of one of my favorite on-the-go snacks ... and of course, give some away to you! Protein aids in muscle recovery and repair. If you're...
Fad Diets or Michael Pollan’s Advice?
I have talked before about making healthy living a lifestyle, and its benefits over adopting a "fad diet" or racing to see how quickly you can possibly lose 10 pounds. I guarantee you, you can be so much happier and more energetic, and your healthy lifestyle (and...
What’s For Dinner? Using the MVP Rule (Plus Recipes I’ve Tried Lately)
Do you ever find yourself peering into the refrigerator at 7pm, already hungry, and just unable to figure out what to make for dinner? You want to prepare something healthy, but you don't have time/ energy/ patience to cook an elaborate meal, and you just can't think...
The Dangers of Stress, and 7 Things I’m Doing to Kick it to the Curb This Weekend
Are you enjoying a long weekend for Labor Day? I hope so! We debated going out of town for the weekend, but ended up staying in Dallas, mainly because a weekend full of no plans sounded SO good ... and it is! Every once in a while, I think we all need a few days to...