To all the people who spend time exercising and eating well only to not see a shift on the scale or maybe the number bumped up. All the effort given but the goal is still out of reach. All the work put in but it still didn’t make a difference. The disappointment that hits when …
Category Archives: clean eating
We Get to Choose
A regular conversation occurring recently has been discussing the fact that we get to choose our reactions. We don’t get to choose the circumstance or what the another person did to us, but we do get to choose how we react to the circumstance or the person. I would love to say this is my …
Keep it Simple
Consistently keeping it simple is how I maintain a wellness lifestyle. For years I told myself I just didn’t have the time or energy to eat well, exercise, sleep, maintain a relationship with God, or even really maintain relationships with other people. But what I stumbled upon, was I making everything way more dramatic and …
Sustainability
Sustainable, I was told this is a coin word. Sustainable means to be able to maintain a certain rate or level. I will confess, the pace I have been running for the past few months is not sustainable. I can see this being reflected my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. In an effort realign …
Caring for your self
Last year was an amazing year. I was really starting to see the positive effects from being intentional about taking care of myself. Mind-Body-Spirit. I wanted everyone to experience this! A close friend encouraged me to start a blog. To bring people along on the journey. What a journey this has been so far! I …
Be here
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Be where your feet are?” This phrase had me pause everything the past week. I was listening to another person share this phrase and it struck me like a bus. “I am terrible at this!” I found myself in this exhausting cycle of thinking of the next thing to …
What the heck is Self-Care?
A couple of weeks ago I was getting massage. This is what I always imagine as “Self-care.” It always seemed fancy and luxurious. I was being fancy! However, it was during this session that I realized I have not been fully practicing self-care in the way it should be done. The massage therapist told me …
The Right Fuel
I would not consider myself great in the kitchen. But I am getting better. There has always been something a little mysterious about cooking to me. Combine this with that and viola! Something amazing! Or something very terrible is the result! Growing up, my parents both worked full time jobs. I also have 2 older …
