Guest Post: A Primer on Essential Oils
Happy Friday friends! I’m so glad you are enjoying the list of gift ideas for this year! I had a lot of fun putting it together for you! So today, I have a special treat for you. I’d heard about...
View ArticleStop Throwing Your Greens Away
Hi friends! Whoa, did I ever crave a big salad on Monday after a long weekend of leftovers! How about you? There is a reason there is a side dish is called “stuffing” (aka a Thanksgiving VERB, of...
View Article‘Tis The Season! Recipe Reviews + Gift Box Fun
Hi blog buds! I hope that the sun is shining on you wherever you are as you read this and that there is joy in your heart – it’s holiday time!! I really love the holiday season – I never tire of...
View ArticleWishing You the Merriest!
It’s Christmas Eve and we haven’t sneakily opened a single gift under the tree yet! (What?? We NEVER make it this long! We always joke that we are a couple of 5-year-olds living in this house because...
View ArticleThe Theme for 2015
Hey there blog buds! Are you ready to put 2014 in the rear view mirror as much as I am? I am excited for 2015. I love a clean slate! I am that person that loves cracking open a new calendar and a...
View ArticleDon’t Be Derailed by Small Obstacles
Hey there blog buds! How is this first month of 2015 treating you so far? If you had new intentions (or resolutions, plans, goals, etc.) are they going as planned? Do things EVER go as planned? If...
View ArticleHow to Make Smaller Steps Add Up to So Much More
Hi blog buds! I hope your February has been FABULOUS! For those of you stuck in the throes of a bitter cold and snowy winter, hang in there! It’s been a tough one and hopefully spring is right around...
View ArticleSpring Things
Hello there blog buds! Welcome to springtime! When we lived in Colorado, the first day of spring usually meant that a blizzard could hit at any time (for another two months)! I still remember a...
View ArticleStop Behaving, Start Being and Having
Imagine yourself sitting at a restaurant, perusing the menu. Do you ever have this talk in your head? The one that goes a little something like this, “I really want to order {lobster mac/french...
View ArticlePatience and Coffee
Hey there blog buds! So I’ve had a topic in mind over the past week while I was putting ideas together for this month’s newsletter and blog post. I sat down to work on the draft. And I kept having this...
View ArticleReleasing Attachment
Hi there friends! “Letting go of attachment” is the broad message that keeps making its way to me lately. This is a lesson I’m working hard on learning (and relearning over and over it seems) in a...
View ArticleProduct Review: MealEnders
As a kid, it was a pretty regular thing to have a sweet treat in the time between dinner and bedtime. Sometimes it might be a dessert that my mom made (like brownies!) and sometimes it was something...
View ArticleHow to Have a Stupendous September
Hey there blog buds! How has August been treating you so far? Summer days are dwindling as we gear up for autumn. I am ready for the fall season to arrive. When I lived in Colorado, I would mourn...
View ArticleWhat’s In My (Hiking) Bag?
Hi blog buds! WOW I have thoroughly enjoyed the time we’ve spent together during the Stupendous September! Tomorrow is already the 30th and last day! I hope you had a wonderful month and hopefully you...
View ArticleSeason of Reflection
It feels like it was just a few weeks ago when I was composing the theme post for 2015. What a roller coaster ride 2015 has been! I always find it so fascinating to reflect back upon the year with...
View ArticleWhen You Start to Feel Stuck
Well hello there friends! I know, it’s been a spell since the last post! There is that saying “Can’t see the forest for the trees” — I was experiencing a little of that as we began the new year for...
View ArticleA Post FIVE Years in the Making
I know, I know – I post a lot about my workouts and weight loss on social media these days. Let me tell you why. It’s not vanity, even though it might come across that way. It’s something very...
View ArticleSeptember Update
Hi Blog Buds! Happy Friday AND Happy September! We’re in the final third of the year! Will you finish it out with a bang? So happy that FALL will arrive at the end of the month here in the desert...
View ArticleSeasonal Detox
At the change of season from summer to fall 2016, I decided to do a gentle cleanse/detox. If you follow my page at all on Facebook, you likely saw some of the foods and updates I was posting about it....
View ArticleFind Time For You in the Hustle and Bustle
Warmest of hellos to you, my friend! I hope you are having a lovely holiday season so far! Phew, can you believe that Christmas is in LESS THAN two weeks? I absolutely love the holiday season BUT this...
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