Priorities, Redefining Success & Finding the Gentle Middle Picking up on where we left off in Part I, I was back in my cycle of overworked and rundown, having once again taken on too much and feeling the effects... RETREAT So I went on my retreat. I got to truly rest, truly unplug, and truly [...]
Avoiding Extremes & Maintaining Balance Part l I talk a lot about balance. Work/life balance and prioritizing ourselves in the midst of our busy lives and... is it even possible? Well, I can tell you one thing, it’s a lot harder than it looks and for some reason I've continued to replay the same pattern [...]
Why Bone Broth? We're coming on cold and flu season so I've done a round up of all my bone broth recipes from easy to stupid-easy, as well as a rundown of the many health benefits that can be found in Bone Broth! So, what if I told you there was a delicious food that [...]
QUICK DISCLAIMER I wrote this on Tuesday 9/4, but struggled with it for a few more days. I wanted to address what I promised Part l, but also feel like there's so much else, so much other, so much more I'd like to share. (Note to self: write more, more frequently). It just felt [...]
FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE I met my husband when I was 27. Marriage and kids was a lifestyle that wasn’t on my radar - a concept I reserved for other people. I traveled. I dated. I had no fear and moved on a dime to a new location whenever I felt the urge, happily [...]
PART I Yesterday marked 31 days AF (alcohol free) for me. Which means 31 days ago I had my last drink, and it wasn’t a glamorous one...think bad chardonnay via free Southwest drink tickets on the tail end of trip to Mexico while be rerouted to Amarillo, TX due to storms in Denver. Quite [...]
What you're currently doing, or not doing, in your life should not define you. I used to identify with the activities, practices and behaviors (workouts/diets) that I participated in to the point of letting it define who I was as a person. The problem with was when my boat in life got rocked, (which it [...]
With summer comes travel and with travel can come some serious problems with eating in healthy ways. You may have found your groove eating at home. Maybe you’ve even found certain restaurants where you’ve figured out what to order. But once you hit the road, these healthy patterns get a bit lost on translation. [...]
Grieving the end of beautiful things. Enthusiastically anticipating what's next... You know that famous Dr. Suess quote,"don't cry because it's over smile because it happened?" While I do love that quote, today I beg to differ. Read on... I don't tend to be outwardly emotional. I feel a lot, and I feel deeply (#empath), [...]
How to slide into summer happy, healthy, peaceful and present Mindful mamas (and dads) out there, have you noticed that this time of year rivals the holidays as far as the level of activities, commitments, “busyness” and overall stress? I don’t know about you but my schedule, all of a sudden, is crazy packed! [...]
