As I sat on my front porch the day after Halloween, nursing a sugar hangover, I watched workers in and out, in and out of the house across the street. For several days now, they’ve been redoing, updating, and constructing inside the house, and it’s because the owners are getting ready to sell. It got me thinking: why do…
Category: Health
Embracing My Mother’s ALS
I put it off as long as I could. I buried myself in friends’ lives, picked at frivolous problems, and attended an excessive amount of events. I traveled for three weeks straight. I caught up on every T.V. show I’ve ever enjoyed. I cleaned and organized my entire home. And I sorted through every piece of clothing my children…
Your ASSET to Eating Healthy in 2022
The image below is a great visual guide to all the foods that can be an asset to your lifestyle and health. Use it for reference, pin it or just look it over to get an idea of what foods benefit you best! Additionally, consider local, farm-to-table resources when seeking out produce and meats to…
8 Basic Health Tips for Everyday Life
Growing up, it’s probably safe to say we’ve all heard the story of The Tortoise and the Hare. Remember that? Well, if not, the moral of the story was basically, “slow and steady wins the race.” Okay, crazy lady, what does this have to do with basic health tips? I’ll get you there, I promise. Oftentimes when I…
3-Ingredient Almond Pancakes 2022
This year I’ve started changing my eating lifestyle. I’m opting for healthier choices, local picks, and using recipes, like these almond pancakes, as a resource. If you check out my guide and ASSET to eating healthy, you’ll see what it’s all about and find a great graphic to keep handy for healthy food choices! Often people–including myself–like the idea…
6 Tips to Calm Anxiety in 2022
Before I had kids, I knew what anxiety was, I understood people struggled with it, but I was never fully able to comprehend how or why it affected them. I always wondered if you knew your anxiety was illogical, why couldn’t you tell yourself that and stop it in its tracks. However, I also understood from…
100 Days of Healthy: Day 5
Update on 14 April 2022 This is my weekly update on the first item on my #100DaysOfHealthy list. For those who haven’t seen the first post, I have a list containing 11 items, and I plan to start each item on a new week and report back the changes I see throughout that week. Once I start an…