I don’t know if I love anything more than a wholesome potluck. Perhaps because it reminds me of the Midwest; perhaps because you only have to do a fraction of the dishes but are able to try many amazing things, or perhaps because I think it is wired in our DNA to enjoy a big [...]

I had written about the ways in which I celebrate my strengths, and last week I did a post actively practicing self-love and looking for the good in what I had thought were catastrophic photos of myself. But I realized rather humbly that there are quite a few more areas where I can do good [...]

Nothing is more satisfying than the easy, one-two bunch of homemade cleaners. Sustainable, safe, and effective, I don’t have to worry about recycling tons of plastic bottles or harming humans, animals, or earth with chemicals. I clean my entire apartment with baking soda, vinegar, lemons, essential oils, hydrogen peroxide, and sometimes (intentionally or otherwise): tea. [...]

The takeaway: Use your strengths to guide you through change, relieving obstacles and becoming your own best friend in your quest for better health and a more joyful life! Actions: Make a list of all the things you are good at. It can have any focus – things you like about your body, a gratitude list of [...]

Crockpot pot roast? Easy peasy! Leftover pot roast? A dream for the taste-buds. Leftover pot roast bedded in a salad full of crisp spring foliage? WIN. Did I just use the word foliage in place of salad? Yes. I’m the kind of person who likes to eat foliage. Call me a Brontosaurus. I think the [...]

While I was writing the post Why I Love My Stretch Marks, a thought hit me while I was looking through old photos. I write so much about self-love, but I didn’t actually love a part of myself – my past self. The one that ate her emotions, felt she had no self-worth, and stayed [...]

Well I completed the Live Below the Line Challenge – and it went as well I as had expected. My main source of food was the chicken broth I made from $1.00 chicken bones, and the only time I noticed a pinch was when I went to the vegetable market. I’m used to buying whatever [...]

Taking a quick break from the Whole Foods Ladder to write about a sudden thought that hit me last week. Sometimes I get so excited or moved by writing something that I just need to drop everything and go with the flow. I love my stretch marks. It’s an odd statement, I know. And for [...]

Who doesn’t love a good shake? Be it a frozen treat, pickup line, dance move, or a really good throttle of your shampoo bottle to get the last bit of lather – I love shakes. Give me a chocolate milkshake and we’ll be friends for life. This recipe has been kid-tested, friend-approved. And my friends [...]