Live simply. Eat well. Be kind.
As consumers, we are bombarded day in and day out with flashy advertisements enticing us to buy various products. Companies spend unimaginable amounts of time and money piecing together the perfect pitch, and they are in general pretty good about getting that home run. This system isn't new, but there does seem to be one… Continue reading Protein, Chocolate, and Beans?
Before you may question me, yes. Yes I did post that I was returning to a vegetarian diet, and yes I did eat this whole pictured plate of food. How do these two things coincide? The answer is that they don't, and that's okay. Recently, my life has been a massive ebb and flow of… Continue reading Mussels for My Muscles
Wow. This summer is going by more quickly than I could've imagined. It is crazy to think that in less than six months I will be wearing that iconic gap and gown and walking across the stage into full-blown adulthood. As that graduation date continues to draw nearer, the shear amount of questions I get… Continue reading From My Journey to Our Journey
Having a healthy mind involves accepting who you are and understanding how to be at peace with the fact you may not always be at peace.
You probably won't find a person who likes a salad more than me, but sometimes a bowl of leafy greens isn't enough to satisfy my taste buds. Sometimes all I want is that glorious white and red cardboard take-out box full of steaming rice, rich sauce almost certainly laden with msg, and a fortune cookie… Continue reading An Appetite with an Asian Food-Shaped Hole
Let's pretend you just decided to incorporate weight lifting into your workout routine. You excitedly put on your favorite outfit to exercise in, pump yourself up, and enter the gym doors. Your heart sinks at the sight of strangely shaped pieces of equipment and weights that you don't know what to do with. With just… Continue reading Give it Your 100
We are always told not to judge a book by its cover, but we should also be told not to judge ourselves by the cover.
Hummus. To those unfamiliar with the unidentifiable creamy substance, it is viewed as an icon of healthy eating. Too often I have overheard people dismiss hummus, assuming it to be gross because of its healthy connotation. On the opposite end of the spectrum, those that have taken the chance to vanquish the mysticism surrounding it,… Continue reading The Hummus Metaphor