Was one of your resolutions this year to be more present? Maybe you have an iPhone that sends you weekly reports of your usage and notice it keeps rising, or you’re spending lots of time glued to your computer. However you are spending time on screen, we can all benefit from curbing our time with…
11 Self Care Tips for Busy Seasons
It’s beginning to look a lot like.. a wonderful, busy, joyful, stressful time of year! This time of year is my favorite – give me all the Michael Bublé and Frank Sinatra Christmas songs… I love when the weather starts to turn and a general magic fills the air. It’s also hectic! Plans and parties…
Easy Homemade Veggie Broth
We love soup year round. It’s so easy to make a big batch on Sunday and have for lunches throughout the week. That means going through a lot of veggie broth, and therefore a lot of those broth boxes that are hard to recycle. We also eat a lot of vegetables, and I also noticed…
How to Stay Hydrated + Why it Actually Matters [Free Download]
We all know we need to drink water, but most of us don’t really stop to think about why. And we usually don’t drink enough – in fact, the average adult drinks less than half of what they need each day. Sure, we’re taught that our bodies are made up of more than 50% water,…
My Chronic Illness Journey
If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve had some struggles the last few months – seven to be exact. I have been in a bit of a daze since getting diagnosed with two chronic, invisible illnesses. But my journey with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) actually started a long time…
Proud Purchases: Spending Your Dollars Ethically & Sustainably
Like other topics involving ethics and sustainability, shopping can be a personal subject because it forces you to examine your habits. What this does not mean is getting down on yourself for what you own or getting rid of everything, but rather changing your perspective on future spending. We all have the power to support…
10 Ways to Get Out of Your Head
We all get in our heads in one way or another – you know, that little voice that whispers in our ear that can say a lot of mean things like… You’re not good enough. No one likes you. You’ll never get anywhere. Please don’t believe that voice. It can start from the comparison game,…
Recipe Roundup: Soups for the Week!
We love soups year round! They are filling, a great way to get a lot of veggies in, and are easy for meal prepping – perfect for my fellow spoonies, busy moms, or anyone who doesn’t want to worry about making a healthy lunch or dinner every day. We make a batch on Sundays and…
Favorite Clean Beauty Brands That You’ll Love Too!
The last few weeks, we’ve talked about reducing toxins in the home & skincare. For a refresh on why it’s so important: everything we put on, in, and around our bodies gets absorbed into the bloodstream and airways and has drastic effects on our health. The ingredients in common, everyday products are linked to cancer, thyroid…
4 Components to Clean, Nontoxic Skincare
Reducing and eliminating the toxins in our lives is super important for our health – what we surround ourselves with gets into our bodies one way or another (either through the bloodstream or our airways). It’s also critical for the health of our planet; the products we use and consume have an effect on our…