School Daze- The Struggle is Real Being a parent is rewarding. It is the most amazing and most fulfilling part of my life. But parenting is also a LOT of work. It is not always pretty, and I am sure you would agree that school mornings are some of the most stressful moments of the… Read More School Daze
Busy Mom Life When my daughter is home, I spend my time driving her to and from her private school, toting her to activities, cooking, cleaning and helping with homework. There’s also my job which, in real estate, means sometimes you are working on weekend, late nights and whenever your clients need help. Let’s just… Read More My Summer Weight Loss Journey
Why I Live Without Birth Control and Why You Should at Least Consider It. This is one of the hardest and most embarrassing articles for me write, but I feel like I need to. Maybe someone, someday, will get some help from it. I got married at the young age of 18 but was not… Read More Why I Live Without Birth Control and Why You Should at Least Consider It
Looks like I got you with my great punch line, but let’s face it, I’m not Gwyneth Paltrow and this is not goop.com, so my ideas are probably just garbage. But I do know that these things worked for me. Everyone goes through growth in their life and these are just ideas to help you… Read More 10 Steps to Really Improving Your Life
The Truth About Soy If you are trying to avoid soy, you may be surprised that it is present in about 60% of the food in the supermarket. In order to cut costs food manufacturers add soy as filler into many processed foods and even ground meat. Even most cans of tuna are found… Read More The Truth About Soy
10 Things You Should Make at Home We live in an age of convenience. Not only is it killing our bodies slowly, but it is depleting the earth of its ability to sustain life. Mass production of food has taken over and we no longer rely on local sources to feed our families. Food is… Read More 10 Things You Should Make at Home
Sauces That Hinder Good Eating Habits We all know that eating a piece of broccoli tastes much better dipped in ranch, but are we outweighing the goodness of vegetables with the bad of our dip. Here is a list of condiments that we should avoid: Ketchup- Main brand ketchup is packed full of high fructose… Read More Sauces That Hinder Good Eating Habits
You Are What You Eat –Beef and Dairy- A Toxic Cycle When we eat, our body uses the nutrients from the food for many vital functions. These include such important things as energy for our heart to beat and our brains to think. Most of us have heard the phrase: “you are what you eat”. … Read More You Are What You Eat –Beef and Dairy- A Toxic Cycle
Reconstituted and concentrated juice- Is it worth it? Browse the juice aisle at the grocery store and you will see most of it states either made from concentrate or reconstituted, but what does that mean? They mean the same thing. Concentrating is the process of heating the juice and removing most of the water (about… Read More Reconstituted and concentrated juice- Is it worth it?
Dandelion- The Secret Vitamin Powerhouse Growing in Your Yard When I first heard of eating dandelions I was almost repulsed. While pondering that for a moment I came to the realization that I had been in a way, living a life dictated by the media. For years now the media has been telling us what… Read More Dandelion- The Secret Vitamin Powerhouse Growing in Your Yard