Aren’t you tried of people asking you what you want for Mother’s Day? Shouldn’t they get it by now? Moms are bad asses. We do way more than humanly possible and push our bodies and minds to the limits. Get sick? Who has time to get sick? I am honestly typing this from the doctor’s office waiting to get an x-ray on my foot. (What – you don’t bring your… Keep Reading
Training for a marathon is no joke. Luckily, I only have to do a half. Hey, we all have goals, right? If you’ve been following along with my climatic and dramatic novella life of running, then you know that my first half in Baltimore went way better than expected (finished in 2:15), so I immediately signed up to run the half in my favorite city in the world (next to… Keep Reading
It’s time to rise and shine (those lamps). Now that we’ve throughly adjusted the bags under our eyes to daylight savings time, spring has brought on a new monster. When they say in like a lion out like a lamb, they really mean those dust bunnies with claws under your bed that you’ve been afraid to face. One piece of profound knowledge I’ve learned in my 34 enlightening years on… Keep Reading
You can breathe a little better today knowing that the paint surrounding you in the room you’re reading this in can now be Zero-VOC. What does that mean exactly? Valspar has earned the GREENGUARD Gold Certification on all four of their high-performing paints (Reserve, Signature, Ultra 4000 and Ultra 2000) – meaning they’ve met the most rigorous clean air standards, and allows consumers to reduce their environmental footprint and live… Keep Reading
There’s a big upward trend in organic, natural, and safe products lately, and as parents, we should be embracing it. With dangers like toxic, cancer-causing ingredients in products it’s important to be informed on where your products are coming from – and many brands out there are taking that very seriously. This includes Acure Organics, a family owned company founded on sustainable principles, who just recently added a baby line to their high-quality… Keep Reading
Ok listen, I grew up on a farm, right? Shocker. Here’s the thing – when you live really far from doctors and hospitals, you don’t really go rushing off to them unless you’ve severed your arm. You probably look back at video games like the Oregon Trail and think, my God, how did you survive in that wagon? Believe it or not people, back in the day didn’t rely so heavily… Keep Reading
Tofu get’s a bad name, but really, it’s one of the most versatile foods to eat. It can take on the flavor of anything you’re cooking it with, allowing it to take the place of almost any “meat” you want to substitute it with, and still get that protein. The reason it gets a bad name is because you’re probably not cooking (or preparing it) properly. Just like you would… Keep Reading
This post was sponsored by Nature Made® as a part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I’ve realized that being an “East Coaster” (and especially a New Yorker) can really take a toll on your health. It’s a given – we work ourselves to the bone, are impatient, have zero tolerance, and are exposed to tons of germs and smog, fumes, ick all day everyday. I’ve come to find… Keep Reading
21 days. That’s what they say it takes to make or break a habit. Seems short enough, but it can also be the longest 21 days of your life. But, I will admit – just like in pregnancy, after that first trimester, you can’t pinpoint the day, but somehow the nausea just goes away. Or, if you run everyday, the further distance just doesn’t seem so far one day. I… Keep Reading
If you’ve been following along on my 2016 goals, you’ll see I am continuing on the less is more, simpler lifestyle… 2015 was all about eliminating processed foods from our diets (okay not ALWAYS, sometimes a dirty water dog in Central Park is necessary).Then we looked into removing chemicals – from dish soap to shampoo. Then we started removing plastics and adding bamboo to cooking utensils and trading in our… Keep Reading
