DIY Salt Scrub with coconut oil takes minutes to make and will leave your skin feeling exfoliated and super soft! This post in sponsored by NOW Foods. Free product and compensation was provide, however all opinions are my own. It is important to be mindful of what you put on your body such as lotion,…
How To Reduce Toxins In Your Enviroment
I am going to need some more time to get back to cooking regularly as our kitchen is still a work in progress AND I am still trying to figure out the lighting for my photos. That is probably the hardest part of being a food blogger who moves a lot, ha! It looks like…
10 Healthy Foods You Should Be Eating This Summer
It’s time to stock the house with food post-vacation. I feel like I did a pretty good job keeping up with a healthy diet and exercise while on my month stay in Hawaii. Check out my Instagram account for some of my Hawaii eats. There was a little more indulgence on the booze, but now…
3 Reasons Why Under Eating Won’t Help You Lose Weight
Thank you SO much to those of you who filled out my survey (if you haven’t, please do here! It will only take a minute or two!). It was really interesting for me to learn a little more about you. I was surprised to see that people really wanted to see more nutrition related posts….
10 Ways To Be Kind To Your Body In A Busy World
This post is a sponsored conversation by FitFluential on behalf of KIND. One thing we’ve enjoyed about living in a small town is the slower pace of life. That’s not to say we don’t still have full weekly schedules, but there is a peace that is unique to small town living. There are no temptations…
Importance of Staying Hydrated
As seasons change and temperatures fall, it’s not uncommon to return to our unhealthier behaviors. However, now is the time to work hard to keep those healthy summer behaviors going strong, like drinking more water and being more active. Speaking of drinking water, I wanted to remind you of the basics of why it’s important to…
Why You Should Be Eating Whole Grains
Hi friends. It’s late as I write this so excuse me if you see a million typos but I must power on. I am even citing research for this one! Ha. I’ve been thinking it’s time for a nutrition related post and I can’t stop thinking about whole grains because a lot of people are…
Nutrition and Fitness New Year’s Reset
Hi friends! Hope you had a wonderful Holiday break. We sure did and the celebrations have yet to end. My parents flew in the day after Christmas and surprised the kids on my daughter’s 6th birthday which was Saturday, and my other daughter’s first birthday which was Sunday! And the hubby took off work so…
My Gluten Free Journey: Part 2
For the last three months I have experimented eating gluten free. At first I thought it would just be a fun challenge, but as time went along I found myself really not missing much. Now it’s not to say I haven’t had any gluten at all, there were a few occasions when I had regular…
Antioxidants 101
I had a couple recipes lined up this week and they both ended up as big ol’ fails. I didn’t have time to retry them so I accepted that I just needed to move on. It happens! I am hoping to get some more cooking done this weekend though. So let’s take a different approach…
