6 Ways to Stay Consistent With Your Healthy Lifestyle

Starting a healthy lifestyle is often the easiest part of the process. You get excited about your goals, you research ways to improve your health, create a daily routine, and have a nice boost of endorphins to get you going. The challenge with your new healthy living plan is committing to it long-term, which is where consistency comes […]

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Using a Journal is Essential to Your Mindfulness Routine

Mindfulness is a wonderful practice that allows you to stay present, no matter what you are doing or thinking about in that moment. It brings your thoughts to the present, where you intentionally shift your focus from your other worries to what you are experiencing at that time. I have kept a journal since grade school days, although now […]

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Self-Care Tips for Getting Better Sleep

Do you find that your quality of sleep is taking a back seat? Is your life moving so rapidly that you have trouble maintaining a healthy degree of sleep? Well, you’ll be glad to know that you’re in the vast majority of people nowadays living fast-paced and heavily demanding lives.Not to be the bearer of bad news, […]

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10 Reasons to Love Cucumbers

I LOVE GROWING CUCUMBERS IN MY GARDEN, OR SEARCHING FOR THEM AT A LOCAL FARMERS MARKET, BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THEY GREAT IN SALADS & SMOOTHIES……. WELL, CHECK THIS LIST OUT! 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin […]

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Healthy Tortilla Soup

My favorite all time irresistible food group is Mexican. I love the textures and flavors of the dishes, love watching Rick Bayless on PBS and love the culture of the people. When Rick starts describing the way he cooks close to the culture, my heart goes all swoony. Over the course of my life I […]

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Homemade VS. Store Bought

In my never ending quest to have a healthier lifestyle, one thing is a constant, homemade is better for you than store bought. First, let’s all recognize that we are all doing our best with what we have, no guilt or shame thoughts here. Do I buy frozen pizza? Yes! Do I wish I had […]

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Black Eyed Peas for Luck

Black Eyed Peas for Good Luck Years ago I was going to go to a potluck on New Year’s Day and asked my friend Rachel what to bring and she said black-eyed peas for good luck. Um, ok… never heard of that however I had just become obsessed with The Pioneer Woman and had her […]

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