Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
Oh Sunday, how I love you so much. Like most people, I spend my Sundays running through the aisles of Whole Foods (and Trader Joe's - trust me, I have to budget somewhere) perusing new products and then picking up my old favorites. This morning was another one of those days where I planned on going into Whole Foods for maybe 5 items and left with 2 bags full and slightly more broke. People ask ...
We've finally made it to Friday! Yes! Thank goodness. I don't know about you but I've definitely got a busy weekend ahead of me. I'll be spending most of the afternoon in the West Loop shooting something fun all over the neighborhood, spending tomorrow morning at Mirepoix Studio in Wicker Park for some afternoon yoga and following it up with drinks and a concert for my friend's 25th birthday. Woo! ...
Within the past year, my mindset of viewing exercise as a method to look better physically has transformed into gaining mental clarity and finding strength emotionally. While the physical aspect is kind of an added bonus, it’s not something I fixate on anymore. I go to spin to turn my day from 0 to 100 or 100 to 1000. For 45 minutes out of 24 hours, I’ve never been more at peace. Here’s ...
Hi little chickpeas! We've got a new and exciting week ahead and I'm here to say, after the responses on my last post I am feeling so beyond overwhelmed with positivity and overall gratitude. For today's post, I'm bringing you something short, fun and exciting... with one of my favorite people EVER. Naturally. Many of you I'm sure have seen bloggers in the health field do "What I Ate Wednesdays" ...
Today I'm sharing with you guys what I've been up to this month and I already can't believe it's half way over. While time is going by so fast, I feel like I don't even know what season we're in as it's been 55-60º all weekend long here in Chicago. Summer, is that you? It's making me want to constantly be outside, walking through the city and drinking copious amounts of iced almond milk lattes ...
When people ask me where I got my blog name from, I always tell them it’s because I love hummus SO much. So what happens when THE Chickpea in The City stops eating hummus…? Isn’t that kind of awkward? Maybe, just a little bit. But it happened my friends and here’s why and how I surprisingly don’t miss it. *Gasp* Whole30. If you haven’t heard of Whole30, it’s a 30-day elimination “diet” (I am ...
