Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
My brother moved to Denver this past August and ever since I've been dying to find an excuse to come out here to visit him. Around November my mom suggested that I head up to see him right after Christmas and spend New Year's here. It's funny looking back on that because at first I was hesitant and now as I'm sitting in the airport waiting on my delayed flight... I can't imagine if the last week ...
When there’s only a week left of 2016 and I start to panic thinking of how I wish I could go back to January 1 and start this year all over again. But then I think about how much good came out of this year and how it will only create more good in 2017. The questions constantly in my head lately: What will it bring? What successes will we experience this year, what will we accomplish, what will we ...
So last week I made a pretty big move on my own. I bought a plane ticket to LAX for this coming March to spend my spring break in California. If you guys know me personally or if you've read up on my Instagram posts for a bit, you'll know how badly I've wanted to go to California since I was last there in 2014. I've been three times in my life and explored cities like Los Angeles, Palm Springs, ...
Do you guys ever have those moments where you're thinking about a million different things at once and you're anxious, stressed and excited all at once? Me right now. I can't even tell you guys how much I have been both dreading and looking forward to October these past two few weeks. It's one of those times when I have so much planned, tons of work to do both in and out of school and I'm ...
Everywhere you look there are pulses. Today, as a matter of fact, I had them in my lunch in the form of hummus and falafel. The other day I had them in the form of black bean tacos. Do you know what pulses are by now? Maybe? Let me tell ya. If you saw my recipe the other week for this oh so delicious roasted sweet potato flatbread, you’ll know that pulses are another name for beans, lentils, ...
If you guys haven't been able to tell via social media as of lately, I've been getting progressively more into fitness and how I incorporate it into my brand/lifestyle. For the past five years, I've loved being active but since day one to now, I think my version of being an athlete has changed incredibly. You're probably wondering what do I exactly mean by that. Well, I used to workout for the ...
