Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
While most people are spending hours online with Black Friday deals, I'm busy deleting every single email in my inbox promoting the sales and spending time with my family. Last night instead of going to sleep thinking of waking up at 6a.m. to go to the mall, I thought of how grateful I was to be laying in the comfiest bed with a thick Pottery Barn comforter around me. These are things so many ...
Today marked the day that Chicago received it's first snowfall of the year. With our up and down temperatures these past few weeks, it comes as no surprise that two days ago I was sitting comfortably on a park bench not exactly "cold" and tonight I wore a parka and scarf out of my yoga class. I've been experiencing crazy changes in body temperature thanks to the outside conditions from feeling as ...
Without a doubt, I love waking up on Saturday mornings and having my whole day set out ahead of me. If I start the day off with a hot yoga class or stay in bed a little extra longer with a bowl of oatmeal, I have satisfaction in knowing Saturdays are my free days to do anything fun and productive I please. During the summer, I had to work every single one (at least 9/10 times) so as this fall came ...
The other day, my friend asked me how I started eating and living healthy. I've said it time and time again, growing up my mom always made home cooked meals every night that featured fresh and wholesome ingredients. Her rule was "always eat 3 bites of your vegetables!" and those vegetables were rarely soaked in cheese or grease. She did, of course, let us have our oreos, pop tarts and frosted ...
