Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
So many of you have been asking for this guide and it is FINALLY here! Whenever I go on trips, even just for a long weekend, it always takes me a bit to get the energy to sit down and recap it all (case in point: this post took over 6 hours to put together). My travel excurscions aren’t as relaxed as one might think as I love to see and do as much as I can in the amount of given time. For this ...
This post was in partnership with and sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting Chickpea in The City. About three weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going on an exciting press trip for a brand I’m so fortunate to have worked with this year. Before I get into it - has anyone ever seen the show where you would watch your favorite ...
I can’t believe that this is the first week of October. I can't even begin to express my excitement as this month will probably be the busiest, most insane and stressful yet also most relaxing month of this year. At the end of the month, I'll be working a dietitian trade show called FNCE that is being held in Chicago this year. A ton of my friends from Instagram and the blogging community will be ...
Hi, friends! Happy almost August. I truly can't even believe the summer is almost over and to top it off, this is the first summer where I won't have to worry about going back to school in the fall. What a weird feeling. Last summer, I was so wrapped up in two jobs and family matters that I didn't have the opportunity to travel anywhere. I knew that this summer I definitely wanted to at least get ...
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 ...
Hi, friends! Happiest of Saturdays to all of you. It's only 10am and I've been awake since 5am, doing laundry, grabbing coffee and then got in a SoulCycle class. My usual Saturday morning routine. I started writing this post last night as a part of my "Friday Favorites" but then fell asleep too soon to finish it... So, here we are! But this time I'm taking it a different route... I have done ...
