Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
If you guys have been following me for the past few months, you will know I have this phrase I pretty much say daily… it’s the little things. Since I lost my mom last year to stage four cancer, it’s been something that’s always on my mind. Focusing my energy, mind and time into the small things that matter. In high school when I took French class, we read The Little Prince and talked about ...
This post is sponsored by and in partnership with Vital Proteins. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for making Chickpea in The City possible. If you guys have followed me for a while or even if you’ve just started to, you’ll know that I am a fan of a few things… tacos, lattes and most recently, matcha. But one thing I’ve been a fan of for going on two years now is collagen ...
I always find it a little funny when I write these posts now because pretty much anyone and everyone can read what I have to say. I know tons of people who don’t like to publicize certain aspects of their life on their blog (which I completely respect) because their blog is a space for talking about recipes, their latest outfits or their travels. However, to me, I connect the most with my readers ...
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 ...
A lot of things happened this week. For starters, I finished my last class of my college career ever on Thursday at a university in the most magical city of my freaking dreams. Wednesday, I woke up at 5am just so I could do two SoulCycle classes BACK to BACK for a friend's birthday. Then on Thursday, I was able to talk to influencers and work on social media… because that's my job. What a ...
I’m going to say before I begin telling this story that this post is different in many ways from what I usually post. It’s not completely peppy and joyful but it’s something I’ve been wanting to say for months now. Somehow this past week I felt like this was finally the right moment to get it all out because when a wave of inspiration hits me, I have to take it and run with it before it’s gone. ...
