Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
There's something that I really can't stand and it's America's addiction with protein bars. As far back as I can remember, I've seen people crabbing Clif and Luna bars for meals and have never really understood why. I, myself, used to be in a love affair with Clif's Builder Bars when I was a small tween. That cookies and cream flavor... HELLOOOO delicious! I remember we had a drawer in my kitchen ...
When you can't decide between a smoothie or oatmeal, you put the two together. Right? At least that's what I do and I strongly recommend it. The same goes for peanut butter and jelly. Okay, let's face it... I never can decide what I want for breakfast so this morning I just threw it all together, threw everything in my cupboards on top and this beautiful disaster was created. If you haven't ...
It sure has been a crazy past few days after Thanksgiving. I came back to Chicago on Sunday night and I walked into my apartment at 12:30a.m. with a hectic week ahead. Whenever I'm traveling, trying to consume all of the food in my fridge while at the same time having something in my fridge can be so difficult. When I opened the fridge Monday morning, all I saw was a few leftover muffins, numerous ...
While everyone preps for Thanksgiving this week by heating up roasted veggies, mixing hot soups over the stove and warming up their morning bowl of oatmeal, I'll be over here dreaming of warmer weather with this vanilla pineapple smoothie. I've never been a fan of hot foods, even though I understand sometimes they are completely necessary when there's a blizzard surrounding you. When I'm out in ...
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 ...
Another day, another week gone by. My apartment becomes progressively colder by the second but luckily my dad was kind enough to have a space heater delivered to me this week (HALLELUJAH). I've been throwing on my Madewell ribbed circle scarf followed by a sweater or flannel almost every day. This might be a sign that I need to do more online shopping because we all know (us Chicagoans, at least) ...
