Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
When Christmas rolls around you know what time it is... time for some cookies! Whether they're covered in sprinkles or doused in frosting, you know you'll be packing in a few before these holidays are over. Since we still have a few weeks left until Christmas, what better way to spend them than gobbling up a different cookie each day, for 12 days straight? As apart of Simple Mills' 12 Days of ...
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 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 ...
