Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
The other day my roommate was making a burger and by the time she plated it, all I wanted right there and then was some kind of burger. Kind of like when you're watching the Food Network and Giada is making some crazy pasta dish and all you think is "wow, I could go for some pasta right now." I won't lie to you, I also wanted to get out my phone and take a picture of it. The foodie in me always ...
So far this week I've been on a bit of a beverage kick. One latte, one shot of espresso and three bottles of kombucha... it's fine. I'm in need of some high energy I guess? I also left work last night, headed to Whole Foods in this week's second (almost) hurricane and ended up purchasing a bottle of Stumptown cold brew (the best iced coffee I've tasted in my life thus far, aside from Blue Bottle). ...
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 ...
Who would think that starting out my Friday at work and ending it in my apartment Sunday night with my roommate watching The Real Housewives of Orange County (what she's lured me into), I would be filled with so many emotions. From spending Friday night with my three absolute best friends I've found at my college to meeting one of my absolute favorite bloggers today, Jordan Younger, I could not be ...
Happy Thursday my fellow chickpeas. Guess what? Not only is the week almost over but apparently Comcast had an outage in the Chicago area I live in and the wifi and cable are completely out. A total letdown when you're trying to blog from bed. But no worries, it's great motivation to walk to my favorite local coffee shop to grab a tangerine ginger iced tea while blogging at a cute little desk ...
