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You probably noticed that I have been traveling a lot recently. One thing that I struggled with in the past was finding healthy snacks when I am traveling. It is so easy to just grab an ice cream cone, right? Unfortunately, the combination of skipping workouts and having indulgent snacks on vacation doesn’t help me […]

My friend Olivia recently did a similar post, and I loved it so much I decided to borrow her idea. Since this site is mostly about food, I don’t get to talk about myself very much, but at the same time, I want my readers to feel like they know me. So today I am […]

Isn’t being an adult way harder and much less fun than you imagined? Who would have thought you would need to do so much grocery shopping? When I was younger just feeding myself seemed like a daunting task. Over the course of a few months when I was 25 I slowly worked on my cooking […]

Oh my goodness, I haven’t written one of these posts since February! I have traveled to Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Charleston since then! I am excited be home – I missed Charles and Chicago’s delicious food! The day I got home Charles and I went to Eataly’s newest pop up restaurant, Ristorante Toscano. It’s open […]

Know what makes working out more fun? Working out with friends. Charles has been joining me for a weekend Flywheel class for months now, but recently I have been hitting weekday classes with my friends Lauren and Danielle. When you commit to going to a class with a friend (or two!) you can’t back out, […]

I have some exciting news! I am making an appearance on a Monday’s episode of the Steve Harvey Show! I am on the “Harvey’s Law” segment with Judge DiMango from Hot Bench. Both Judge DiMango and Steve Harvey take a shot at answering a legal question about blogging! It was a really fun experience that […]

Hello from warm sunny Chicago. I can’t believe that I am writing that in February and that I am not joking! A heat wave has hit and the city has sprung to life after a period of hibernation. Everyone is out and about and trying to take advantage of the warmth before it gets chilly […]

January has been gray and gloomy (so far we have had just 5 days of sunshine). It’s been the perfect weather for staying in and getting work done. (And maybe binge watching The Crown and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries). I have definitely been out and about less this month, but I have managed to have […]

Time. We are always saying that we need more of it. We can’t add more hours to the day, but we can change our own habits to gain more hours of productivity. I teamed up with goodnessknows and they challenged me to do something new this month. They want to encourage and celebrate every attempt on […]