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A take on goal-setting and a workout to take on the road I’ve always struggled with goal-setting. And by that, I mean the term itself. It’s very jargon-y. I’m not doubting its importance and I know I do a lot of

And how to stretch it to feed a family Get ready for a lot of crockpot love coming your way. I adore crockpots. My days are long. Most days I’m gone around 7a and not home until after 6p, if not even later.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of. I’m going to NYC. About ehhh maybe four or five weeks ago I made a choice. To get out. The plane tickets happened first. The race registration happened next. After much comparing and contrasting, the adorable Airbnb happened

Suggestions and a crockpot recipe to save you from eating like an asshole The temperatures are rising, summer is on its way, and many of us are starting to panic about our winter bods turning into our summer bods and keeping

Stop standing in the middle of the grocery store pretending like you know what’s up. We see you. The lonely jar of salsa in the fridge and random bag of granola in your pantry are staring at you. This is embarrassing, Susan.

45 minutes tops and dinner is done. I know a guy. And this guy asked me about chicken recently. This guy has a lady friend he wants to impress and a weird schedule just like mine that he needs to work with,

Learning to listen I’m an active lady. But my weeks are odd. And I need to adapt and (god forbid) rest, as needed. The workouts I’m about to share with you are from a week where I did hit the gym

Fresh items, staple items, and everything in between   Sunday.   The day of rest. Maybe we're looking back on poor decisions from the night before. Maybe we're getting after it and preparing for the week ahead. Perhaps you're resting. Maybe brunching with the

What a difference a year makes   There was a time when I never thought I’d feel quite like I do right now. Let me rephrase that. There was a time when I never thought I’d feel quite as good as I feel right

Less recipes, more food And a broth bowl to show you how to build a meal from these components.   Yes, I will get to a Spartan Race recap. But tonight is about food. It's about thinking about food and cooking differently.   Less recipes

Simple. Clean. Summer food.   I love simple food. Especially when it’s summer and it’s toasty out.   No fuss, no stress. Nothing complicated. Simple ingredients imply minimal work. Naturally time saving because they just, natural. They just are. And when you take ingredients

With spicy roasted sweet potatoes   It’s Sunday. Is it Sunday? It’s the Sunday after the Fourth of July weekend and it’s the weekend that kept on going.   Now. For me, it was pretty much just another week. Well, at least another week

An ongoing apology   To the moments, memories, and people I’ve missed, forgotten, skipped, passed up on, and was “too busy for..”   This is for you.   I’ve been working on this post for a long time.   Consider it more a journal. Thoughts, reminders, and messages

What do I eat before and after a workout? I recently surveyed the social media world to get a sense of what people struggled with the most around living a healthy life. What area(s) do we find ourselves falling short?   Of course

Taking things low and slow It's chilly. Ha. It's chili.. No, but really it's cold. It’s Super Bowl Sunday. It's comfort food season. And I know that you know that those low and slow soups, stews, and chilis are where it’s at. Set it

Hello My sweet strawberry Valentine This. This right here is redemption. This is my redemption cake and I’ll tell you why. Since you clearly asked and need to know.   I love to cook. Cooking allows you to be creative. Add this, a

A diary entry   Raise your hand if you don’t know what you’re feeling, what’s going on, if you’re doing this right, if you even know what right is, whether to stay still or start something new, help a friend, yet stay

With Butternut Squash and Peas Please Let's cook it low and slow people! Because, guess what?? WE GOT TIME.   You all should know I have a lap full of Jerry right now. A cat full lap full. He's snoring. Which he tends

From his meowth to your ears   Normal. What is normal. Obviously how we are all living right now is far from normal. The hours in our days are not spent how they normally are. Our mornings maybe are later. Our evenings longer.

Your late winter, officially Springtime salad While we're all trying to use what we have in the pantry during these strange and trying times, allow me to share with you a salad I garnished with edible flowers and therefore am certain

How I stopped living for it Starting from the time I was about 22, and really once I hit the 24-25 age, I started planning workouts, classes, and activities for early Saturday and Sunday mornings. Why? I needed an excuse to

Stress Baking Anyone else stress baking? I am. Right here. I've made not one, not two, but three variations of banana bread/muffins/cake in the last week. The stress baking has been one of the results of a lot of panic purchasing. The panic

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classic garlic hummus, extra garlic We're following the pantry recipe bandwagon and throwing together the easiest hummus you'll ever make. I mean we're talking maybe five ingredients. It's very forgiving and can easily be adjusted depending on what you have. All you

And a day of eats I had planned to post a lazy girl lentil recipe today. One made in the instant pot. Well. I did make lentils in my instant pot, however, Jerry's not thrilled with the end result. So we're

With extra sprinkles It's Friday. Fridays are for cookies. Or bars that taste like cookies. Or bars that taste like cookies but are made with almond butter, almond flour, and a couple scoops of vanilla protein powder. It's me, you guys. And I

Quarantine Meal Monday Pantry: A lot of canned tomatoes. Onions, garlic, potatoes of all kinds, and a whole mess of spices. Freezer: Frozen chicken breasts and thighs. Refrigerator: A jalapeno. Bone broth. Leftover herbs. Here's what went down on Sunday. I did a play