Healthy Choices Make Life Sweet
Special thanks to Jenny Craig for their sponsorship of this post. Looking back one last time on my journey with Weight Watchers yesterday, I wanted to do some soul-searching about what the next step needed to be in this process. I’d seen so many of my friends on the program shifting off. While I felt supported…
I posted a few months back about my 2018 weight loss challenges. After trying my best to lose weight on the Weight Watchers program, I found myself 6 months in with only 6 pounds lost. I was super frustrated (to put it mildly.) I was mostly upset that I had failed at this program that…
Now that it’s September, I’m craving the return of those big, bold earthy flavors that we enjoy in the fall. Pumpkin is an obvious one, but for me, fig is another. Dried figs and fig jam have become a favorite pairing with cheese and charcuterie. I’m always watching for new ways to pair this jam…
I’ve already shared my Rachel Hollis story that started out with my skipping a trip to the gym, and then bolting to the theater on a whim. To catch up on the story, be sure to read this post and this post. There was so much that I reflected upon during that 90-minute documentary a few weeks…
August will forever be back to school time. Always my favorite time of year, there was something magical about a new wardrobe, fresh school supplies, and the excitement of finding out which of your friends were in your homeroom. This was back in the days when you didn’t get a mandatory supply list from your teacher and…
Last week, I bought a large clamshell of basil leaves from Trader Joe’s with plans to make some caprese salads. Long after the cheese had vanished, I found myself with excess basil leaves and debating how to use them. I’ve also been making homemade dressing for the past few weeks to take to work with…
If you haven’t read part I of this story, please click here to make sure you can catch up. This story’s a good one, and one you’re going to want to read fully. Thirty minutes prior, I was pulling out of the gym in shame, and now I was at the movies (on a school night)??…