Hey there! Happy Hump Day! I've now been in Jersey for 12 days spending time with a lot of loved ones. My weekdays mornings and afternoons have been kind of normal in that I'm working from home, only instead of having my dog Harley by my side and being in my own home, I'm working from my parents' and have this new puppy as my companion: Her name is Jada, and my parents rescued her a couple of weeks ago from what we suspect may have been a dogfighting situation. She's a puppy somewhere around 6 months old, and her and I have become the best of friends. She's a very sweet girl and a big cuddler, and I've been working on helping my parents start to train her. Dog abuse and neglect situations break my heart, and I'm glad that Jada will have a lifetime full of snuggles with loving ... [Read More]
Archives for October 2014
10 Yoga Poses I’m Loving
Hi friends! Today I'm talking about the most relaxing form of exercise I do: yoga. On average I do yoga once or twice a week, but lately I've been wanting to devote more time to my practice. Yoga is all about embracing where you're at, but at the same time, I'd like to do so while also focusing on how I can improve my practice. In the spirit of stepping my yoga game up, today I'm sharing 10 of my favorite yoga poses. Let's get to it! ... [Read More]
Veggie Tofu Stir Fry with Brown Rice
Happy, happy Friday! Hope that you all have some fabulous plans for the weekend. I've had a great week in Jersey hanging out with family and girlfriends, and have some fun plans that I'm looking forward to for the weekend. My week has been full of good food, and there are definitely certain eateries that I simply must hit up when I'm in town. One of those places is Veggie Heaven (my post on the restaurant can be viewed here), which I just chowed down on for dinner: (I'm digging my fortune!) And speaking of yummy, healthy Asian food, I have a new recipe to share today! ... [Read More]
{Review} Cameron Diaz’s The Body Book
"The more consistent you are with [your] choices, the closer you come to being the happy, healthy, beautiful, glowing woman that you want to be. Being healthy and well is a lifelong endeavor. It's important to establish a relationship with your body, to understand what its needs are and how to fulfill those needs. To connect to how your choices affect you physically, mentally, and emotionally." I love a good book, but between work, blogging, and school, I find myself with not much time to read. Or when I do have time to give myself a few hours of relaxation at night, I just want to do something that requires little brainpower, like watch trashy TV. But at any given time, I'm in the middle of reading multiple interesting books. Sometime it takes me months upon months to finish them, but ... [Read More]
Three Awesome Ways to Use Tea Tree Oil
I grew up in a household where more natural health remedies were common: I remember that when we got a cold, my mom used to have us put drops of echinacea in orange juice (I also remember it being nasty!) and gargle with warm salt water to cure any sore throat that started coming on. She usually cleaned with a spray bottle containing a simple mix of water and white vinegar. Funny enough, as I'm typing this while I'm visiting my family, I looked over to see this spray bottle on my mom's kitchen counter: In my adulthood, I too find myself looking to more natural solutions, with everything from the cure for a rash to what I clean my house with. That’s why when Apothecary Extracts reached out to me asking if I’d like to try their 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil, I happily agreed. I ... [Read More]
Friday Random Ramblings
Hello friends! I thought I'd keep it light on this lovely Friday and entertain you guys with some random thoughts... so here we go! 1.) Today I'm flying to the east coast to see my family and friends. My hubby's cousin is getting married in a few weeks, so we were planning on heading out to attend that, and then I decided to go back earlier to stay at my parents' for awhile and spend time with everyone. I'm pretty excited! 2.) Harley makes me laugh pretty much every day. The other night I was in the kitchen doing something, and I looked up to see her walking across the floor to get a drink of water with her blanket completely wrapped over her. Sometimes she rolls around and gets all snuggled in it, and it totally reminds me of a person with a Snuggie on or something. On her way ... [Read More]
