Walking into a yoga studio for the first time is intimidating. I know – I’ve done it plenty of times! And I’ll let you in on a wild little secret: it doesn’t get less intimidating, even now that I’m a teacher. The general flow of class I like to think of yoga classes as a […]

A good (or not so good) yoga mat can make the difference between getting through your yoga class and truly enjoying it. As a beginner many people – myself included – just use the first free or cheap mat they can find. Spoiler alert: these mats are often thin, slippery, and not very supportive. Common […]

This summer has been quite frustrating in a lot of ways, one of them being the frequency and severity of my migraines. I’ve tried no less than 6 different preventive medications for them. I’ve tried cutting out gluten, soy, alcohol, nuts, legumes, and dairy. I’ve tried the Whole30. I’ve tried intuitive eating. I’ve tried acupuncture, […]

Last weekend, I sprained my foot by missing my last stair (going downstairs to feed Charm at 5:04 am…) and I have been in a boot ever since. I’ve also got crutches, or crunches as my dad and I used to call them, but I’ve been avoiding those like the plague. So this week’s planned […]

I love trying new things as often as possible. I like to think of myself as a human guinea pig, and I try as many new things as I can to see what works and what does not. Here are a few of my recent favorites. barkTHINS – Almond Dark Chocolate Y’all, if you haven’t […]

Ah, Black Friday. These days, Black Friday has turned into go shopping after you eat on Thanksgiving Thursday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday…not to mention all the specials that have already started. And don’t get me wrong, I love shopping and have already spent some quality time browsing a couple of sales, but I have […]

Hey, hi, hello, how ya doin…it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other! I clicked over to this site to find a post I started writing almost TWO MONTHS AGO before I started traveling. And it’s interesting to read the list of goals I set now that travel season is over and it feels […]

A couple of weekends ago, I was EXHAUSTED. I slept from 7 pm on Friday until 12 pm the next day, waking up only to feed my dog and myself.  I had been pushing myself too hard, and my body was trying to tell me something.  So I listened. I slept all weekend, ate what […]

No, this post is not about being sad in the summertime. The post title is inspired by this song which I love so much. But….I do get a little bit of summertime sadness, especially when summertime feels like it is coming to an end.  Summer is my absolute favorite season, and I always get a […]

Sometimes I feel like we are in an overloaded society. Every moment of your day, there are countless options for how you will spend your time. This often leads us to think that there are so many things we should be doing with our time. We should be listening to those podcasts on the way […]