I used to love cooking–like cook all day, everything from scratch, slap yo’ mama kinda cooking. I get it honestly; My mom and sister are both amazing cooks. Then two things changed that a bit. I started a business that took up most or all of my time and I got diagnosed with Celiac. Now, […]
Latest Posts
The 5 Best Self Care Tips You Should Know
Self care is so hot right now and for good reason. We’re all STRESSED! Right? The obvious answer is that bubble bath you’ve been lusting after all day and maybe some dark chocolate while you soak in the suds. I mean, dark chocolate is good for you, right? I’m not against baths. In fact, since […]
6 Tips for a Happy Marriage: Reflections on 10 years Together
In a little over 2 months, AJ and I will be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary. We were set up on a blind date when I was 17. His cousin was a customer where I worked and she got a wild hair to play matchmaker. The rest is history. People really discouraged us from […]
15 of the Most Empowering Life Rules to Live By
A few months ago I decided to sit down and come up with a list of self imposed life rules to live by for my own sense of empowerment. Personal Boundaries, if you will. In my effort for self growth, my journal became the stone on which these were written to give myself the permission […]
Celiac Part 2: Then Comes Shame
In March of this year I was diagnosed with celiac (more about that here). I thought everything was fine once I got the diagnosis–I had some rose colored glasses on thinking “No big deal! I didn’t need donuts and pizza anyway…” That denial lasted for a few weeks before it hit me pretty hard that […]
Having a Really Bad Day? It’s Ok Not to be Ok
Some days are just hard, no way around it. We all have those days where we are just feeling sad. No particular rhyme or reason. And we have to learn that it is ok to not be ok. It’s one of the hard parts about life and being human. The human condition, you could say. […]
Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free Diet
Not so long ago, and not so far away, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and had to start a gluten free diet. That was almost 20 years after my dad was diagnosed with Celiac. It runs in families, you see… And because of that and the fact that I love to research things, I […]