This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tetra Pak for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. "Be the change you wish to see in the world." I firmly believe that the little things can add up - when it comes to everything from a healthy lifestyle, to helping to protect our planet. Since Earth Day was celebrated last Sunday and the entire month of April is dubbed Earth Month, now is a great time to reflect on how our small choices can have a big impact on our environment. It's also a nice time to think about the ways that we can do more to help protect our planet - one little habit at a time. Hiking at Joshua Tree National Park Today I've partnered with Tetra Pak, a brand committed to sustainably sourced food packaging solutions - including boxed water, coffee, and ... [Read More]
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7 Ways to Take Advantage of Springtime
We're already a few weeks into the spring season, can you believe it? Apologies if you're in an area that just got snow a few days ago, as it probably doesn't feel like spring yet. But rest assured, it'll feel more like spring soon enough! Last weekend I was in full-on spring mode wanting to try new things in the area. My husband is in between MBA classes (We're getting so close to him being finished, and I'm excited for him to not have to work like a complete crazy person anymore!) and next weekend I'm leaving for a work trip, so it was the perfect weekend to spend some quality time together. I like to think of myself as a pretty adventurous person who's always trying to explore new areas near and far. So for our weekend at home together, I found a couple of new local ... [Read More]
Turning Challenges into Strengths: How I Became a Foodie Health Nut
"No one is you, and that is your power." Recently I had the pleasure of being featured in my city's main newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune, in their health section. Between my current and past jobs of being a publicist, freelancer writer, newspaper journalist, and health coach, I'm usually the one asking the questions, so it was kind of funny to be the one interviewed for a change. I brought my dog Harley along for the photo shoot at one of our favorite nearby parks, and it was neat to see the article in the newspaper. You can check out the full online version of the article here. The story touches on my workout regime, diet, and healthy living motivations, and in reading it, I started thinking more deeply about how & why I became a health nut. When the reporter asked ... [Read More]
Striving for a Healthier Lifestyle? Surround Yourself with Healthy People
It's been said that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. While we often think about healthy living as largely a sum of eating habits and activity level, sometimes we tend to forget about the importance of mental health and surrounding ourselves with healthy, positive people to help us lead healthier lives ourselves. When I was a student at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to become a health coach, we talked a lot about what we refer to as 'primary food' - the things that feed you that aren't food, like relationships, career, physical activity and a social life. Relationships are such a big aspect of health, and they have the power to bring us up or hold us down throughout our lives in such significant ways. I got to thinking about this topic ... [Read More]
Thanksgiving Weekend 2016: Hiking Iron Mt, Relaxing & Feeling Grateful!
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." - D. Waitley If you're in America or Canada, I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I also hope that your weekends were full of fun and relaxation like mine was! Today I'm backing it up to the start of my glorious 4-day weekend. We decided to stay in town for the long weekend. My hubby had off for the week from his MBA schooling, so with little work on our agendas, we were free to do whatever we wanted! On Thanksgiving I love to do an outdoor workout with my little family before the holiday festivities. By going hiking, we all get a workout in and get to enjoy the outdoors together! This year we elected to head to ... [Read More]
DietBet Week 4 Recap (I Made It!)
Hi there! Hope that everyone who has off from work for Memorial Day today is enjoying it. My weekend has been very low-key just as I wanted it to be, and has included a tennis session with my hubby, some shopping and cleaning, and renting a movie. If the cloudy skies clear out here, I'm going to head to the beach today, but before I hopefully become a beach bum for the afternoon, I wanted to share a recap of my last week participating in Jen Widerstrom's Summer Shake Down DietBet! In case you missed my past DietBet recaps: DietBet Week 3 Recap + 5 Ways to Drink More H20 DietBet Week 2 Recap | Persevering When the Scale Won’t Budge DietBet Week 1 Recap + Letting Go of the All-or-Nothing Healthy Living Mentality Since I knew that I'd be in Palm Springs the weekend before ... [Read More]