Learning to add mindfulness is an active practice.  Even though it should come naturally, in todays world it doesn’t. I don’t know about you, but it wasn’t until I was in my late 30’s that I started to live in the present.  That sounds ridiculous.  We’re all in the present, but how many of us have our minds and emotions in the present.  We’re always thinking about what we need to do next. Or comparing ourselves to others. I’m guilty...

Pinterest  Follow Me on Pinterest!   When we remodeled our closet, one thing high up on my list was a built-in place for jewelry and accessories.  I don’t know how many hours of my life I’ve wasted digging through my jewelry box trying to find that necklace only to find it all tangled.  I’d throw it in my pocket and untangle it at a stoplight and if I was lucky I’d get it on my neck. I’ve bought the cool...

Pinterest  Don’t Forget to Follow Me! If I had to pick between focusing on my skin or my hair, I think skin trumps hair.  I could have a bad hair day and pull it back.  But, I can’t hide my skin.  That’s one reason I researched a list of the best foods for glowing skin. I put a lot of effort into having healthy skin.  We all have those friends that have beautiful, basically pore-less skin and they don’t do...

Follow Me! What if you have kids that complain every time dinner is served?  You just spent 45 minutes to an hour of your life making a fantastic dinner only to hear complaints.  Or the dreaded persistent questions like…”What’s in this?  Onions!  I don’t like onions!”  Ugh! You try and try to make well-balanced healthy meals for them to be picked at or complained about. The last thing I was going to do is make a different meal.  That just sets...

I always thought you could only compost if you lived out in the country.  Then, a couple of my friends were talking about their compost and how they were about to use it in their vegetable gardens.  Both live in town.  So, I thought why not! I’ll tell you from beginning to end how to compost.  It’s super easy. I started by reading articles and it really didn’t seem that hard.  I bought my compost bin.  Put it in an...

Follow Me!   There’s a reason why boutique fitness has exploded over the last few years.   They work.  Between 2013 and 2014 the number of members doubled.  And don’t let the name boutique fool you.  This includes CrossFit, obstacle training, bootcamps, spin and many more. For as long as I can remember, our workout choices were big box gym or personal trainer.  Those are 2 extremes, price wise and experience.  But, now we have more options. Apparently, 67% of big box gym...

Follow Me! How often should we clean our fridge?  I’m sorry to say we don’t clean ours enough.  We try to eat leftovers, but really they get pushed to the back of the fridge and we find them all nasty a couple of weeks later! Well, I’m determined to have a cleaner/more organized fridge.  If anything, my kids will be able to find the yogurt and eat that rather than something they shouldn’t eat.  When they say they’re hungry, I can...

Follow Me! Handbags are the new jewelry.  Women have always loved jewelry, but more and more are investing their money in a nice purse instead.  And these days would say they would prefer a nice handbag to a nice pair of earrings. As far as fashion goes, if you are wanting to spend money on something, handbags are the wisest choice.  You can carry them for years.  Unlike formalwear that you would throw on once or twice, you carry a bag around every single...

Follow Me! My husband jokes that we don’t need to detox. Our liver does it. I think he’s right. But, for me it’s more of a reset.  It’s a great way to get your body back in balance after a vacation or the holidays. What it does in theory, is that a detox gives your liver a break from filtering out bad foods you’re eating. Then, it works on flushing out your system of toxins in your body. When my husband and I...

Follow Me! Do you ever feel like you’re being swallowed up in phone and iPad cords.  You have stuff plugged in all over the house? This was driving me crazy because I don’t like a lot of clutter on counters.  Our phones, iPads, FitBits, Mophies you name it was taking up half a counter in our kitchen. I tried having everything charging in our office. But lets face it, the kitchen was our dumping ground and where we spend so much time....