How many of you have recently felt like you’re stuck in a plateau? At work. At home. With your finances. With your diet and workout plan. Who frequently struggles with patience for improvement more than they’d like to admit? We’ve all heard the phrase ‘patience is a virtue’, but how many of us are […]
Top 5 Simple Tips for Healthy Living
Over the last six months, I’ve been looking at my life & my overall health from a different perspective than ever before. Making big changes & small changes in an effort to just be happy. Healthy living is about mind, body & soul. At the beginning of May, I decided I wanted the whole month […]
Pitaya Smoothie Bowls
This one is my absolute favorite & I could really eat this every single day. I am all about eating what you love, but I know as well as anyone that you’ve got to give your body the good stuff. My go to in the morning, especially in the summer, is a smoothie or smoothie […]
Halo Top vs. Arctic Zero
Well, it’s finally time to address one of the more popular debates in the world these days: Arctic Zero or Halo Top? Which kind of healthier ice cream option is the best? It seems like every time we turn around there’s another option for healthier snacking & sometimes it’s just too hard to choose! Plus, […]
What’s Your Excuse to Keep You From Your Goal?
“Dreams don’t happen because you’re busy, they happen because you’re intentional.” – Maxie McCoy Several years ago, I subscribed to read Maxie McCoy’s weekly newsletters and I could go on for DAYS about how much of a positive impact her words have made on me. *Before I go any further, I want to say that […]
Summer in Chicago
I previously wrote about how much I love Chicago in the winter, so obviously I’m gonna have to talk about how awesome it is in the summer, too! In this one, I’m going to go over the top 5 things to do in the summer in the downtown area in no particular order. For starters, […]
Planning for Success as a Student
Chances are we all know at least one person who is ready to embark on their college journey in the fall. When I first went away to school, I remember feeling like I had so many school supplies, yet I felt nowhere near prepared enough to actually start college. Y’all already know how much I […]
3 Days in Singapore
During my one month Asia-Pacific study abroad trip overseas, I guess you could say Singapore was our main port. First we flew from Indianapolis to JFK in New York, from there on to Frankfurt, Germany, and finally landed in Singapore via Singapore Airlines on July 22, 2011. It was my first flight longer than 4 […]