Living With Purpose
In today’s world, where obesity is becoming the norm instead of the extreme, it’s so important to make sure we are setting the example for our kids by putting a focus on an active, healthy life. This can start really young! In fact, as my husband and I have started a new workout program, all […]
Yesterday National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week kicked off. It’s important for all women to learn their risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Did you know these two diseases are linked, especially for women with mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes? How would you even know if you had a mutation? The CDC […]
#30DaysofTeal This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. We are supporting awareness and raising money through #30DaysofTeal. Join us on Facebook and Instagram. What is #30DaysofTeal? For the entire month of September, we challenge you to wear something Teal every single day. It might be nail wraps or nail polish, earrings, a necklace, clothing, hair […]
Ever since I went gluten free due to our family’s gluten sensitivities, I have been on a quest to find a pizza crust that made the cut. Way back in March I went to the Gluten Free & Allergen Expo in Charlotte, NC. I met a lot of cool people and traded some products in […]
Many more than 21 days ago, I told you I was starting the 21 Day Fix to change my life… and get more active. It’s never too late to #MakeYourMove, right? But… I started, and then the dog set the kitchen on fire and that totally derailed my efforts. For a little while anyway. 25 days […]
Launching our book Lose the Cape! Realities from Busy Modern Moms and Strategies to Survive was in many ways like birthing a baby. Our book baby. While I won’t go into any gross descriptions or comparisons, suffice it to say, it was a lot of pain followed by tremendous joy, followed by a crap ton […]
If you don’t have to play the game of “hide the veggies,” you are lucky. However, many of us struggle with kids who just DO NOT want to even try. I remember being a kid. I remember how much I detested not only the taste, but the texture of squash. I felt like I was […]
I have been making a much larger effort to get some exercise back into my life. I let it go for a long time, and my body has suffered tremendously for it. While writing Lose the Cape! I spent a lot of time sitting down. That only made things worse. So as a “push present” […]
I had an appointment with my rheumatologist the other day and both of us were shocked at the amount of weight I’ve gained over the last six months. Poor eating choices, too much wine, stress, not getting good sleep, and sitting at a desk for hours on end while trying to get lose the cape! […]
I had the pleasure of attending the Charlotte Gluten & Allergen Free Expo Event this past weekend as a blogger. I am so glad I made the trip! It was simply A-MA-ZING. As someone who loves food, (and I mean loves food!) it was really painful for me to have to give up some of […]
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Okay, so that may seem like a strange pairing. One that I certainly would not have made, had it not been for all of the research I have been conducting on auto immune diseases lately. I suffer from both Lupus and Hashimotos Thyroiditis. Over the past year, my symptoms have continued to worsen, and I […]
I haven’t written a whole bunch about my auto immune diseases and my personal struggles with trying to get healthy, beyond a few posts here and there, but it’s something I have been researching a LOT lately, and a topic I plan to write about much more regularly. You see, the last few months I […]
Did you know that there is a Vaccine Study Center that dedicates itself to studying and ensuring vaccines are safe? I didn’t either until I started doing some research. The Kaiser Permanent Vaccine Study Center has recently confirmed the safety of the HPV4 vaccine for adolescents, but more important to the current measles outbreak, they […]
