Food & Fitness

GoodLife GIVEAWAY: The I Heart Exercise Healthy Heart Challenge

Heart health is important. You can protect against heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and so many other heart and health problems by protecting your heart... and often, that means making lifestyle changes. That's why I'm partnering with GoodLife Fitness on their #IHeartExercise Healthy Heart Challenge! GoodLife Fitness is running…

Staying healthy when you work from home

When I first made the decision to be a home-based small business owner, I thought for sure that it would provide me with the opportunity to be super healthy. I was going to go to the gym daily and only eat whole foods and get piles of movement every day…

Product Review: Nutiva Organics Superfood Sampler Pack

I recently had the chance to try the Nutiva Superfood Sampler Pack. I love my superfoods and it was a delight to partner with Nutiva on this! Nutiva focuses on providing high-quality, healthy, and sustainable products. You can find out more about their missions and values on their website, but…

Four Myths about Insomnia

As long-time readers are well aware, I suffer from nightmare disorder and chronic insomnia. Last month I had the good fortune of a week or two of reprieve (which was so wonderful!), and I'm daring to hope that my sleeping problems are on the mend, but this is an affliction…

Get Out and Go! Staying Fit During Heart Month

I'm delighted to partner with Staples this month for Heart Month! This month they are running the Get Out and Go campaign to encourage everyone to get outside for fresh air and fitness. There are a few reasons why this campaign is awesome: it helps you get outside and embrace…

How to Build Cornerstone Habits

I think the first time I really *got* what it meant to build cornerstone habits was in reading One Year to an Organized Work Life by Regina Leeds (who I have mentioned before here and here). It's been a while since I last read that book, but she discusses the…

Easing into Exercise Slowly

My fitness routine changes pretty regularly. I do a lot of walking (since it's my #1 form of transportation!), but otherwise I feel as though there's a lot of ebb and flow with exercising. I'll go from running and doing power yoga sessions to light strength training at home to…

30 Days of Not Hitting the Snooze Button

For the past couple years, I've been hitting the snooze button several times each morning before getting out of bed. Some days it's more than that, and other days it's less. But it always happens. I never used to hit the snooze button, and I would wake up feeling refreshed…