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Lunchtime Yoga Inspiration
This week I attended a yoga class led by an instructor that was new to me. I really enjoy practicing during my lunch break. It is a great way to recenter myself and I like getting my exercise in early in the day so that I can spend my evenings taking Ginger to the dog park or on a long walk. At the end of a lunch time yoga class this past Monday, the instructor shared this quote with us: "Be a fountain, not a drain." What does this quote mean to you? This quote was very timel
OW Review - Avocado Oil
I recently started using avocado oil when I cook. It was not necessarily on my radar, it kind of just came into my life after I ran out of olive oil one day. I tried it for the first time while making a red velvet skillet cookie for a Winter season dessert contest. I was hesitant at first because I did not know how the oil would affect the taste of the cookie. According to the Chosen Foods Avocado Oil bottle, avocado oil naturally enhances the flavor of other foods. I also re
Major Online Retailers to Accept SNAP
I am so excited to hear that online retailers including Amazon, Fresh Direct, SafeWay, Shop Rite, HyVee, Hart's Local Grocers and Dash Markets will accept SNAP as part of a pilot program set to start Summer 2017. The program will be piloted in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Iowa, and Oregon. I am excited about this for several reasons: Increased Access According to USDA secretary Tom Vilsack "Online purchasing is a potential lifeline for SNAP partic
The Healthiest Fast Food Chain
After leaving a lame New Year's Eve party early, my boyfriend and I decided that we would get some food and then head home to celebrate. Less than an hour before midnight, we found ourselves in the Taco Bell drive thru. Before realizing that it was closed, I made peace with the fact that I was going to allow myself to go all out and indulge in a cheat meal. Little did I know at the time that my "cheat" meal may not have been so bad after all! Check out the video below created
Thank You Letter to 2016
Greetings all! I am so excited about this post! I had the pleasure of attending a book discussion with my co-workers this week that was led by the director of our department. We read Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter and Holger Rathgerber. The book is based on Harvard's John Kotter's 8-step change model and uses a fable about a penguin colony that realizes their iceberg is melting. As a result, they are forced to change their lifestyle to survive. The fable is super cute
