Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
This is my last semester as an undergrad student and I have 18 credit hours under my belt. Not only am I in class what feels like 8am to 9:30pm every day but I'm also spending three days a week interning, trying to keep up with the blog and fitting in workouts and time with friends accordingly. While things might seem super chaotic at first, I've already settled myself into a routine and am ...
Let's get one thing straight. Nothing beats a club sandwich. When I think of the classic go-to American meal, it's not a hamburger or hot dog (although those two might be in my head after that Cubs game last night - woo Cubbies!). It's a sandwich piled high with turkey, bacon, lettuce, mayo and tomato. If you were to ask my mom what she made me growing up on special occasions and for most of my ...
I often find that most of recipes I create are sparked from something I've come across or eaten when I was a little kid or teenager. There's a specific memory about a comforting dish or baked good that urges me to recreate it but in a healthier way. Like banana chocolate chip bread, for example. My mom would make this for my brother and I when we were younger in loaf and muffin form and I remember ...
Do you guys ever have those moments where you're thinking about a million different things at once and you're anxious, stressed and excited all at once? Me right now. I can't even tell you guys how much I have been both dreading and looking forward to October these past two few weeks. It's one of those times when I have so much planned, tons of work to do both in and out of school and I'm ...
Every year when fall hits, I can't stop myself from consuming all things pumpkin. I'm sure you're rolling your eyes thinking I'm like every other person who is on that #PSL train but no really, I'm talking about fresh pumpkin roasted in the oven straight from my mom's garden, canned pumpkin blended in my smoothies and every kind of squash I know dipped in caramelized onion hummus (trust me, it's ...
The other day at work one of my co-workers asked me how my blog was doing. Quite honestly, it's been put on the back burner while I spend most of my week working 8 hour shifts at Whole Foods and then crashing in my bed after a long day. The fact I haven't even posted here since the beginning of the summer makes my heart drop to my toes but knowing it's always possible to give you guys content ...
