Christmas is two days away! The news is embracing the lack of cold weather here in San Diego by playing Feliz Navidad with the beach scene in the background. Never gets old. Matt and I are laying low for Christmas this year, which is a first since we usually fly home to Illinois at this…
A-Z Gift Guide for the Food Lover
Woo! Christmas is seven days away!! If you’re a master procrastinator at buying gifts, I can relate. Some people are so difficult to buy for that I end up putting shopping off until the last minute. Well I have good news for you if you’re trying to figure out a gift for a food lover,…
Tips & Tricks for Working Out During the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us! I’m so pumped to see family, have a few days off work to relax, and just embrace the spirit of the season (I’m anxious to throw up Christmas decorations but have been told I have to wait until after Thanksgiving; womp womp). Since this tends to be such a…
How to Not Gain 500 Pounds This Holiday Season
It has begun. The holiday season is upon us, and we all know what that means…Food, more food, and then probably a little bit more food. I’m all about cooking up an aromatic storm for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it’s possible I get carried away with all the delicious options in front of me at…
Healthy Gift Idea: DIY Sample Box
As of today, there are 19 days left until Christmas! If you’re like me, you still have to get most of your presents for people. When I was trying to think of a creative gift idea recently, I started remembering all the samples boxes I’ve tried in the past—from vitamins to food to makeup. It’s…
The Time Has Come
This past four day weekend was everything I thought it could be. I wasted lots of time doing things that were not productive in any way, and it was absolutely wonderful. We also set a new record for ourselves for the earliest viewing of a movie at the theatre. Saturday morning, we saw Hunger Games…
My Favorite CHRISTMAS Things: Part 2
If you weren’t aware, it’s effing cold in Illinois today. Effing. My father and I are meeting up with Matt and his parents for lunch today (yay for my bf being in the same state again!), so that meant I had to either wake up early to run or not do it at all. I…
My Favorite CHRISTMAS Things: Part 1
Today, I am on a mission—a mission to not eat my bodyweight in chocolate, Cheerios, and cheese. That’s kind of how my day went yesterday. You see, my friends, I have this issue with snacking. So today I’ve been working on my self control. One big problem I have is eating lunch over the course…
