Inge and I are celebrating five years of marriage today! Our anniversary date is November 11, 2017, or 11-11 as we call it. We’ve gone through so much together in these last five years and as I sit here reflecting, I thought it would be fun to share five lessons I’ve learned from our time…
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9 Easy Tips to Avoid Endocrine Disruptors
Over the last few years, there’s been a trend towards “clean and non-toxic” beauty and home products, and for good reason. It’s as important to look at the ingredients in these products as it is to look at the ingredients and sources of our food. Our home and personal products are often laden with synthetic…
How to Recover from a Sugar Hangover
Halloween has passed, the costumes stored, and the skeleton decorations traded in for autumn wreaths made of foliage and corn husks. But there’s one thing lingering from October in my house and it’s a pumpkin shaped bucket filled to the brim with Snickers, Twix, and Milky Ways. I won’t pretend to be a candy snob….
Hacking My Way to Better Sleep
Have you ever met someone who says they’re ok with five or six hours of sleep a night? I happen to be married to one, but personally, I don’t get it. There was a time in my early 20s when I would be fine and fully functional on little sleep, but now as a 40-year-old…
5 Pretty Objects to Enhance Your Daily Rituals
What are your daily rituals? The things you do everyday, no matter what, or at least, as often as possible. Perhaps it’s making your bed every morning, brushing your teeth, or preparing your breakfast a certain way. When you think of these things, do you see them as tasks or chores or something more special?…
My Top 10 Tips To Save Money on Groceries
I was looking at my bank statement a few months ago, which I do a few times a week (and highly recommend), and was analyzing my recent purchases. $112.68 at Trader Joe’s, $36.91 at Fine Fare, $54.84 at Trader Joe’s again, $14.53 at Metro Acres, $78.72 at Whole Foods. It came out to $297.68 in…
Celebrating a Big Happy Milestone in Greenport
My dad turned 75 last Saturday, so to celebrate this big happy milestone, our family spent the weekend at my sister’s new home in Greenport, NY. I’m still playing around with the type of content I share here, but if you’ll indulge me, I’d love to share some personal weekend highlights with you. We drove…
The 12 Minute Meditation That Shifted Everything For Me
A little over a year ago, I was in the throes of what I now see as burnout and depression. I was about to enter a darker phase filled with grief and loss, but I didn’t know that yet. I was already suffering mentally and just trying to get through the days as best as…
A Colorful & Cozy Plant Based Fall Dinner Menu
One of my favorite things to do is host friends and family in our home. Our current apartment isn’t very big (hi, NYC real estate!), but we luckily have a small kitchen table where we can host one or two people at a time for cozy intimate gatherings. So last night, we invited our dear…
Stuck in a Rut? Make Time for Fun
Do you ever have those days when you’re going through the motions, but not feeling anything in particular? Like, you don’t feel bad necessarily, but not really excited about anything either. I used to feel stuck in a rut like this often. After work, I would tell myself that in order to decompress, I just…