Fighting Boredom with Healthy Food + Creative Living
Want a delicious, beautiful breakfast, but avoiding sugar? Never fear! Here are some nutritious ideas from my #SugarFreeChallenge Week that you may enjoy! Avo Bagel This tasty fast breakfast only has 3.5 grams of sugar! 1/2 a bagel, topped with…
One of my goals of ExpoWest 2018 was to look for snack bar products that were low in sugar. I like bars as easy on-to-go snacks for my family, but the added cane sugar drives me bat crazy! Truth be…
This is my girl. My daughter is active, thin, and can slam a ball down a fairway. As she is burning calories like a furnace, I’m always looking for ways to add extra plant-based protein to her diet. We eat…
What if you have celiac disease and you accidentally ate gluten? I’ve discovered some new products from the recent Gluten Free Expo that will answer ALL of these questions AND offer solutions. Recent advances in Food Science and Technology have…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureUp2018 #CollectiveBias Making healthy choices in the New Year has not only been expressed in how I eat, but how I live my…
If you have limited time in the morning to get ready, then this is an easy way to style your hair the night before! This is a favorite way for my busy high schooler to do her hair because she…
Growing up on a peninsula jutting out from San Diego, CA, I was fortunate to be surrounded by the sea. As kids, we would often go out fishing in the peaceful kelp beds right off of Point Loma. One of…
Call it eco-anxiety. Between melting glaciers, the USA exiting the Paris climate agreement, dwindling coral reefs and increasingly forceful hurricanes, being an environmental steward can feel pretty stressful. Pioneering research from the American Psychological Association (APA) and the organizations Climate…
I’m a huge fan of home shows, and there is a new one exclusively about building, or restoring log cabins. Having a log cabin in the woods sounds so dreamy that it’s definitely on my vision board. Cabins can be…
Recently around the water cooler, there’s been chatter about the benefits of CBD oil. And, by the water cooler, I mean Moms Night Out at a wine bar. Under hushed voices, benefits of CBD were being discussed in serious tones….
This post is sponsored by the Cal Water H20 Challenge, but the opinions are that of my own. Last year, California enjoyed a rainy season, but the party ended abruptly with a hot dry Summer and no rain in Fall….
As a bicoastal resident (California and Florida), I live with the reality that a fire, earthquake, mudslide or hurricane could wipe me out at any time. It’s not a pleasant thought, but it was our reality in 2017. California was…
I was recently selected by TRUST Beauty to experience their plant-based skin care line, and it could not have come at a better time. I’ve recently bounced around from San Diego’s dry crisp fall weather to sunny balmy Florida and my aging…
When children are young, they are continually learning through their interactions and playing. Teaching your child how to play and interact with others is essential to help them develop and grow into productive members of society, and they may get…
Once on a summer vacation to Oregon, I walked across a field with knee-high tall grass not realizing my bag was open. Somewhere along the path, my eyeglasses fell out and I spent the next several hours searching unsuccessfully. I…
