Health and Wellness

A collection of personal writings and articles I have found useful in maintaining a healthy mindset and body.

Gift Ideas for the Fitness Fanatic

If you have someone special in your life who is a fitness fanatic and you’re wondering what to get them, this is the post for you! Maybe you’re the fitness fanatic and you want some ideas for your wish list, I think you’ll love the ideas below. Here are some of my favorite personal items…

5 Places Not to Waste Your Energy+Time

Our energy and time are the most precious, finite resources we have, we only have so much of each and it’s important not to squander such precious gifts. And often, we spend so much of our energy and time doing things that are constantly draining us mentally and emotionally. These habits drain our energy and…

My Go-To Healthy Morning Smoothie

Need a simple, healthy, quick, yet filling smoothie recipe? Well I’ve got one for you! I literally have drank this every morning for the last few years and it never gets old. It has probiotics in the yogurt, fiber in the spinach, and the protein powder and peanut butter keep me full thoughout the morning.…

The Magic of Going Against the Grain

Do you ever stop and wonder why am I doing this, this is totally unfulfilling or unhealthy for me? During much of my journaling time, I have been bothered by many things that our society has normalized that are completely and utterly unsatisfying for us. But unfortunately, so many of us do these things like…

My Go-To Healthy Weeknight Dinner Recipes

I love to cook but sometimes the meal planning part of the week is a drag. I want to make sure I am cooking something yummy but also healthy. I have a few go-to healthy weeknight recipes that I cycle throughout my meal planning. They are simple and quick. Check them out below. This post…

Effortless Tips to Motivate Yourself to Workout

We’ve all been there, the days when working out is the last thing you want to do. You feel tired, weighed down, and chores and work obligations are screaming at you to complete them. When you feel this way, brain fog and fatigue are hard to combat but there are ways to push these obstacles…

5 Tips to Create an Early Morning Routine

I’m not a morning person. I remember saying this statement to friends as we discussed what time we get up in the morning. I convinced myself of this and I didn’t think that would ever change. Then I started having babies and that drastically changed my morning schedule. As you know, with young kids its…

The Momma Workout

Investing Time to Exercise In addition to prayer, another huge passion of mine is exercise. It relieves stress, clears my mind, and puts me in a great mood. As moms, it can be a huge challenge to find time in your day to workout. However, I am a huge believer of investing time in myself…

Achieving Peace

I strongly believe prayer and exercise are a huge part of health and wellness, but another crucial ingredient to a life of peace and contentment is limiting technological distractions and living in the present. So many of us are stuck in wishing we could change mistakes from the past or we are obsessing over excitement…