Oh how I love chips and salsa! I actually make my own chips. Simply pick up some whole wheat tortilla’s at the grocery store. Cut them into quarters, throw a little sea salt, lime juice, and olive oil on them. Put them under the broiler for about 8 minutes. Delicious! For salsa, you can certainly [...]

Hey – I’m Irish, it’s St. Patrick’s Day… and soda bread is a fabulous, easy-to-make snack. It’s versatile too, so whether you want it sweet or savory, you can change up the recipe to suit your tastes. It’s called “soda” bread because it uses baking soda as the leavening agent instead of yeast. Basic Healthy [...]

Approach Life With Kindness… I recently read about an interview that Oprah did with Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen said that one of the things that she’s trying to do this year is to approach life with kindness. That resonated with me. A lot. I’ve noticed over the past few months that when I’m cranky, or feeling [...]

How often do you bash your body or talk negatively to yourself? Take a second right now and think about the last time you actually told yourself how awesome you are. We are so quick to beat ourselves up, bash ourselves, judge ourselves… and the truth is – no one else is as hard on [...]

I choose to make wellness and fitness a priority for a lot of reasons. Mostly, I choose it because when I don’t, I don’t like the person I become – depressed, easily irritated, stressed, anxious… Last week, I read a really inspirational post from Heather Frey. I’ll point you to it in just a sec. [...]