“Its time for us as a people to start making some changes, let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live, and let's change the way we treat each other." Tupak Shakur He sure was onto something! The reason why diets and challenges don’t seem to stick is because they’re meant to help change a behavior pattern and help start good habits. You may learn a thing or two about yourself while on those challenges but for the most part people seem to look forward to the end

Guest Food Blogger and Daughter makes the house smell so good everyday! Your New Go-To Summer Drink! I love this drink. I love matcha and I recently found out that I love lavender syrup with it! This recipe consists of only a few ingredients too, which makes for a simple recipe and directions. You will need matcha powder(I purchased mine at Sprouts), hot water, almond milk(or any type of milk), ice cubes, and lavender syrup(here is the exact recipe I followed to make mine). O

Picking up trash isn’t glamorous. But, I get more satisfaction from it than getting all dolled up for an event! What started out as a no brainer to pick up a few pieces while out enjoying our natural world and getting in connection with myself, quickly turned into documenting my daily clean up. I found myself at first having difficulty walking or paddling past it and now I can’t. My ‘workouts’ have turned to 'clean ups.' It was an eye opening experience. The more I picked up,

There was an article in a Sunset Magazine that inspired me to change the way I looked at my yard forever. The article had beautiful pics and a story of a young child picking breakfast from his yard. He went to the chicken coop pulled out fresh eggs and put them in a basket along with peppers, tomatoes, lettuce and herbs. He brought that basket to his mother and she made breakfast for her the family with it. It was then I decided my yard was going to provide for my family the

Enjoying the medicinal effects from the sun. Research studies show before antibiotics, sunlight was used to speed up the healing of wounds because it is an efficient germ killer. (Ref. Dr Marga Boyani.) Sun avoidance is as hazardous to your health as smoking. Sunlight triggers release of the ‘feel good’ hormone serotonin, which other than controlling your sleep pattern, body temperature and sex drive, lifts your mood and helps ward off depression. Safe, regular sun exposure c