Pregnancy Week 22: Natural Skin Care

Hey ya’ll. As I wrap up my 22nd week of pregnancy, I wanted to share some of my favorite natural skin care/beauty products. While it’s incredibly important that we put high quality stuff IN our bodies, it’s also important to put healthy, non-toxic stuff ON our bodies. The skin is our largest organ and absorbs…

Links I Love

This one is a recipe edition because I made an epic amount of dishes today and none of them were my own (though I did make some adjustments… see below!) I love getting inspired by what other bloggers are doing and sharing the delicious love. Enjoy! Pomegranate Pork Belly from The Paleo Chef, Mary Shenouda…

Links I Love

First of all, I’ve been having fun with my t-shirts lately. Articles Death to the Chicken Finger Really interesting thoughts from National Post on the changing diets of our nation’s children and how we have turned out kitchens into made-to-order restaurants to accommodate the “bland” palates of children. “Regardless of the processed food industry’s role,…

Links I Love

Every once in a while I like to share some stories, ideas, and products that I’ve come across recently. Here’s what I’m liking lately… INSPIRATION We Got This. This cause is near and dear to my heart. Alex, a former client of mine, was unexpectedly diagnosed with lung cancer last year. He’s an amazing, positive, and…

Links I Love 9.0

Another edition of everyone’s favorite… The Clean Plate’s newest, favoritest links. Let’s start with some recipes. Nom Nom Paleo This salad was AMAZING. I omitted the cashews and used this almond butter dressing. I also added grilled chicken. I also just recently got Michelle’s Cookbook, Nom Nom Paleo. It’s equally amazing and must be purchased…

Links I Love 7.0

Another edition of my favorite links. Time to surf the web… I’m leading this off with a favorite new PRODUCT. NoOodle – Calorie Free Noodles that have an AWESOME texture. I’m actually more impressed with the pasta-like texture than I am with all the “-Free” attributes. Go buy some! Nutritionist Erica Sawers shares a sensible approach to…

Links I Love 6.0

Been a little uninspired lately when it comes to new recipes… so I thought I’d share some inspiring links! First up. Almond flour… the good vs. the bad. You decide. “I don’t think almond flour is a terrible flour.  And I don’t think coconut is a better choice (not that I think you should avoid…

The Clean Slate Day 22

Tiny Buddha has some encouragement if you are going through a time of growth. “Then one day, I considered that maybe this mindset was paralyzing me. I wondered if maybe I was actually hindering my growth by expecting growth to be linear.” Speaking of non-linear growth, in my current attempt at maintaining a daily meditation…

Links I Love 5.0

It’s yet another time for some awesome links. Check them out below and give some love to the people who wrote them. First, a quote from Ann VosKamp: “Joy is a function of gratitude, and gratitude is a function of perspective. You only begin to change your life when you begin to change the way…

Links I Love 3.0

Here are some of my weekly findings from the interwebs. The first thing I’ll share is from a friend. She sent me a .pdf document chock-full of great quotes, reminders, and inspirations. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not…