MIND. BODY. SOUL.
Good habits are not just something that transform you over night. They don't just start and stay forever. They are a pain to begin (at times), take hard work to continue, and typically involve lifestyle changes in order to be good habits in the long term. But how do we start? My tip.. Be realistic. Start small and ...
Written by blog contributor, Audrea Laffely. I don’t know about you but the holiday season always finds a way of taking me off my normal, healthy path. Fellow blogger, Pam Sahota wrote a wonderful article this past week about eating well despite parties, and it really hit home. Over the past few weeks I’ve been hitting ...
Sometimes each day passes as fast as the next. You don't realize that it's already Wednesday or Thursday until you look up from the daily grind and the madness that has become blatant routine. Sometimes it's great because it means you are busy and hopefully enjoying the rush of it. Other times, you need to ...
I realized over the past year that I was getting constant migraines and upset stomach issues when I would eat out or sometimes even when I made my own meals. It was pretty frequent, and almost immediate after I had a meal. I knew there was an allergic reaction happening but determining what it was, ...
I struggle with healthier choices, just like the next person. I constantly crave sugar and carbs, but being gluten free has changed that for me. The options are less, which in turn has made me make healthier food choices overall. But you don't have to be GF to eat better. It all starts with a mindset, ...
Written by Contributing Blogger, Audrea. One of my favorite parts of summer is that I really sit and take the time to read. I don’t know if it is the lazy summer afternoons, or the need to read the latest book that gets me or just the excuse to take off my shoes and lay in ...
With the summer here in full force, and less clothing to be worn, we can't help but be a little more self conscious at times. And with age comes more body issues we hadn't even thought could be a problem. Who knew there was such a thing as armpit fat? Seriously. Our own self image of ...
A fitness enthusiast. A trainer. A baker. And a friend. Why I admire her: She is a woman who has publicly discussed her past issues with harassment in the workplace. She has been beaten down emotionally more than once. And although it has given her grief and pulled her down a few times, she has over come ...
This post was written by contributing blogger, Audrea. It’s finally here! The warmth, the BBQs, the late nights, the early mornings, the endless events and jam packed weekends. I LOVE summer. I LOVE the feeling of the sand in my toes, sun-kissed skin and smelling the sweet, summer air. I love summer so much that I ...
I've lived in Boston for a while, and one of the best perks about this small city is that you can literally walk everywhere. Remember this past winter when it snowed and it was freezing almost every day? I still walked 2.25 miles to work and back each day. That's 4 and a half miles ...