The Diamond Behind The Chocolate
I'm always all of the following:
-Shoe Humanitarian
-Wine lover
-Storm chaser
-Chocolate addict
-Sweat obsessed
-Daydreaming of traveling to Sicily
-Mathematically challenged.I'm sometimes:
-Rude
-Irate
-Insensitive
-The main character in a chick lit novel (usually a bad thing)
-In a love affair with leafy greens, HIIT workouts, and VH1.I'm never:
-A sports girl.
-A soapbox preacher.
-Old man winter's friend.
-Interested in driving (limo, please?)-
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Tips To Stay Warm & Healthy During the Winter
I’ll be honest…winter is my least favorite season. Growing up in a small town full of mountains really made me want to eradicate winter forever and skip straight to summer and summer only. It wasn’t just the cold, snow and … Continue reading
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Tagged amino, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cold, cough, ear, fish oil, fitfluential, Fitness, fruits, greens, health, immunity, kombucha, minerals, nose, throat, vegan, vegetarian, veggies, vitamins, winter
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#WIAW- The Juicing Edition
Holy heck it has been buzz light years since I’ve participated in my favorite foodie day of the week. How are you my blog-lings? So I basically failed my healthy eating test for the end of 2012, but 2013 is … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Proud VS. Not So Proud Food Moments
I figured it was time. Time to post a WIAW. For me, for you, for 2013. (Raise your glass…of freshly juiced veggies and fruits, that is 😉 !) The last few months of 2012 were pretty much what the Wild … Continue reading
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Collagen In The Kitchen
If you took a photo of just lips of: me, Pamela Anderson, and Big Ang, well, you probably wouldn’t know whose was whose. I became a member of the collagen lip cult last night…all over…would you believe this?…PEPPERS. My thirsty … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Sweet & Healthy
I am no stranger to the sweet tooth. I believe I was born with a palate to only crave sweet things at every meal all the time. While I’ve made previous attempts to divert my tastes towards the “right pathway … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, candy fit, chia loaf, chobani, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christmas, eats, food, garlic and oil, holidays, peanut flour, sweets, thanksgiving, treats, veggies, what i ate wednesday
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#WIAW- Bare Bones
So this should be called “When I Can’t Sleep” Wednesday because…it’s 4 AM and I’m still not asleep. What is the deal lately? Back to melatonin again… This week’s eats were pretty bare bones. Being that it’s fall and WIAW … Continue reading
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#WIAW- I Need Smoothies Anonymous
Let’s just say for the sake of summer, apartment/job hunting, and a territorial 54 year-old turkey vulture mother, I’ve been M.I.A. from my kitchen. It saddens me deeply that the only slightly creative thing I’ve made within the last two … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Its Been A While!
Thanks to Peas and Crayons for another great WIAW! Why hello fellow WIAW-ers! It definitely has been a while. (Yes, two whole weeks is a century in blog years!) Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying summer. … Continue reading
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#WIAW- A Dash of Color & A Lot of Chobani
Everything comes alive in the spring/summer season. We are no strangers to this yearly occurrence. This year is especially awesome due to the fact that I am learning to eat my colors and it’s the most optimal time to do … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Eat Your Greens & Drink That Sangria!
I was feeling lackadaisical last week for most of my “greens” pictures, but I swear on my first grade teacher, I ate them. To be honest, I cannot go a day without greens. It’s very similar to Romeo and no … Continue reading
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