3 Easy Ways To Earn Money From Home
When times are tough and money is tight (oh, hello COVID), we have to find other ways to keep moving forward. Luckily, we have this mystical magic at our fingertips, a little thing called the Internet. Thank goodness for that, because I don’t know what I’d be doing otherwise. I know so many people around […]
On Travel + Life: How Do You Know If You’ve Found Home?
Four-lettered words are some of the most complicated: love, hate, pain, hope, home. If you ask a person to define them, there will never be one correct, all-encompassing answer. I love both my family and my dog, my best friends and sunrises, ice cream and freediving. Do I love them all the same way? Of […]
12 John Muir Quotes That Will Inspire Your Love for Nature
The sun shines and the stars, and new beauty meets us at every step in all our wanderings. When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
To Follow Your Heart, or Societal Norms?
It’s so easy to let fear dictate the choices we make in our lives: fear of failure, of loss, or fear of being different. This past week, I reached a pivotal point where I was stirring over a decision that would determine my attitude towards they way I want to live my life: Do I […]
I’m Going Vegetarian: Is It Worth It?
Growing up as a three sport athlete, carbs and protein were a way of life. During her last year at university, my younger sister decided to go vegetarian and sparked my stubborn curiosity. Could I give up meat and still have enough energy? Would it make me feel better or worse? Is it really that […]
Eating Healthy While Living At Home: The Struggle You Know All Too Well
After my two weeks of Chloe Ting’s shred, I was feeling strong and invincible… that is, until I went home. It seems that old habits die hard. And those habits include over-sized bowls of ice cream, late night nibbles, and the all-too-often breakfast from my favorite local restaurant. My family was never properly educated about […]
Frustration, Sadness, and Adjustment: My First 48 Hours in America
48 hours of being home after almost a year of living abroad has been enough to make me feel like a moody teenager all over again. Home is a four lettered word that can shape shift depending on the lips of the person speaking it. To some, home might mean a place to sleep for […]
Yes, Just 2 Weeks of Working Out Can Change Your Body
What started as a ‘what if’ joke between my sister and I abruptly came to an end about five minutes into Chloe Ting’s Two Week Shred Challenge, when we were swimming in puddles of sweat and wondering if we could possibly survive another 13 days. Are YouTube workouts usually this hard? Could we possibly be […]
Self Love: 3 Months Without Looking into a Mirror
Today I saw a full body mirror for the first time in over three months. Since changing apartments in February, I have been living in a place without any mirrors besides my phone and a small hand mirror. Initially, it was really strange – not because I particularly cared how my outfits looked, but because […]
Is 7 Days With Chloe Ting Enough to Notice a Difference?
I’d say I’m just about to get started on day seven of my attempt to complete Chloe Ting’s Two Week Shred Challenge, but I’m going to replace that with STRIDING into day seven. I feel good! Make no bones about it, Chloe Ting absolutely wrecked me the first few days. I looked like a worm […]