Breaking Up With the Couch Playlist

Look, this has been going on for long enough, and it’s time for us to part. I’ll admit that you caught my eye the first time we met, and you really swept me off my feet. You were super supportive, and you made me feel so comfortable in your embrace. But after a while, I…

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Are You an Early Bird or a Night Owl?

When I was in college, I’d regularly complain about 8:00 am classes. “It’s so early!” I’d whine while trudging through the snow across the quad. Thank goodness for cinnamon hot chocolate to get my butt out of bed or else I’m sure I would have failed all my classes…or at least the ones during the…

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My Magazine Obsession

Oh my gosh! I’m thrilled to be featured in the April issue of InStyle magazine! Take a look: Har har har. 🙂 OK, so I’m not America’s next top model (but I did do some modeling back in the day). I love it when my name pops up in unexpected places. So sage green is…

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No Pain, No Gain: Why Being Uncomfortable is a Good Thing

You might imagine some burly Hans and Franz type bodybuilder to subscribe to the motto “no pain, no gain.” Did I just date myself with that SNL reference? But “no pain, no gain” isn’t some mindless fitness jargon. It’s a fundamental principle of the total body health equation. If you want the gain, you gotta…

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Waiting-in-Line Meditation: How to Chill Out in 10 Items or Less

A few days ago, Chris and I were cruising around the salad bar/hot food bar at Whole Foods. When we’re feeling especially lazy, it’s nice to grab a quick dinner there. If I had my way, I’d just pull a chair up to the salad bar and start shoveling stuff into my mouth. Gosh, everything…

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Link Roundup: February 16, 2013

It’s my birthday! I’m 32 today, and you know I’m taking the day off. Thank you so much to those of you who sent me birthday cards. Was it because of my recent post about how much I love handwritten notes? My friend Sarah from This Is What I Eat sent me an awesome package.…

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Link Roundup: February 9, 2013

So…I spent many hours this week mucking up my blog, and then many more hours un-mucking it up. And then my head exploded. How was your week? I switched from a third-party shopping cart program to a new shopping cart plugin that turned my website into a secured site (https). I was able to process…

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