Empower Your Inner Architect: Building a Life of Epic Wellness

  If you have been wearing stretchy pants since Thanksgiving, you are my spirit animal.   HAHA! Honestly, I was not a glutton on Thanksgiving Day. I ate a little bit of most things and had one dessert, but I don’t have an “Uncle Larry” to send leftovers home with! (All of my “Uncle Larrys” live WITH me—a story for another time…) I have nibbled on leftovers here and there since the big meal--things that I don’t usually eat, so I am feeling a little “off”. Yoga pants make me very happy! I hear you—the Regretful Ritas. “Ugh. I can’t believe I ate that much.” The Doubting Daniels. “There is no way I can stick to my nutrition goals through the holiday season.” And the Pessimistic Penelopes. “Well, I already blew it on Thanksgiving. 2020 sucks anyways. Might as well live it up till New Year’s Day!” Which one are you? I have news for you. It isn’t that pile of mashed potatoes smothered in gravy with sauerkraut on top, or that extra piece of grandma’s famous pecan pie topped wit...

Goal: To introduce myself and to solve all your health problems, all in one blog, before the holidays. Chances of meeting that goal: about -37. What’s wrong with this picture? Proper grammar? Check. Good intentions? Check! Check!. The goal is unattainable and unrealistic. As an east coast living, former college athlete, current workout Nazi, bachelor level nurse and licensed massage therapist embarking on a nutrition certification, 30-year married mother of three adult boys, I know a few things about goal setting. I will admit that I was not always focused on total body wellness. I mean, what do careers, spirituality, social life, relationships, home environments, education, nutrition habits, mental health, and finances have to do with my physical health, anyways? Each is a key ingredient to who you are, and when one ingredient is out of whack, there goes your entire recipe. I look forward to sharing with you what I know, and what I am learning about keeping a healthy body. T...