Creatively Cheap Vegan

If you want to eat more plants, but don’t want to break the bank, you’ve come to the right place! I have been eating vegan on a budget for a few years now and have learned a few tips and tricks along the way that I would love to share with you! Don’t worry about …

Fighting Food Fatigue

Let me tell you about the time I lived in my first apartment. It was the fall semester of my senior year in college, I was working long hours in a hospital. After looking at food all day I am much less motivated to cook for myself, so I did a lot of meal prep …

Destroy Your Inner Critic

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. Purchases made through them cost you nothing additional, however they will result in commission for me. New year, new me, right? It’s a new year, and many people want to be a “new me.” Why not be a “better me?” Become a better version of yourself …

New Year, New Domain, Better Me!

2017 Recap There’s 4 days left in 2017?! Where has the year gone? I’m excited to see what we can accomplish in 2018, and where this space will end up. I have plans in mind, but God orders our steps (Proverbs 16:9). I’m amazed at where I’ve landed compared to where I started 2017!! I …

Back in the Kitchen

Am I the only one that scrolls through Instagram feeds full of food?? I get so much inspiration to try new flavors and combinations! Because I know we all have an obsession with food, I thought I’d show you what I’ve been eating recently! The past few weeks have been full of simple recipes packed …

Ditching the Scale

I can honestly say one of my least favorite parts of going to the doctor is getting in the scale. For as long as I can remember I’ve dreaded watching them slide the weight along that stupid balance. On my most recent trip to the doctor I stepped in the scale completely unsure what to …

Preventing Food Waste

So today is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day. Not sure about the origins of this holiday, but it’s good timing considering Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Gotta make room for all those leftovers! Now before we start tossing everything in the trash, I’m sure we have plenty of useable things hanging out in there. I …

Giving the Gift of Kindness

Kindness shouldn’t be delegated to a day, but the current headlines beg to differ. Kindness seems to be lacking if you let 24-hour news media inform you. Thankfully this isn’t the truth. While today may be National Kindness Day. Everyday we should spread kindness around like we breathe air.Kindness is really just small gestures that …

How to Survive the Holidays as a Vegan

Let me tell you, I’ve had over 10 holidays seasons as a vegetarian. This is my second one as a vegan ?. I’ve gotten pretty good at navigating the spreads and piling my plate high. I have an eye for presentation so my plant-based plate still looks amazing. That first year was mid-2000s and I’d …

25 Things I’ve learned by 25

To many people 25 is still young, but I’ve learned a few things in this lifetime. Less is more. My friend circle is smaller, but I share more with them. I own less stuff, but I love what I have. I worry less and have more fun. Give what you want. I heard in sermon …