Trigger Warning: This post will discuss weight to some degree, though I do not discuss specific numbers. This post also discusses menstrual cycles. I do not intend to trigger and refrain from using what I believe to be triggering language, but please do not read if you are easily triggered at this time. It’s almost …
I’m a 3pm snack kind of girl. Usually for something sweet–but my tastebuds are used to a healthy sort of sweet. As much as I love a donut, cookie, or brownie now and again, this wouldn’t be so healthy for an everyday kind of snack. But this moist (23% of you cringed; sorry), rich-tasting, fudgey …
It’s a statistical fact: most of us report that we are “dissatisfied” with our bodies. It’s an overwhelming problem in the world today. According to an average of several studies, nearly 80% of teenage girls report fear of becoming fat. The same percentage of women are unhappy with their bodies by age 17.* These statistics …
Is it just me, or is owning a brand-new waffle maker, like, the Hallmark of being a wife? Since receiving it from my oma at my bridal shower, I have been so excited to use it — and test all sorts of recipes! Belgian waffles are my husband’s all-time favourite breakfast, so I tried making …
Something that has broken my heart and stirred up so much passion in me is for the struggles I have heard couples explain going through during this quarantined season. I’ve seen messages like, “If I don’t want to kill my spouse after this quarantine, I know I’ve succeeded,” or, “We’re just trying to make it …
Happy Wednesday, Friends! As you can likely tell by the title of this post… I owe my frequent readers an apology. Sincerely. Girl to girl, or boy, or whoever you are. The other day, as I was updating some content here on the blog, I got myself in one of those downward spirals that can …
June 4th… Say what?!!?! My blog friends… it’s been a while! To my subscribers – thank you for sticking around and bearing with me in a busy season of navigating screen burnout, working from home, and newly married life! I must say that it has all been wonderful over here. Johnny and I can’t put …
“Telling a person with an eating disorder that they can’t leave their apartment for two weeks is like saying, ‘You have two weeks to indulge in all the behavior you haven’t exhibited since you were in recovery,’” said Ruthie Friedlander, Founder of the Chain. I feel inexpressibly blessed to say that I strongly believe that I …
When I was a kid, I thought the only “dinner options” were the ones my mom made. Can you relate?So, like, everyone had spaghetti or flour tortilla-with-ground-beef tacos or chicken, rice, and broccoli or lasagna or roast beef or one of the many other delicious meals my mom made. As a foodie and cookbook fanatic …
This blog post originally appeared on the Leaders Blog at C3KW. Head over there for more encouragement and Truth in this time of COVID-19! Hey, Friend. We’re aaaalllll in this together… Anyone else get High School Musical vibes? For real, though. We are. Each one of us is enduring the same trying time. I wouldn’t be surprised if …