Welcome to Week 3 of Mindful May! It’s kind of hard to believe we’re already half way through the month. Although this weekend is HOT in North Carolina, so that’s making it feel like summer already. If you’re following along, the focus of this week is a fun one: spending a little undivided quality time…
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Mindful May Week 2: Relaxing Bedtime Rituals + A Bedtime Yoga Sequence
Welcome to week 2 of Mindful May and Happy Mother’s Day! I just finished a delicious unsweetened almond milk latte that Matt made for me and a couple of salted chocolate coffee energy balls so I am caffeinated and READY TO GO. My energy level may not be entirely appropriate for the topic of Week…
10 Best Kitchen Tools Under $25
Today I’m sharing a roundup of my top ten favorite kitchen tools that are under $25. These are items that I use frequently and that have made my life so much easier in the kitchen. With Mother’s Day around the corner, these also make for a thoughtful yet inexpensive gift. Even better, use some of…
Mindful May Week 1: Meditation
In case you missed my introduction to Mindful May, I’m devoting this month to focusing on doing a spring cleaning of “brain clutter” and making an effort to be more present. Mindfulness is something I really struggle with, so I have planned on adding one small habit each week to make the process enjoyable instead…
Mindful May: Spring Cleaning Brain Clutter and Enjoying the Moment
You know that little nagging voice that you sometimes ignore? Matt would say yes, and that the voice is mine. But what I’m talking about is that inner voice in the back of your mind that’s usually right even though sometimes you don’t want to listen. It might be telling you to finish that thing…
Friday Favorites #15
Happy Friday! I hope your week has been wonderful. I feel like I really started to notice how much lighter it’s getting later into the evening this week and along with the warmer temps I’m getting some summer vibes. Yayy sunlight. Once again I’m checking in to share some of the things that I’m loving…
How To Get Into Yoga When You’re Type-A
8 Tips to embracing taking a deep breath I’m a first born and my parents named me Amelia. In Latin, Amelia means “industrious”. Basically, this means that a synonym for my name could be Type-A. I’m only now realizing how appropriate that is given the first letter of my name. All of this to say,…
Pecan Pie Nut Butter with Collagen
When I made Matt try a spoonful of this nut butter he smiled and his eyes lit up. “You like this?!”, he said. At that point, I knew I had a winner. By that he means that this delightful nut butter tastes way too decadent to be healthy. But, it is! And yes, I like…
Friday Favorites #9
Happy Friday! How was your week? I’m checking in once again to share some of the things that I’m loving or that have made me smile this week. I didn’t think I had much to share, but turns out I have a lot to say about tropical fruit and other random things. I’d LOVE to…
Our Trip to the St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort: Part 1
I originally wrote these entries as a personal journal so that Matt and I could remember the details of our days in the Maldives. I decided to share these because of the interest in seeing more photos from our trip. I have also added some notes for anyone considering traveling to the Maldives. Overall, we…