Saying “Sorry. No. And Thank You” with Meaning.

Borrowed from the delightful Kris Carr, here is a few though on how to say what you mean and mean what you say! —————————— Sorry. No. Thank you … January 28, 2013 I have a deep-rooted calling to feel happy. To love the skin I’m in and to embrace all the nooks and crannies that […]

5 Steps to Clean Up Your Diet!

I was emailed this awesome list of ways to clean up your body and your life! It was sent from the people from Hungry For Change and written by the ever-inspiring Kris Carr! Check it out!

Yummy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies!

This is one of my go-to vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes! Here are some tips from experience– • the shape doesn’t change a lot in the baking process, so flatten them into cookie shape when putting them on the tray! • I flip them over half way (about 5 minutes) into baking! • the dough […]

Giving Thanks the Vegetarian Way

I know that Thanksgiving is in November: I’m not crazy. I am, however, in Canada! And Canadian Thanksgiving is this Monday! I’m working with a cast of about 30 people, and somehow I am the only vegetarian! Since i still want to enjoy a fall-inspired meal, giving thanks for the wonderful things in my life, […]

The Importance of Eating In-Season Produce: Fall!

Fall: it’s sneaking up on us! One of the best ways to ensure that you’re eating (and serving) fresh, nutrient-rich produce is to only serve what is in season at the time! Even better if it’s from a local source! Foods lose nutrients the longer it takes for them to get from the vine/tree/ground to […]

Real Life Fuel Efficiency

True Confessions: Life is hard. The Universe does this cute little thing sometimes where it just throws a million things at you to see what you can catch and juggle.  One of the things that I was dealt lately was moving all of my belongings from the garage of one of my dear friends to […]

Baby’s First Juicer: What To Think About When Buying a Juicer

Congratulations on taking a giant leap for your health!!! The decision to start juicing is one that I can’t recommend highly enough– for a little bit about why juicing is so great, check out this! And this! Amazon sent me an email earlier this week with the top rated juicers (I had been researching for […]

Live Food vs. Dead Food

Diets (as in the foods people eat, not as in a fad telling you to eat energy bars and drink shakes) focused on consuming raw foods are growing and growing in popularity.  As mentioned in our post about quinoa, cells are the building blocks of your body, and eating raw foods provides the most and […]

Where It All Begins:

Well, ravishing readers, this blog’s topic is a complete product of circumstance.  I had planned to talk about the difference between eating live food and dead food.  Sounds good, right? I thought so, too, so check back tomorrow for that blogaroo.  The universe, however, had some different plans for me… I’m petsitting right now, and […]

Are you lacking Vitamin L?

You know how sometimes you stumble across something that at JUST the right moment?  This is something real that’s going on with me right now, and I love that Kris’ (check out crazy sexy life) blogs always remind me of what’s good about life and where to focus my energy! Even as life is overwhelming […]