How to Start Using Essential Oils
You’ve decided that you would like to get healthier, get rid of the toxic chemicals in your home or maybe you are just curious about using natural remedies for common ailments. If you can relate to any of these scenarios, essential oils might be just what you need. Your First Hurdle Confusion can quickly set in once you realize just how many different kinds of oils are available. To add fuel to the fire, there are also many different brands (and they are not all equal in quality), various ways to use them, etc. You get the idea. Every novice essential oil user has experienced this type of confusion and…
Check Out Some Fall Breakfast Options
Fall provides so many options for superfood breakfast options! I created a post on Life: The Reboot last fall looking at some of the delicious options. This post covered fall breakfast bowls, green juices, and smoothies. I even included a photo of my not pretty version of one of the recipes in the comments! For Blogtober Day 22, I decided to share that post. Hopefully, you can find some tasty breakfast options that you might want to try! Fall Breakfast Options Enjoy! Blogtober Day 22 I can’t believe how fast this month has gone. Just over one week of posts to go! Halloween Roundup Other Ways to Celebrate: Other Alternatives to…
Make a Fall Bucket List
You may have a life bucket list that applies to activities you do year-round, but what about a seasonal one? This can be a great way to clarify what you want to do or get done during this time of year, and even find some new activities that you haven’t done before. Benefits of Making a Bucket List To start with, let’s discuss some of the general benefits of having a bucket list. This includes just regular life bucket lists, and specific ones, like time-sensitive bucket lists (things to do before a certain age), or seasonal bucket lists. There are a lot of ways you can benefit by having this…
Last-Minute Halloween Party Foods
Did you put off your Halloween Party Planning? Is life getting in the way? Time is getting short! This post might help you quickly plan a party food menu for your little ghosts and goblins! These ideas can make your Halloween Spooktacular. There is also a roundup of my Halloween posts! Quick and Easy Party Food Ideas Spooky Spiders Spread peanut butter or processed cheese spread onto round butter crackers. Place four chow mien noodles or small pretzel sticks on each side of the cracker making eight spider legs. Stack a cracker on top to make a sandwich. Dip raisins into peanut butter or cheese spread and place on top…
7 Tips for Safe Exercising
Exercise and other forms of physical fitness can be positively life-changing in a number of ways. Your heart, lungs, and other organs benefit, as do important physiological processes. Your mind becomes sharper, you lower your risk of contracting diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and you improve your self-esteem. However, any time you workout or exercise, there is a chance you could become injured. When I was on the dance team in high school, I pulled a hamstring, which has never quite gotten back to normal! I wasn’t always very diligent about warming up and caring for my body before and after a workout. I know much more now. The following…
Suggestions for Halloween Dinner
If you have decided to spend Halloween at home, you might want to plan a fun and special dinner for the family. You can have a delicious and filling dinner that also has a Halloween theme. Here are some different ideas to consider. Dinner Salad with Pumpkin Carrot Slices There is a technique for cutting a carrot into small pumpkin-shaped slices, which is perfect for topping your dinner salad. You want to take the carrot and wash it as you normally would and shave it if you prefer. You will then cut into the top of the carrot on two sides of where the stem will be, moving down the…
Let’s Eat Some Seasonal Fall Vegetables and Fruits
Fall is all about using as much fresh produce as you can for your meals. Whether you are a meat-eater or vegetarian, there’s plenty of room on your plate for produce. The following fruits and vegetables are in-season and readily available during the fall, offering you the opportunity to make seasonal dishes while also saving money by getting produce that’s currently in season. Tasty Fall Fruit The first category of fresh produce to try in the fall is your fruit. There are a lot of fruits that are in season during the fall, not just the ones listed. However, these ones do tend to be the favorites among people who…
6 Hacks To Manage Burnout and Overwhelm
Burnout. I think this is a great time to talk about this — during Blogtober! This is when you can’t think of any more posts and you PROMISED yourself and the Internet that you would see this through. You get frustrated with yourself and your inability to do it… Add that to the stress of the upcoming holidays, running your business or working at your job, dealing with family, health, etc, it’s easy to hit a wall. Read on for some tips for dealing! What Is Burnout and Overwhelm? Dealing with burnout or being overwhelmed are both consequences of high amounts of stress. With overwhelm, you might experience stress for…
5 Meal Prep Essentials
I love buying kitchen gadgets! When I first got married, I used to haunt the kitchen section of stores while my husband rolled his eyes. I didn’t need to buy any more stuff for the kitchen. Soon, I could abandon the store — I could get everything online! I received a break since there has been more emphasis on meal prep. This list makes me want to shop more! How-tos and Whys of Meal Prep The art of meal prep has never been easier with the wide array of gadgets and ideas to make your life easier and ensure that every meal is served as nutritious and delicious as possible.…
Why Choose Walking?
I have been an active person for most of my life. From elementary school until 9th grade, I ran track through. I took dance lessons of all types at different times — jazz, tap, and ballet. I was on the dance team in high school and helped start a dance team at my college. Yoga, used bikes, stair steppers, and treadmills in the gym, and lifted weights — all were physical activities that I participated in. With all of that, what is my exercise of choice right now? I am a big fan of walking. I walk 3-4 times a week. Why Pick Walking Out of All the Choices? There…
