The holidays can be a tough time for people with food allergies and restrictions. I’ll be the first one to admit that I’ve overindulged a little more than I should have this season with symptoms of it still lingering around. I can avoid the mashed potatoes and fresh bread (sometimes) but the hardest part of …
Earlier this week, I went to my first SoulCycle class. It was their small studio in Old Town and just as I had arrived, a slew of Soul riders were running out and crowding the lockers and tossing their towels and sweating boastful manifestation vibes that the entire room was like a cloud of enlightenment. …
2018 was the happiest year of my life (thus far). In a culture where we have to show our happiness all the time for fear of displaying failure, I can honestly say this has truly been one hell of a year for me. And not every moment was Instagram worthy. I still had a lot …
This is a sponsored post by MDsave. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I’ve actually been asking myself this for a while. I perform self checks at home semi-regularly. Whether I’m in the shower or putting on my clothes. I often think, “Oh no. What if I find something?” My grandma had …
It’s Pride Month and National HIV Testing Day is June 27th! The Pride parade is happening in Chicago this weekend and you’ll find me cheering and celebrating on the sidelines! As an Act Against AIDS ambassador, raising awareness of HIV is so important. One in seven people living with HIV don’t know that they have …
This post is sponsored by Omron Healthcare. I have received compensation and product as payment. All opinions are my own. A few weeks ago, I shared why I consider heart health so important and why I started writing about health in the first place. For me, it all comes down to family history. As I’m …
What other kind of engaged is there? Before I get to the good stuff, you need a little bit of the back story. Four years ago, I met a tall, hilarious guy during March Madness. We both had gone to Arizona State University, but our paths had never crossed until we were living in Chicago. …
This post is sponsored by the New Balance Chicago. All thoughts and opinions are my own. There’s a small subpopulation of runners in Chicago who actually look forward to running in the winter months. When I tell people that I prefer to run in 35 or below and snowing, I get faces of shock, disbelief …
I never got into the Pokemon craze. Even as a kid. It was just too “out there” for me. I wanted to play Barbies and to film stand up sketches with my sister instead. Neither of us became famous comedians, which to this day is a real shame. But my brother was into the show, trading …
Let’s first set a few things straight. I don’t believe in dieting. I’ve never believed in dieting. I hate diets. They’re like a tool for torture that force people to restrict themselves beyond what is healthy and in turn provide a skewed sense of self, usually somewhere between self-loathing and disappointment. Marketers spend billions of dollars …
