Recovery is a huge part of seeing progress on your fitness journey — Like me, maybe you have struggled with recovery on your fitness journey and have tried many things to help your body recover well. I have tried everything from recovery drinks to ice baths. …

My journey started with trying to lose weight, as probably many fitness journeys do. I had our youngest of six children in 2018 at age 35, and the next two year after that was a struggle physically. At the beginning of 2020, I woke up feeling bad every single day…

That past year has been an extreme journey that has shaped how I view my body and physical fitness. In reflection of that time, I came up with these seven suggestions that have helped me lose weight and fuel my body for success. — Tip 1: No diet works for everyone. Before you make your meal plan, the first thing to consider is to understand that eating is not a one size fits all approach. You will meet people on your journey who will swear by veganism and have the data to back it up, you will meet people who swear…

While driving through my neighborhood, I found two solid wood dining chairs that were being thrown out. I reached out to the homeowner to make sure it was okay to take them, and with their blessing, I took them home to begin another DIY project to add to our DIY coastal home project arsenal. — Step 1: Inspecting and Cleaning the Chairs Once I got the chairs home, I inspected them to make sure that they were not rotted and structurally sound. I began the project by spraying the chairs down with a hose because there were a lot of dirt, debris, and cobwebs on each chair. After hosing them down, I…

These are the simple steps we took to transform our formal dining room into a nursery using design and decor. Please take a peek at our journey of creating a temporary extra bedroom space. (Check out the picture gallery at the end) Door Installation The first thing we did to transform the room was we installed barn doors on the two openings to the space. …

These easy monster donuts are a super fun way to have some family fun this Halloween, check out how we made them… —

“You took the crab out of his natural habitat?” my husband questioned me. I could feel the judgment emitting itself from his pores. That’s when the guilt started. A week ago, I went paddleboarding with my neighbors, and we stopped at a sand bar for a bit to take in…

Laundry got you down? These 6 tips will have you on top of that laundry situation fast! — Tip 1: Assign everyone in your house a laundry bin. Everyone in my house is assigned a dirty laundry bin; that way, there’s never any question where dirty clothes go. There is no question about what’s dirty and what’s clean. In the event we have a day where we miss…

I made dried oranges for the first time last season, and now I am utterly obsessed with them! The process was easy, and it made my house smell like holiday magic. First, I used the dried oranges to garnish my homemade cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, and I decided to use…