Author: b’vive
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Embracing Summer with Intention
Part 1: Your guide to an intentional summer It had been the kind of summer day that makes your heart want to explode. My daughter and I spent the afternoon at the pool and were heading home for dinner. Our city hosts an outdoor summer concert series and I had forgotten that it was a…
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Effortless Meal Planning: A Flexible Approach
Inspired by my dream not to cook When I was a little girl, I wanted to be Angela Bower from Who’s the Boss. If you’ve never seen that show or it didn’t imprint quite the same on you, here’s what you need to know. The premise of the show highlighted a quintessential theme of the…
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Taking A Step Back
An End-of-Season Reflection to Bring Clarity into a New One Usually at some point in mid-December, I reach holiday fatigue. I love the holidays, I really do. I love all of the holiday cheer. I love the special occasions. I love the fancy parties. And oh, the treats. I love all of the treats and…
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Happy Holidays: The Most Wonderful, Messy, Chaotic and Tiring Time of the Year
Three Ways to Enjoy the Season with a Healthy Mindset Happy Holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The not-so-wonderful part is that this is the season when we tend to throw our hands up and say something like “F&*k it.” or “I’m done.” or “I’m going to enjoy the holidays and I’ll…
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The Greatness of Gratitude
How to Make it a Habit November is the month of gratitude and this is one of my favorite times of the year. There is so much to be grateful for with the changing of the seasons reminding us that life goes on and the effervescence of the holiday season bubbling in. I love that…
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Ode to Apples
Celebrating National Apple Month If you’ve been around for a while, you know I grew up with a mom who believed your body is a temple — and she lived it every day. One of her favorite sayings: “Security is an apple in your purse.” October is National Apple Month — a season when apples…
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How to Walk 100 Miles
A 3-Month Challenge Three months. 100 miles. And as many friends as you can find. My sister Teresa loves a good challenge. Actually, my whole family is pretty competitive. But, it’s usually Teresa who comes up with these “games” for us. She read an article about this walking challenge, encouraged us all to do it…
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Have a Good Morning to Have a Good Night
Four principles for a mindful morning, a productive day and a peaceful night. “Buongiorno” “Buenos dias” “Kalimera” “Bonjour” In several languages, how you say “good morning,” is also how you say “good day” or “hello.” In essence, saying “good morning” is a standard way to greet another person any time of day. Well, isn’t that…
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Embrace Imperfection for Better Health and Nutrition
Three common challenges and how to work with them Often times when I’m talking with people about their health and nutrition, they know they need to make changes . . . but . . . there is always a but. They say things like: “Oh, I can’t start my workout routine this week because I…