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👩🏼‍🍳 Featured tonight: A variation on Gena Hemshaw’s Vegan Penne Pasta Bake. I used rotini noodles, added hamburger, and altered the (dairy-free) cheeses, but the framework was the same ... and it was a huge success! I also made The Kale Junkie’s broccoli crack & per usual, it was straight 🔥 10/10 recommend checking out both of their pages if you haven’t already!

* charcuterie board from our game night with friends this weekend * Happy Monday! I have to be honest, since I’m not working right now, most of the weekdays feel pretty much the same. BUT, I’m very intentional about making sure they feel different than the weekends. I definitely thrive on structure and have realized that I just won’t feel good if I “hang around” and kind of play things by ear. I get up and begin my day as if I’m going to work, and I love it! If I start my day productively, I end up feeling WAY better and more purposeful. It drives me crazy to feel like I “wasted” a day. I’m sure that sounds kind of silly for someone who isn’t working, but it’s what works for me, so I do it anyway 😛 I’m spending this week applying to a couple of job and volunteer opportunities, working on blog posts, reading some books, and cooking us goooooood food. We’re headed to Colorado for the long weekend and I’m SO excited about it. charcuterie board — tamari oven-roasted almonds, chèvre herb goat cheese, chipotle sweet potato chips, sliced pear, gouda, blueberries, cashews, hummus

🏃🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️🏋🏼‍♀️ Exercise Addiction / Compulsive Exercise As someone who values fitness and is competitive by nature, it has been a challenge for me to find a balance between always striving to better myself, and falling back into dangerous habits. Below, I’ve compiled a list of the things I do to keep a healthy relationship with exercise — I vary my workouts. This has been difficult with the limitations I have because of my back injury, but regardless, I make sure to never do the exact same thing two days in a row. Seriously, even if that means I hop off the treadmill 30 seconds earlier than I did the day before, it makes a huge difference in feeling like I need to hit that same number the next day. It’s all about disrupting a pattern. I check in with my body, often asking myself, “How is this making me feel?” Since I don’t have any major goals in my fitness right now (ie: I don’t compete, and I’m not focusing on body comp), I often remind myself that at the end of the day, it’s just a hobby I enjoy because it makes me feel good. That being said: if it ISN’T making me feel good, or I’m not enjoying it, I stop. Seriously. Even if it’s the middle of a set. I don’t track my workouts every single time. All my Apple Watch/FitBit friends out there, this one’s for you. I wrote a post about this on Bridgette & Goliath (my archived blog) last summer, but fitness trackers can be pretty dangerous for people with addictive personalities. Sometimes I take a break from using mine. That may be for a day, a week, or a month depending on where I’m noticing my mind go, but that’s huge for me. I LOVE my Apple Watch and I love the data it gives me. But ultimately, I know I don’t need it to be making progress in my fitness. If it’s not helping you (or it’s hurting you), TAKE IT OFF. I am INTENTIONAL. This is what it all comes down to. I know that for me, if I’m not intentional about NOT falling back into old habits, I WILL fall back into them. It’s on me to make sure that doesn’t happen. Because really, fitness is so much more than just your physical appearance. It’s about your overall health, mind included.

Having this much time to write is such a luxury. Check out my newest blog post on practicing the sabbath, up now. Link in bio ✨

🍷🏡🍸 Home is where your bar cart is..?

Hearty, Paleo Taco Salad 🌮 I love Mexican food ... but sometimes it can leave me feeling a little sick! This home cooked taco salad is an exception: Grain, gluten, and dairy free, and made with healthy fats like fresh avocado and cashews, lean ground beef and yummy veggies, you’ll feel satisfied — without feeling bloated or yucky afterwards. Directions: Cook ground beef (I like 93% lean) on stovetop w/ 1 t paprika, cumin, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper. Add one can of rinsed black beans and fold into mixture •In separate pan, grill diced bell pepper and white onion (I tossed w/ 1 t avocado oil) •Pour Siete Foods’ mild nacho cashew queso into a small saucepan and allow to simmer, stirring regularly •Line a bowl with tortilla chips of choice — I love Siete’s Sea Salt variety — and add a base of chopped romaine lettuce •Add desired amount of meat & beans, followed by cashew queso, grilled veggies, salsa, guac, and jalapeños if ya like a little spice 🔥 It’s like a fiesta in your mouth 💃🏼

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