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I’ve Been Eating Like an Elephant for Five Weeks –– Literally

Featured image courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Check out the pilot episode of my new podcast, Barely Vegan! On this episode, I talk about my new passion project, being vegan for five weeks and one musician who brought me back to my childhood. Give it a listen!

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Love Yourself in 2019

It’s been a minute since I’ve written on here. Yikes. Thanks for hanging with me, folks.

Typically at the end of the year, I like to write a post wrapping up everything that happened in the year. The best of the headlines, entertainment, and events that made up the year. But after this year’s news cycle, I knew we had heard enough. So I decided to write something a little different.

The day…

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In high school, I couldn’t wait to leave Massachusetts and go to college. But once I left, all I wanted to do was come back.

I missed my hometown. The house I had known for 18 years, the baristas at my local Dunkin’ Donuts, driving down the streets I had known for so long (and dealing with crazy Massholes), and everything that was familiar to me.

That’s not to say I didn’t like going off to…

Baywatch got it all wrong.

Featured image from TIME. 

Growing up, I always wanted to be a lifeguard.

I would go to the pool and totally idolize all the guards. I thought they were the ~coolest of cool~ and I longed for the day that my summer job consisted of lounging in the sun all day.

Boy was I wrong.

I’ve been a lifeguard for three years now and let me tell you… it’s not what it looks like.

Movies and TV shows like…

"I Don't Have Time" – it's time to ditch your favorite excuse.

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“I just don’t have time to work out or eat healthy.”

The classic excuse. Healthy living is viewed as an extra, a luxury. But it should be at the forefront of all our lives.

Believe me, I use this excuse all the time. Heck, there are days I’m so busy I forget to drink water. But you’re never too busy to squeeze in a quick workout or suck down some good food.

Fitnes…

Featured image courtesy of Elle. 

The #MeToo movement is a defining feature of this past year, starting with the demise of Harvey Weinstein post sexual assault allegations. People around the world – celebrities and civilians alike – shared their own stories and messages of hope on social media. Netflix and Ridley Scott ditched Kevin Spacey, NBC ditched Matt Lauer and Weinstein was fired from his…

All the songs you need to fuel your summer barbecue, beach trips, and days on the boat.

Music has the power to trigger emotions, reawaken memories and transport you to a different time or place. Summer is my favorite season so music that reminds me of summer always makes me a little happier and a tad more nostalgic. Since the turn of the millennium, there have been countless songs that radiate summer all year long. After deep research, I have put together an eclectic mix of 18 songs…

One of my biggest faults is my addiction to schedules.

For as long as I can remember, I am a creature of habit. I like to wake up around the same time every day, drink the same coffee and eat the same breakfast, and go about my same day following a previously manufactured flow.

While this can be a good thing for some days, other days my habit of sticking to a strict schedule drives me nuts.…

It’s Not Just the Barbies. It’s the Kens, too.

Featured photo from Daily Mail. 

The tanned, chiseled body of a young man plasters a Calvin Klein billboard on the side of the highway. During commercial breaks in between Sunday Night Football, the six-pack abs and ripped biceps of athletes are idolized. And somewhere in the back of a gym, filled with cold metal weights and a lingering odor of sweat, is a young man relentlessly trying to achieve…