Tag: simple pleasures
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Why I take my running shoes when I travel
You ever know when you might have the opportunity to get in a run, so take your running gear with you and explore new cities on foot. That’s what I have been doing since our daughter moved to Ohio and I have been getting in lots of steps and building endurance at the same time.
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My Morning Mocha – no sugar added
This is my morning no sugar added mocha recipe I started drinking during my intermittent fasting. The recipe does not call for additional sugar, but the plant-based milks I use do have some sugar in them, but still way less than if you were buying a mocha from Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts or some other fast-food […]
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That’s a wrap! And it’s plant-based. Yay!
Plant based wrap for lunch. Quick, easy & health. What’s in the wrap? Flatoutbread multigrain(just one, unless you are really hungry or feeding more than one person) Hummus (1 T) Organic baby spinach (1 handful) Sweet orange mini peppers(1- 1.5 sliced) Beetology whole beets(one whole, diced) Pistachios, shelled and lightly salted – 1 T Dash […]
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Daily Gratitude Practice Maintains Joy
When I first I started writing in this blog my focus was on gratitude. In fact I was doing 100 days of gratitude. I thoroughly enjoyed this practice and found that life was more joyful when I practiced gratitude. Fast forward to today, a few years later, I still practice gratitude but I got out […]
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Go For It
Sometimes you just have to go for it! Don’t think too much about it because you might talk yourself out of it. If you think it is something you would like to do, do it! I used that tactic recently. We were on vacation in Hilton Head Island, SC. The Marriott where we were staying […]
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Local business designed with love and passion
I try to support local businesses when I can. I just finished my run and stopped at my favorite, little cafe, The Loviest Coffee and Boutique, located in a small, quaint town in Sewickley, Pa. This adorable cafe/boutique is locally owned and operated. These quaint, little finds are so much harder to stumble upon but […]
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Breakfast outdoors – after a night of rain
I love summers because I love being and doing things outdoors. I live in an area where a quarter of the year is spent indoors because of cold weather and snow. I try my best to get out as much as I can even in the bad weather, but once the warmer seasons arrive, I […]