Author: Michelle Korhonen
This post is sponsored by my friends at NOW Foods. It’s one of my favorite places to shop for pantry essentials, supplements, pet care, and natural beauty. You can use my code FITNESSISTA for 20% sitewide here. Hi friends! I hope you’re enjoying the morning so far! I’m popping in with an old-school style Day in the Life type post. There were quite a few requests for more posts like this in the annual survey (thank you for your help with this!), so here we go! Morning 6:45am. My alarm goes off. If I have to take the kids to…
The Quaker Oats sign is seen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in June 2021. Quaker Oats on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP The Quaker Oats sign is seen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in June 2021. Quaker Oats on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP…
Sharing some of the best supplements for adrenal fatigue. In the hustle and bustle of our modern lives, adrenal fatigue has become a familiar foe, silently affecting so many of us. The adrenal glands, small but mighty, play a crucial role in our response to stress. When they’re overtaxed, adrenal fatigue can set in, leaving us feeling depleted and overwhelmed. You can check out this post about adrenal fatigue here! Today, I thought I’d chat a little about adrenal fatigued share some of my favorite supplements to support these essential glands. Please keep in mind that this post is not…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the agency responsible, one would imagine, for housing and urban development. Over the past two decades, America has done far too little urban development—and far too little suburban and rural development as well. The ensuing housing shortage has led to rising rents, a surge in homelessness, a decline in people’s ability to move for a relationship or a job, and much general misery. Yet the response from the federal government has been to do pretty much nothing.When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the federal government granted $87 billion to the CDC and other…
Sharing lots of ideas for the tween girls you’re shopping for this holiday season! I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments, too. Hi friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far! We have dinner with the fam and are looking forward to a little Phoenix staycation this weekend. For today’s post, I’m sharing what I think is my favorite gift guide of the year: for tweens! While I have to admit that I do miss the Magnatiles and Melissa and Doug days, it is pretty fun shopping for tweens… even though many of them seem to…
Imagine this: you wake up, feeling energized and ready to tackle the day. Your body is fueled by a nutritious, delicious breakfast that keeps you feeling full and satisfied until lunchtime. No more mid-morning crashes or unhealthy snacking temptations! Here is the power of a healthy breakfast for weight loss.Gone are the days of sugary cereals and greasy pastries disguised as breakfast. We’re talking about a vibrant world of options that tantalize your taste buds and nourish your body, setting the stage for a successful day of weight management.Here’s why a healthy breakfast is your secret weapon for weight loss:Boosts…
If you’re looking for a Peloton workout plan for beginners, I’ve got you. I’m sharing three sample workout plans you can follow using the Peloton app. Two Peloton Beginner workout plans + one is a bodyweight option if you don’t have the bike or weights at home. Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was the weekend? We had a great one. We met up with my dad and stepmom for dinner, Liv had a dress rehearsal for dance competitions, and we took Maisey on some extra adventures. She’s getting spayed this weekend and my heart can’t even handle it. If you have…
Hunter’s Field Playground sits beneath the Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans on July 18, 2023. Opened nine years ago, the playground is one of the monitoring sites of a new EPA study on the health impacts of the expressway. Drew Hawkins/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption toggle caption Drew Hawkins/Gulf States Newsroom Hunter’s Field Playground sits beneath the Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans on July 18, 2023. Opened nine years ago, the playground is one of the monitoring sites of a new EPA study on the health impacts of the expressway. Drew Hawkins/Gulf States Newsroom Aside from a few discarded hypodermic…
Hi friends! Happy Friday! How’s the week going? I hope you’ve had a wonderful one so far! We’re off on a little staycation – I’ll be posting the adventures over on IG stories- and am looking forward to lots of holly jolly fun. I hope you have an amazing weekend ahead! I didn’t have time to run the random number generator before hitting the road, so you have a couple more days to enter the Favorite Things giveaway!! I’ll edit this post on Monday morning with the winners and will send them an email then, too. Hop in if you…
Rents, average monthly temperatures, grocery prices—most things in American life seem to be rising these days.But not everything. In 2023, murder rates in the United States dropped at an astonishing rate, probably among the highest on record. That’s according to data gathered by Jeff Asher, an independent criminologist, from cities with publicly available numbers. In the sample of 175 cities, murder is down by an average of almost 13 percent this year.And it’s not just murder. FBI data for the third quarter show that every category of crime except for motor-vehicle theft is down, some of them sharply, year over…