Making your own marinades has many benefits. For one, they are cheaper, and they are also a lot healthier. This way, you don’t have all that added salt or sugar; you’re able to monitor and tweak it to fit your health requirements or specific taste buds. I’ve been on a pretty big shrimp kick lately, it makes me miss the summers grilling out by the pool…
It’s almost time for the Super Bowl! Woooo! Even though I don’t care for either team, and my (poor, awful) Redskins didn’t make it in, I’m still excited for it. Every year, I make a ton of food and have a bunch of people over. Super Bowl’s are a staple social event, so preparing what recipes you’ll be making beforehand is definitely necessary! If you’ve been…
Throughout the day, I’ve found myself snacking more. Most week days, due to my job, I hardly leave my desk for 9 hours. (I, of course, know this is not good for you- but it’s hard to leave when you have so much to get done!) I think that I’ve begun to snack more simply to keep my energy peaked throughout the day. To keep my…
An operation has commenced- one that I think you all should join me with- I need to drink more water! I actually love water; I simply forget to drink as much as I should throughout the day. Regular water can also get pretty boring, and since I typically only drink either unsweetened tea, black coffee, or water, I wanted to add some variety to keep me…
So something very unexpected happened to me a few weeks ago- I got pretty sick. One of those sicknesses where I didn’t have a voice for two weeks and went through many bottles of NyQuil. I am very used to getting sick during the winter; something about the constant changing of weather from it being in the 50’s on Monday and by Wednesday it’s 9 degrees…
Happy New Year!! I hope you all had an amazing end to 2014 and a great start to 2015! This year, I went to Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate with my beeeest friend, Amanda. We had such an amazing weekend exploring the city, going for dinner & drinks, and tons and tons of shopping. After all that weekend fun following the overload of activity from the…
Happy (almost) New Year! Have you all created your resolution list yet? I’m really trying to focus in on living an all around healthier lifestyle. I would like to hone in on working out more, eating better, and putting my wallet on a diet! We’ll see how long that last one will hold up… ;) 2014 was an amazing year filled of ups and downs. I…
‘Twas less than 2 days till Christmas and all through the house, were other procrastinators huddled around their [computer] mouse, trying to find the perfect last minute gift for his or her spouse.. All jokes aside, this is the PERFECT gift, last minute or not. It’s just so easy to make, and so cute, that if you are still looking for a gift idea, look no…
Oh hi there; I'm so happy you stumbled upon my sweet corner of the internet! My name is Melissa and I am a 20-something year old lifestyle blogger with a passion for exploring the globe, making healthy spins on popular recipes, all sizes of Golden Doodles, finding fun ways to save money, wishing Joanna Gains was my bff, and living an overall happier/healthier lifestyle. Come [virtually] hang!
