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I didn't know it at the time, but this flatbread (err ... pizza, pictured above) is the last gluten and dairy-laden meal I would eat. My husband and I were celebrating our 1 year anniversary in Napa this past March. I had been feeling a little low on energy and not my absolute best, which brought to the forefront the desire to make sure my body was as healthy as possible and functioning as … [Read more...]

Given that we were #blessed with perfect weather this weekend (sunny and a little cool), David and I decided to get out of the city to enjoy some time in the suburbs. We drove to charming Princeton, New Jersey where we checked into a hotel, had lunch at Nassau Seafood Company After lunch  I grabbed the spiciest chai latte I've ever had at small world coffee which was so good. After, we … [Read more...]

This weekend was more of the same as last weekend with home improvement projects, stocking the fridge and tying up some loose ends for my Green Your Diet 7-Day Challenge. I'm really loving some of the down time I've had the past two weekends to re-charge and get grounded. As an introvert, I find I need this regularly and it's important to honor that for myself. On Saturday, I took some time for … [Read more...]

Health shaming is putting people down for being healthy, but the opposite is real too and I'm seeing it just as often, if not more.[Tweet "Health shaming is putting people down for being healthy, but the opposite is real too . @MarissaVicario"] A few weeks ago I was mindlessly scrolling Facebook after a long day.  And there it was.  A perfectly curated picture of a health guru's … [Read more...]

I've gotten some great feedback on my Notes from the Weekend posts and to be honest, these have been some of my favorite to write, so I'll keep doing them, even when my weekends are mundane, like this past one. Being that this weekend was the first one we were home in what seems like ages, I frantically tried to catch up on everything all at once. Wrong move because I ended up feeling overwhelmed … [Read more...]

The official end of Summer and onset of Fall always has me craving the feeling of being grounded. We traveled a lot this summer and I let plenty of projects and to-do list items pile up in exchange for some well-deserved and much-needed R&R. I'm fine with it, but with the start of the new school year, it's time to get back to business which means prioritizing household projects and the return … [Read more...]

You either love Vegas or you hate it. Even though we don't gamble or stay out past Midnight, David and I are in the love camp. We love the weather, the restaurants, the shopping and the shows.  It had been a few years since we last visited, so we decided it was time to go back. With Hermine in the forecast for the long weekend, we were glad to be Vegas-bound  - guaranteed sunshine for … [Read more...]