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Mid-Year Check-In (2): Playlists to Change for the Better
For part 1 of my mid-year check-in series, click here! Welcome back to the second blog post of my mid-year check-in series! For the past half of the year, I’ve replaced the vast majority of the information (including books, videos, and audio) I consume with more educational, lifestyle, and conversational content that bring value, encouragement,…
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Chapter 6 of TEHGSG: Health and Fitness
Okay, here’s the tea (or coffee…or whatever you like to drink): As a topic, wellness is often ruled as a number one favorite or someone’s absolute least favorite. For starters, it holds people accountable of the “not-so-healthy” habits they have yet it allows them to learn even more about ways to make healthy living pleasurable…
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The Mid-20s Hit: Quarter Life Crisis
Last year, I turned 25. Oddly enough, the surreal sensations have been much, much stronger after a few months of being in my mid-20s have sunk in. I’m closer to being 30 than I am to 20. What I assume in my head starts with a Y (hint: it rotates between “yay!” and “YIKES” depending…
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10 Current Favorites for a Killer Sleep Routine
Recently, I got pretty sick. Booooooooo. You’ll learn quite swiftly that one of my least favorite occurrences in the entire world is getting some case of the yuckies. I find them inconvenient, disturbing, annoying, and downright limiting. No [solidcore] sessions or fun walks to Sephora and Erewhon outside?! Fortunately, I was able to really tune…
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Reasons Why Gaining Weight is a Good Idea
On this blog, I often talk about tips and topics regarding weight loss and fat loss–specifically regarding my own personal experience with it. There are more than plenty of weight loss and fat loss dedicated posts you can check out, but I have also sprinkled some information about weight gain (healthy and unhealthy) in my…
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Cauliflower Rice Sushi (healthy, vegan, and gluten free)
Put me on “My Strange Addiction” because I am officially obsessed with cauliflower rice sushi. Granted it has been a while since we’ve had cauliflower rice in our kitchen…same with raw and crunchy almond butter. By that, I mean it’s been a day. I’m suffering. Sushi tends to be quite expensive and often quite modest…
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Last Minute Memorial Day Recipe: Vegetable Gochujang Pasta (made with Banza)
Pasta and I have had an interesting history. Ten, fifteen, heck, arguably twenty years-ago, I lived for pasta consumption and just the presence of pasta. Yes, I was possibly destined to become a pasta snob. Macaroni and cheese, fettuccine alfredo, classic marinara, peanut noodles, Pad Thai, pho, chow mein, I loved everything that involved a noodle. However,…
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Body Dysmorphia: My Honest Experience
Perception is everything, and it is a prevalent concern when it comes to body image and self-esteem. Those who have a tendency to view their physical compositions in a drastically different manner than reality, more likely than not, suffer from body dysmorphia. So many questions surround this condition: is it a true disorder? Is it…
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Blue Tofu (healthy, gluten free, high protein + synthetic dye free)
Here’s a Food Science fact: did you know that there are no naturally occurring blue foods on Earth? Yep, it’s true. According to one of my Food Science professors, due to the fact that blue light reflects poorly on green leaves during photosynthesis, rarely do natural foods exude the color blue. Oh, and before you…
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Lazy But Gloriously Delicious Meal Ideas
Let me break a stereotype about us foodies. Not all of us like to cook. In fact, a lot of foodies don’t really like it, or alternatively, a lot don’t really know how. Some people are miracle-workers and can put random ingredients in a bowl, mix it up, and it literally belongs in a five-star…
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