Behavior Change Strategies to Increase Veggie Intake
In my Be Well Behavior Facebook group, I recently did a challenge to increase veggie intake. I selfishly chose that because I personally struggle getting those veggies in as often as I should! I was very excited to see so many people participate and find delicious and creative ways to increase their daily veggie intake. …
Self-Care is Important. Boundaries are Critical.
While this topic is applicable to literally everyone, I will be highlighting those of us in the world of education. Wherever you see words like teacher, education, or school please feel free to insert whatever appropriate term fits your situation! Many of us create “New Year’s Resolutions” every January 1st after deep reflection on our…
Hold Please
Y’all…life is hard. This year was hard. Where are all my educator friends out there? Anyone else feel like Katniss Everdeen volunteering as tribute this past year? Who am I kidding? The last several years? Just when I thought I had things figured out, life happens again. Sometimes she sneaks in with the daily grind…
Response to Tragedy
Response to Tragedy I have struggled with words and processing the events of yesterday until this morning. I am blessed to be part of a Wellness Committee at my district and honored to have the platform to share a Wellness Wednesday email each week. I wanted to share here what I shared with my colleagues…
Deprivation vs Indulgence vs Balance
Let’s talk about balance. Balance has been a critical component on my wellness journey thus far and the holidays brought a stark reminder to the importance of this mantra. In my many, many years of yo-yo dieting, restriction and deprivation almost always inevitably swung the pendulum the other way to indulgence shortly thereafter and…
The New Year
Today is January 1, 2022. I slept awful last night because over the past 2 weeks I have indulged in foods and amounts that I have not in quite some time. My body let me know that last night. There is deprivation and there is indulgence. And there is what I have striven for for…
2021 A Year in Review
2021 is coming to an end and as with most things in life, this comes with a myriad of emotions. 2021: year 2 of the pandemic, a year of tumultuous political and social unrest and upheaval, a year of more natural disasters, global supply chain issues, vaccines, billionaires going to space, America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan…
Gallery
Here are some before and current pictures. I’ll save the “afters” for the end of the year!
I am proud of how far I have come, and eager to see how far I will go…
