Healthy Chicks

1. The fact that you can still wear your absolute favorite summer dress just one more time (even if this past weekend was the last)

2. That running outside is pleasurable yet again, especially with the scenic fall leaves & wind blowing in your hair

3. Pumpkin everything. Have you tried adding it to your oatmeal yet? If not, I highly suggest you do.

4. The fact that candy corn was on sale for .89 cents the other day at CVS, reminding you that it’s OK enjoy a handful here and there (and to act like a kid again)

5. Hayrides, hot cocoa, cornstalks and apple cider everywhere

6. The discovery that adding a few chocolate chips to your coffee & then stirring = pure bliss.

7. Fall vegetables. Hello acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash. Try one of my favorite ways with butternut squash here.

What’s got you grinning from ear to ear?

XoXo,

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Every day should be a celebration in my opinion.

Scratch just birthdays, anniversaries and graduations.

Celebrate the life you are living.

Celebrate the gorgeous food on your plate that fuels & energizes your soul.

Celebrate crossing the line of your first 5k, your first half marathon, or your first triathlon.

Celebrate that first magical kiss.

Celebrate finally being able to reach flying crow pose in yoga.

Celebrate the first leaves changing colors, the first snowfall, the first flower blooming, and the first beach day.

Celebrate…life.

XoXo,

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This weekend I was lucky enough to attend Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Live Fall IINto Action Event in NYC. The event was absolutely amazing, with inspiring speakers like founder Joshua Rosenthal and mind-body expert Deepak Chopra. Throughout the weekend, we discussed everything from leadership and marketing to raw food, going vegan and the obesity epidemic in America.

One of the discussions on spirituality and faith really stood out to  me, and I’d like to share one of the quotes with you that really struck a chord.

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It’s official: I have moved to the North End of Boston and am absolutely loving it. I love the smell of freshly baked bread and marinara sauce as I walk down the streets, I love how everyone knows your name and is considered “family,” and I love the plethora of restaurants to choose from. I think I may have died and gone to heaven.

Since I just moved to my very own Little Italy, I thought this Italian quote was only fitting. Buon giorno!

XoXo,

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Good afternoon all. Hope you’re all staying safe from Hurricane turned Tropical Storm Irene. It’s pretty windy, rainy and eery here in Boston, but nothing too crazy just yet. Speaking of crazy, boy did I have a crazy weekend. I went down to NYC for The DMB Caravan Concert on Governors Island, which ended up getting postponed on Saturday and Sunday. Luckily, I still got to enjoy a full afternoon of live music on Friday, and the entire concert will be postponed to a later date. OAR, Citizen Cope, and Dave Matthews Band really played their hearts out, and we had the best of time.

Needless to say, leaving the city was an absolute mess. We had to reschedule our bus tickets four times, ended up getting stuck in NYC at 4:30 a.m. due to a last minute bus cancelation, and then slept outside Grand Central Station until 5:35 a.m. rolled around to train it back to CT. Twelve hours later, we were finally back to where we came from: Boston. Let’s just say, I’ve never been more relieved to be home.

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