Hi friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live, and today I’m diving into a solo episode that I think so many of you will relate to: fatigue.

We’re talking about why you might feel tired all the time – even when you’re doing everything right – and I’m breaking down some of the hidden reasons behind low energy that often go overlooked.

Here’s what we chat about:

• The surprising ways mineral imbalances can drain your energy (and what to do about it)

• How blood sugar spikes and crashes can sabotage your mood and motivation

• Why “healthy” diets may still be undernourishing your body and creating stress signals

• The connection between gut health and fatigue (it’s way more important than most people realize)

• How your mitochondria—your body’s energy engines—can get bogged down, and how to support them

• My thoughts on testing and tracking to uncover what your body is really trying to tell you

• How to build balanced, energizing meals that fuel your day instead of draining you

• Tips on supporting detoxification to keep your systems humming

• And how lifestyle tweaks (not just supplements!) can make a big difference in your energy, clarity, and mood

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189: why you’re always tired (and what to do about it)

Partners:

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Sharing some of my go-to meal prep ideas for kids, especially as we’re in the back to school season. We’ve also made a mission to reduce packaged snacks, but I still stock up on pantry essentials and faves from Thrive Market. <— my link gets you 40% off your first order

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re enjoying the week so far. We’re finding our new routine with the homeschool situation + Liv is taking a break from dance (I’m admittedly a little sad, but definitely don’t miss driving 30 minutes there and back twice a day). Now that we’re on the go and packing lunches again, there are a couple of things I’ve tried to do differently.

Meal prep for kids and reducing packaged snacks

– Meal prep a ton.

It’s so helpful to have a fridge full of healthy staples for snacks and meals.

Here are some of the things I’ve been making each week:

– Fruit prep. If there’s fruit, ready to go in the fridge, they will absolutely eat it instead of grabbing a bar or packaged treat. Melons are in season and so good right now, so lately I’ve been picking up a couple of different melons (the kids especially love Piel de Sapo and golden watermelon) and chopping them to store in glass containers. I also soak berries in water and vinegar for 2-5 minutes (1 part vinegar to 3 parts water), rinse, and let them dry completely. Then I put paper towels in the bottom of a glass container with a lid. They last so much longer this way! We usually do a mix of berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. I also soak grapes and plums in water + vinegar for about 15 minutes, dry, and store in an open glass bowl in the fridge. The kids will just grab handfuls of grapes throughout the day and I love that we’re all eating more fruit!

– Energy bites. I have quite a few different recipes here on the blog (like these!) but a favorite is equal parts cashews and pitted dates, cinnamon, a little salt, vanilla extract and a drizzle of maple syrup.

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Sharing more about why I started to eat red meat again, how I’m feeling, and a friendly reminder that the best eating strategy is the one that works for you. No shade or judgement here.  

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that your week is going well! We had dinner with friends, family dinner at madre’s, Mass, NCL, the usual fun stuff. This is our first full week of school + homeschool so we’re officially back into it. Good luck to all of my mama friends out there as we head back into the chaos!

For today’s post, I wanted to talk a little bit about MEAT. I realized a couple of weeks ago this this summer was my 10 year beefiversary after not eating red meat, or much meat, for most of my life.

I stopped eating meat when I was eight years old because I read in Tiger Beat that Jonathan Taylor Thomas was a vegetarian. Since I was DEFINITELY going to marry him – he just needed to meet me – of course, I had to be a vegetarian, too. (And yes, my parents totally tried to talk me out of it but I was a stubborn little thing and they supported me.)

I didn’t eat meat much at all until I was in high school and even then, it was a little iffy for me. I eventually added it back in during college (eating low carb will kind of force you to), met the Pilot, saw a bunch of documentaries and read a particularly frightening book, and then found myself again as a pescatarian, then a vegetarian, and for a couple of years, a vegan.

I loved eating plant-based and still love vegan food. (A random fact about me is that I went to raw vegan culinary school. This chocolate tart is the best vegan tart you’ll have in your liiiife.) I had added fish back in, and right before I got pregnant with Liv, I started eating chicken again. The internet went wild. Also that was back in the day when a trash post that took me 30 minutes to write would get 100+ comments. Those were the days haha.

When I was pregnant with P, I was craving a steak, so I came home and asked the Pilot if he’d grill one for me.

You should have seen the joy on his face. He went to Whole Foods, grabbed a beautiful grass-fed steak, grilled it to perfection, and I ate the entire thing.

When I told my acupuncturist about it, he said, “You need to eat flesh and blood to make flesh and blood.” Primal lol.

Since then, I haven’t really looked back, and now I eat meat multiple times a week. While I don’t think we need insane amounts of protein, I definitely think it’s important. (I still believe that fiber and micronutrients are the most important!)

Eating beef again after being a vegetarian

Anyway, now that I’ve been all over the place as far as meat consumption goes, here are some things I’ve learned along the way:

– Quality makes all the difference in the world. It’s important to me that the products we use are responsibly and sustai

Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please keep in mind that I’m NOT a pro at this. We’re figuring it out as we go and it’s our first full year of homeschool after finishing most of last year homeschooling. More about why we decided to homeschool in this post. If you need expert advice, check out my friend Brittany’s blog!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having an amazing day so far. We’re officially in back-to-school mode over here. Liv started last week (8th grade! I can’t even believe it) and we’re resuming homeschool today.

For today’s post, I wanted to share a bit more about our plan for this year and the curriculum we’re doing if you’re curious about homeschooling.

I think it’s worth mentioning here that homeschool is not as daunting as I thought it would be, especially when we were first considering it. We all want the absolute best for our kids, and I was really worried about failing her. Now that we’re in the homeschool world, I can tell you that she’s thriving. She’s learning so much, and we’re able to customize her plan based on her interest and levels. We’re also able to progress more quickly, which keeps her interested.

Our 4th grade homeschool curriculum

Here’s what we’re planning on doing this year, but it can always be changed or adjusted as needed.

Math (30 minutes)

We’re continuing with Saxon Math and Nicole the Math Lady because P loves her and she does an incredible job teaching the Saxon lessons. Her software also takes care of grading, so P will just input her answers into the platform and receive a grade for each assignment. It’s engaging and concise — we love it.

Reading (30 minutes)

I want to keep reading enjoyable, so she picked a book that we’ll read together and discuss as we move along. We’re starting with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Writing + grammar (30 minutes)

For grammar, we’re still using Masterbooks, which is a faith-based curriculum. It includes picture study, memorization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, observation, poems, psalms, letters, and practical application through creative writing.

For writing, we’re doing the Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales writing lessons from IEW. It focuses on their Structure and Style method. Right now, she’s working on reading fables, making key outlines, and narration (being able to retell the story using her notes).

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! How was the week?

I’m sorry for disappearing on ya this week. I honestly just needed a second to breathe. The Pilot was gone – he’s back today! – and I was getting the girls ready for back to school, but also… I was just having a mini blog crisis. I’ve had one before, and just had one of those weeks where I was just in a little bit of a funk. I’m back now and missed you all <3

We’re trying to find our groove around here with airline life, but it’s definitely been more chill than military and commander life. I waited SO long for this time to actually be here and am so so glad it is. Just trying to establish our new routine. P is starting homeschool again on Monday (here we go!) and I’ll share what we have planned – lots of fun stuff ahead.

(JELL-O arms from this week’s Pilates class. We wore arm weights the entire time and it was fierryyyyy.)

Meal prep has saved me during these solo parenting weeks, even though we ate all of the fruit within 3 days.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

8.8 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

July reader faves! It’s always fun to go back through analytics and find the bestsellers that I shared here on the blog.

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