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I have very sensitive skin. Once, upon moving in with a new roommate, I broke out into hives. I freaked out, thinking I was allergic to our duplex (or worse, allergic to her) but it turns out it was her Tide detergent that I’d borrowed. I usually go with All Free & Clear for the [...]

“Oh my gosh, you’re simply glowing!” I always hear people saying this to pregnant women. And from what I’d heard pre-pregnancy (which turned out to be nowhere near the tip of the gestational iceberg) my nails would get stronger, my hair would get shinier, and my skin would radiate with mom-to-be-ness.
Thanks to the prenatal vitamins, [...]

Almost every Friday night Hubby and I have pizza. I love it,  because it’s the one time during the week where we both get to unwind and play together in the kitchen. We used to order take out until I realized how cheap and easy pizza is to make at home, not to mention tastes way [...]

I hate using paper excessively. There’s nothing like the feel of a flipping through a magazine (I prefer to start at the back and flip through to the front… don’t ask why), but in my workspace I like to keep the post-its and scraps to a minimum. I don’t print out emails, and I try [...]

It seems like an easy enough question to ask yourself, but many of us don’t know what hunger is. There was probably a time when you were a child when you knew exactly when you were hungry. Your stomach would growl, and you’d go into the kitchen to ask when dinner would be ready. You [...]

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It is important to track the intensity of your workouts to make sure you are working out hard enough to see results, and in some cases, not so hard that you set yourself up for injury or over training.  Being mindful of your intensity cuts down on wasted time and effort, and makes sure you [...]

I saw it fitting for my first Fitness Friday post to be about the most basic, important part of exercise.  It’s the “core” of exercise, if you will, and most people have absolutely no idea what it is and how to use it properly.
Just like with anything, going through the motions of exercise is not gonna cut it.  Performing [...]

It would be weird to wheel my way from the garage through the bedroom to my office (I work from home), but for those of you who have a slightly longer commute, consider two-wheel transportation during May, which is Bike-to-Work Month. More specifically, next week is Bike-to-Work Week, and Friday, May 15, is Bike-to-Work Day. [...]

After weeks of planning and then punking out, I finally went to my first prenatal yoga class on Friday. There’s a great studio in walking distance from my house called West Asheville Yoga. It’s the first yoga studio I’ve been to since we moved here and I was impressed. They offer classes on a sliding scale [...]

The other day, I got an email from a woman named Amy McCracken in Richmond, VA, telling me how much she loves Breathe (always great to hear, thanks, Amy!) but more importantly, she shared a story with me that I find so touching and inspiring that I have to share with you:
Asheville author Patti Digh [...]

Almost every Friday night Hubby and I have pizza. I love it,  because it’s the one time during the week where we both get to unwind and play together in the kitchen. We used to order take out until I realized how cheap and easy pizza is to make at home, not to mention tastes way [...]

I think most people would agree that healthy eating is easiest at home. With a well-stocked kitchen of fresh ingredients, healthy eating is fun! Venturing from your house into the busy world poses a bit of a challenge, but with a little planning, tackling eating on the go isn’t hard. You’ll find some tips and [...]

Greens + Beans Quinoa Salad
Serves 4
3/4 cup quinoa
14 oz can garbanzo beans, drained
6 cups mustard greens, washed, trimmed of stems and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted if desired
The juice of half a lemon
Dressing
2 tbsp tahini
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp hot water
2 tbsp lemon [...]

Eat Local Through Community Supported Agriculture | By Julia Green
Every Monday and Friday during the summer, families descend on ZJ Farms to pick up their share of fresh vegetables and herbs. Depending on what point in the summer it is, each weekly basket might contain spinach, kohlrabi, okra, arugula, bok choy, tomatoes, squash, beets, eggplant, [...]