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Hello Valdizzy, fleas and cookies

Hey everyone! Wish I had a pic of myself and Pitbull for you, but alas, Iโ€™m home in Valdizzy. There was just so much I needed to take care of at home and Iโ€™m kind of glad I decided to venture back to the swampland since Iโ€™m sick and Bella has ear mites (and fleas!).…

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Raw Chocolate Chip Balls

Hey yaโ€™ll ๐Ÿ˜€ Here is a guest post from the fabulous Angela on a topic that is very dear to my heart: raw desserts!! Enjoy! <3 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi everyone! Angela here from Oh She Glows, Green Monster Movement, and Glo Bakery. I was super excited to do a guest post for Gina this week as…

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Back to reality

Hey everyone! Iโ€™m back in Orlando after a truly amazing trip to Fresno. Read all about Part 3 ***here***** ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you so much for all of your incredible comments and emails regarding the Love Your Body post! You really know how to make a girlโ€™s day, and every time I go out on a…

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Lovin’ your body

Hey everyone! Howโ€™s your morning going?? Youโ€™re probably thinking โ€œwait, itโ€™s not another guest post??โ€. Nope, itโ€™s me ๐Ÿ˜€ With a very special post for yaโ€™ll: Today is National Love Your Body dayโ€ฆ.   (Source) A day to appreciate, care for, and celebrate our bodies <3 About this time last year, I had an epiphany…

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Not just for POMtinis

Hey everyone! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day! Read all about Day 2 of the POM Blogger Harvest Tour ***here***** Stay tuned for another special post tomorrow ๐Ÿ˜€ xoxo, G

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Guest post: Raw Fitness Fueling

Hey everyone! Hope your morning is off to a great start! This morning, I bring you yet another amazing guest post from a girl whom Iโ€™ve become good friends with and even had the pleasure of meeting her in New York. Gena, author of the blog Choosing Raw and a raw foods coach, never ceases…

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Cali, baby!

Hey everyone! Iโ€™m here in Cali and having a blasty so far ๐Ÿ˜€ If youโ€™d like to read about my first re-cap of the Fresno trip, please *click here* (Since it is a free trip, I have to have it posted on a separate page, which the ad still showed up on and I just…

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Guest Post: Pumpkins, Pilates and Peas?!

Hey everyone! I’m sitting here at the airport right now, getting ready to board for Cali, but had to post this very special guest post for ya’ll ๐Ÿ˜€ Here is a woman who really needs no introduction, but I will say that I admire her greatly and will definitely look to her for mom inspiration…

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The “what’s next?” syndrome

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend ๐Ÿ˜€ Iโ€™m FINALLY here in Orlando and chillaxin after 24 hours of insanity. Last night, I grabbed a cucaracha before taking off on a glorious 6.5 mile run. Not gonna lie, itโ€™s been really hard for me to get out and run lately, even though I have…

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Go on with yo bad SELF

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your day going?? I have to say mine has been pretty darn frantic, but bueno ๐Ÿ˜€ I started the morning with a lovely bowl of chia pudding The rest of yesterdayโ€™s almond milk, chia seeds, Stevia, mesquite and 1/2 crumbled tropical fruit tart Larabar. Note: mesquite and tropical arenโ€™t a good flavor…

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Rows of ‘roons

Hi everyone! HAPPY FRIIIIIIIIIIIDAY! Yeahhhhhhh ๐Ÿ˜€ After being gone for school and trying to get back in the swing of Valdizzy life again, things finally feel back to normal around here. All because I made some macaroons. I always call dibs on the paddle: Ready to go into the dehydratorโ€ฆ Rows of beautiful roons ๐Ÿ˜€…

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A different domestic

Hey everyone! Hope your day is going well ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s funny how views of domesticity can changeโ€ฆ When I was younger, being domestic meant my once-weekly apartment cleaning extravaganza ๐Ÿ˜€ Now, itโ€™s making fresh almond milk to go with my cereal (For info on making almond milk, check out Gena’s how-to post) I poured myself…

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