Some days I struggle. Struggle to get out of bed. Struggle to get motivated. Struggle to get energized about life. I just struggle. In the past year and a half I significantly decreased my work load to spend necessary time working on myself. Loving myself.… Read More »A few of my favorite things
“I’ve been sleepwalking Been wandering all night Trying to take what’s lost and broken Make it right I’ve been sleepwalking Too close to the fire But it’s the only place that I can hold you tight In this burning house” This song fills me with… Read More »Burning House
It’s possible!!! Thanks to Pinterest, I found a recipe that’s super simple to remember and easy to do on any weekday night. (YAS!) After completing the recipe once, I was able to complete it over and over again from memory. How cool is that? Pretty… Read More »Gluten-free Dinner Rolls?!
Hey friends and fam. If you were following me on instagram (@mari_delosreyes), you may have noticed that I was in Vegas… AGAIN!!! D and I were in Vegas last weekend to celebrate a friend’s Dirty Thirty. We went club hopping, saw LOVE, ate some pizza,… Read More »Another Vegas Trip
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I’ve been thinking a lot about being a woman over the past few weeks. It started with this video. Each morning after watching this, I’ve been… Read More »Too, what??? The Problem of Being a Woman
One of my coworkers the other day asked me what was for dinner. I laughed and shrugged at her. For almost a year, I’ve been using Instagram to post photos of my food. More precisely, my dinner. My infamous line, “It’s what’s for #dinner” has… Read More »Clean Eating
D and I have been together for what some folks might call, a REALLY long time. We’re constantly being asked when we’ll settle down, have some kids, maybe raise a dog or two, and live in a nice home with a picket white fence. And… Read More »Moment in Time
Derek’s parents were in town this past week and it was their first time visiting us since we moved here to D.C. Wanting to give them the best of the best time here, we crammed a lot of sightseeing into their 8 days with us.… Read More »Jamestowne in May
Today marks my 13th day on my first ever Whole 30. I’m almost there – 17 more days until I can re-introduce the “bad” foods. However, today, I feel like a hunger monster. Last night I dreamt about eating gobs and gobs of chocolates. This… Read More »Eat ALL things, NOW!
eclectic |iˈklektik| adjective: deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. ex. Her musical tastes are eclectic. I don’t know how I got them, but my musical tastes range from country to R&B to Japanese hip-hop. Yeah, you read that… Read More »Old School