I want you to flashback to your senior year of high school. For some of you, that is when you felt and looked your best. You got your braces off, puberty calmed down, acne started going away, and the “baby fat” had melted off. For some others, like myself, this wasn’t the case. In just… Continue reading The Big Fat Truth
Instagram-worthy pictures of breakfast bowls are a thing of fantasy for me. I’m lucky if I can sneak in a bowl of cereal before heading out the door- definitely not enough time to prepare a bowl of slow-steeped, chia-studded oats with perfectly portioned dollops of locally sourced sheep’s milk yogurt, ceylon cinnamon, berries, and bee… Continue reading Frantic Foodies: The Breakfast Chronicles
What are you wearing right now? And, more importantly, why did you choose to wear it? And, even more importantly, how does your outfit make you feel? We don’t always think about how what we wear subconsciously affects our outlook and self-actualization. This is unfortunate, as how we feel in our clothing greatly affects how… Continue reading Five Tips to Feel More Comfortable in Your Clothes
Most people think all you need for kitchen appliances is a stove and a few pans, and then you are set to cook! Let’s be honest though, cooking takes time, and constantly making sure that you’re not burning the house down is a hassle. There are a few appliances, though, that make life easier, and create… Continue reading Are you ‘Cooking smart’?
Being a student can prove to be quite overwhelming at times. Many students unfortunately feel the need to skip out on breakfast due to lack of time in the morning. Skipping a morning meal can lead to excessive hunger, irritability, and lack of focus. Let’s rethink this! One way to incorporate a morning meal into… Continue reading No Time for Breakfast? Think Again!
Food – so simple yet so complex. At its core, food is nourishment for our body, meant to help us live and grow. However, food has become so much more than that. Food is nostalgia, taking us back to the smell of Grandma’s fresh baked cookies after coming in from playing outside. Food is curiosity,… Continue reading Food for the Body, Food for the Soul
Sit still for just a few minutes. I dare you. Easy, right? Well, no actually. Totally and ridiculously impossible. What’s wrong with us? Most of us don’t know how to be alone or, even scarier, quiet and alone. Turn on the TV, play music, make phone calls, text…anything to avoid being quiet and alone. Because,… Continue reading Silence…It Really Is Golden
Here we go summer break! We made it! Now kick back, and relax and enjoy the Chico heat. This is the time to go swimming at one-mile, or ride your bike through Bidwell Park. But those bright sunny days can be a dangerous enemy if you aren’t prepared. Here are a few tips for a… Continue reading When it’s Summer-time and the Weather’s Hot
The person I was my senior year in high school looks very different from the person I am now. In high school, I hated my body. I worked out religiously 4-6 hours a day and my diet consisted mostly of salads and low-calorie snacks. My world focused on how low I could make that number on… Continue reading No Wrong Way to Have a Body: Navigating Body Positivity and Self Love
Imagine, sitting in a room where no one speaks to one another. You wait your turn as one-by-one each person is taken into the back. They call your name and you think to yourself, “Oh No! I’m next!” As you walk into the back, you have this sinking feeling that some horrible news will be… Continue reading Nightmare on Scale Street
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