A Beautiful Week in Chicago

Hey, everyone. It's a mild, summery evening in Chicago and I am sitting by the window and breathing in my favorite scent (firewood--our neighbors are having a bonfire) while blogging. I spent the past week being outside as often as I could, and I went on a ton of walks, rode my bike, and skated, … Continue reading A Beautiful Week in Chicago →

A Cold Week In

It was a cold, snowy week, so I didn't do a ton, but I did keep up with my workouts, healthy eating, and working on my healing. Having thyroid issues and the anxiety that is caused/exacerbated by it can be really difficult, but I keep pushing through! I'll do a quick recap of my week … Continue reading A Cold Week In →

A Week of Fitness & Healthy Eating

It's Sunday evening and I'm winding down from a rare 52-degree February day in Chicago. It's also the Super Bowl, but I don't even have regular television channels and I don't care much for sports, so that doesn't really matter to me. I spent today walking my dog and exploring a new trail in a … Continue reading A Week of Fitness & Healthy Eating →

School, Healing, and Working on Me

Hello, all. It's a very cold day in Chicago. When I woke up, it was about eight degrees, but the temperature is slowly working its way up. I left off last Sunday. After baking some double-chocolate banana muffins and whipping up my "healthier" peanut butter cups, I went out to dinner with my family for … Continue reading School, Healing, and Working on Me →

Overdue Recap Post

Hello--it's a somewhat mild December Sunday in Chicago, and this is the first recap post I've written in months. As I've mentioned before, I've been having a lot of health issues that seemingly happened overnight. Within the past month, I've found out that I have a 3 cm nodule growing on my thyroid and some … Continue reading Overdue Recap Post →