The Race of Life

Also check out my friend Jennifer Gomez’s page, Life With a Side of Healthy for some awesome snacks like these!

Make the loves 😍💗❤️in your life, this healthy and easy snack.


* 1 Cup all natural nut butter (I used organic chunky natural peanut butter)
* 1/4-1/2 Cup honey
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1 Cup raisins (optional, I used organic cranberries)
* Any other add-ins (seeds, nuts, etc.) (I used 1/4 cup of organic chia seeds)
* 1/2 - 1 Cup Unsweetened Coconut
* Mix peanut butter, sweetener, vanilla, and cranberries. Spread unsweetened coconut on wax paper. Drop peanut butter mixture onto coconut and roll. Chill for 1 hour or longer.


I store in the freezer and pull out for the kiddos lunches or an after school snack or a sweet treat for after dinner. ☺️💗


Recipe adapted from .

Since it’s January and many of you are likely focused on eating well, a couple of promos via friends who are doing awesome things with their skills around recipe creation and healthy eating. First, congratulations to my friend Carrie Gabriel, I.e, Steps2Nutrition, for publishing her e-book re: winter whole food recipes! Check out these easy creations here —

Hey there Instagram,
I am proud to FINALLY announce the launch of my new e-book, WINTER WHOLE FOOD RECIPES.


I never thought that putting this together would take so long but I really wanted to take all the pictures and do it ALL myself! Well, in the end I ended up outsourcing some of the design, but I still learned a lot! You definitely need to love what you’re doing 😊❤️


This book is a collection of a few different whole food based recipes I enjoy and make often that I wanted to share with you!

There is something for everyone, some gluten-free, some happens to be vegan and vegetarian, but what all the recipes have in common is they use fresh food, and that makes a huge difference!

All of these recipes can be make in bulk as well for meal prep, if that is something you do, so keep that in mind as well


To purchase, click on the link in my bio and go to “winter whole foods e-book”. That should get you there....

Special thanks to And for your help with this ❤️❤️

Happy February, everyone! I’ve always thought that February 1 is a better time to check in with yourself about goals and intentions for the new year than January 1. By now you’ve had a chance to think about what you want to change or do differently in this new year.

How are you doing with that? Take some time today to evaluate what has been going well and what you would like to adjust. I think there is much to be said for this evaluation and self-assessment period... And if you’ve been thinking about a personal or professional goal all month last month, but could never really get to it, this is the perfect time to start and get going with what you want to do… just press play and go! 🌟☀️

New Years Day can often feel a bit like this..... being underwater while still trying to celebrate and cheer a new year. It can be overwhelming due to exhaustion, self-imposed pressure to create intentions/resolutions/goals. My two cents of advice through these first few early hours, days, even weeks of January — take your time. Ease in. Get to know this new year a bit before coming to any conclusions about what will serve you going forward. And soon you will be swimming gloriously at the surface, underwater no more!

For the past couple of weeks, I have been doing this squat challenge with some friends... we are on different schedules (today was 90 for me), but a pillar of accountability with exercise, I find, is to workout with some friends.... suffering is better together!! 😎😎👍💪🏻💪🏽

Some great advice here about the connection between keeping your word, meeting deadlines, and professional success. This is a newsletter I subscribe to weekly. Every Sunday I love reading these little tidbits for success --

http://pjrvs.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=26857d08cfc91db6993e0bfc4&id=b899f99d27&e=c51d25e929

Do what you say you’re going to do The dishwasher I bought that was supposed to be delivered last week isn’t here yet. I called the delivery company and they aren’t even sure where it is. The quote I requested from a fence company to fix my fence (a project worth a couple grand) still hasn’t come through. I was told I’d hear about th...

Let's all eat more avocados!!!! 💚💚💚

http://time.com/4738249/avocado-metabolic-syndrome/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter

Why You Should Eat More Avocado A new review suggests that eating avocado may help prevent metabolic syndrome

About ten years ago, I had the opportunity to meet and spend some time with Sir Richard Branson.... Awesome business advice here, from him, in the wake of having to part with one of my fave airlines, Virgin America. Check out his pearls of wisdom about drive, ambition, and when to shift gears --

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/24/3-leadership-lessons-from-richard-bransons-goodbye-to-virgin-america.html

3 leadership lessons from Richard Branson's heartfelt goodbye letter to Virgin America The billionaire reflects on closing a dearly beloved brand.

Such amazing advice from one of my heroes, Turia Pitt, re: overcoming fears about making decisions,.... Make decisions and then work to make them the right decisions... 💖

http://www.turiapitt.com/2017/03/29/how-do-you-know-if-youve-made-the-right-decision/

How do you know if you’ve made the right decision? We were chatting about Ironman when he asked what made me stick to my decision to compete in Ironman competitions. He said “I imagine there were a lot of people telling you that you shouldn’t do it, and with your injuries it must have been scary. How did you know you’d made the right decision?”

A fascinating read about how light exposure during certain hours, and sleep during a particular part of the day, can impact our mental health, physical health, and even creativity. Perfect for this daylight savings adjustment period!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/opinion/sunday/can-sleep-deprivation-cure-depression.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

Yes, Your Sleep Schedule is Making You Sick What jet lag, insomnia and mental illness have in common.

Something many of us struggle with is the time and inclination to cook at home.... Here is a compelling info-graphic that presents the value of cooking (and eating) at home from a health and longevity standpoint. Coming at home may be a key to living longer and being healthier! http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/how-to-eat-like-our-lives-depend-on-it/it-s-time-to-reclaim-your-kitchen

Infographic: The Link Between Cooking at Home And Living Longer We spend less time in the kitchen than ever. But here's why Michael Pollan says cooking could be an important solution to our public health crisis.

Now these people take their Super Bowl Sunday's bigly seriously.... Great game day, everyone!!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-have-sunk-to-this-replica-super-bowl-stadiums-made-of-snacks-1486051213?mod=e2tw

We Have Sunk to This: Replica Super Bowl Stadiums Made of Snacks As the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots square off at Houston’s NRG Stadium, builders of ‘snackadiums’ will watch party guests devour weeks of clever culinary architecture; cocktail sausage players in Frito helmets.