My name is Jackie and I am a food and fitness blogger living in Alexandria, VA. I am a whole foodie – which means I try to eat as many whole, unprocessed foods as I can. It’s not always easy – and I’m coming up with new tips and tricks for fitting this eating philosophy into a busy life! 🙂 I love to read health blogs, magazines, and watch cooking/health shows for the latest and greatest ideas on how to get my life back to basics. I blog a few times a week to share my tips, tricks, and of course recipes! I also lift weights twice a week and practice yoga – and frequently share posts about my experiences in fitness!
As Thoreau once said, I am trying to “live deliberately, to live deep and suck out all the marrow out of life; to put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die discover that I had not lived.”
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Love Thoreau!! And your blog.
Thank you! 🙂
A great idea, will be interesting to see what you post!
Thanks so much! 🙂 And thank you for the follow! Let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see me write about.
I’m trying to increase my fitness and cut my weight even more, so anything that can help me increase my strength or will fill me up will be helpful!
Hey there! I have nominated your inspirational blog for the Liebster Award! You can see what you have to do here: http://myyearofsweat.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/and-id-like-to-thank-the-academy/. You don’t have to do anything with it if you don’t want to 🙂 (it seems to be a little chain-letter’ish) but hey, it’s kind of fun to be nominated!
It’s definitely fun to be nominated! 🙂 Thank you so much. I really appreciate you putting the effort in – and of course reading my blog! 🙂
Hi! I chose your blog for a Liebster Award 🙂 Here’s the nomination: http://littlebitsweet.co/2013/04/23/the-liebster-award-times-2/
Happy blogging!
Thank you! 🙂 I really appreciate the recognition!
I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! I really enjoy your blog and hope you’ll accept the award. To find out how, please visit: http://atlantamomofthree.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/versatile-blog-award/
Thank you Valerie 🙂 I’ll definitely check it out and participate!
As always, thanks for reading and sharing!
I have nominated you for the Liebster award! To accept the nomination, and to see what it’s all about, please visit: http://atlantamomofthree.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/liebster-award/
I really enjoy your blog! 🙂 Have a great day.
Hi! I’m visiting from SITS Blogtober. I am excited to peruse your recipes! I love the Thoreau quote, and your paragraph is a great summary. I’d love to see a picture of you in with your text.
Thanks for stopping by from SITS! 🙂 I definitely want to add a photo – thanks for the advice!
Hi! Stopping by from SITS. I can’t wait to check out all your recipes. I’m trying to lose the rest of my “baby weight” after two in under two years, so I’m always looking for more great recipes and any tips I can get. If you want to link any of your advice up with us we have a link party – Tips and Tricks Tuesday – for people to share or seek any advice related to healthy living. Can’t wait to check out more of your blog!
Thank you for stopping by from SITS! 🙂 I hope you love the recipes. I’m definitely always trying to come up with quick and easy healthy recipes and I love to share! 🙂 I’ll definitely check out your link party 🙂 Thanks for the invite!
Where have you been for the past month? I’ve missed your healthy and creative recipes!
Thank you so much Kristin! I’m so flattered you missed me 🙂 And I definitely apologize for the absence! Work got unexpectedly crazy…but now I’m back – I’ll be posting soon! 🙂
Definitely understandable! 🙂