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The Easiest Way to Eat Healthy on a Budget

Yesterday, I was in need of some healthy-eating ideas. So I ended up searching for “healthy eating” on Pinterest, where all inspiration is found. But there was one problem: Pinterest, as usual, gave me an insane amount of healthy recipes and meal ideas. But most of them were really complicated or had unusual ingredients that […]

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My Favorite Affordable Home Workout Equipment

While there have been times when I had a gym membership, which I thoroughly used and enjoyed, I have been working out at home for 3+ years now. I’ve lost weight, built muscle, and become healthier than ever with home workouts. You might think that to do those things, you need a proper home gym […]

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10 Tips for Transitioning to Vegetarian

I’ve been a vegetarian since around the beginning of 2020 but it was a bit of a transition to get to that point. Drastically changing how you eat involves making some big adjustments — to your grocery shopping, your meal planning, your stomach, and your mind. If you’re interested in giving up meat, I’ve got […]

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How to Eat More Beans (or get your family to)

Update: This is an old post that I’ve made a bunch of updates to. It seemed like many people stocked up on beans when the coronavirus hit, so I wanted to give you some ways to use them! Plus, we eat mostly vegan at home now, so we eat more beans than ever, so I’ve […]

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14 Ways to Get Better Sleep

A big priority in our household: Sleep! Good quality and lots of it. Since basically every area of your life can be negatively affected by lack of sleep, I think we all should make it more of a priority.  We’ve tried out a lot of tips for getting better sleep, so I wanted to share […]

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Is Your Asthma Under Control?

This post was sponsored by the American Lung Association. All opinions are my own. More than 25 million Americans have asthma and I am one of them. I was diagnosed when I was very young after having constant respiratory infections, pneumonia, and allergic reactions to various environments.  Luckily it is totally possible to get asthma […]

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8 Tips for Living a More Active Lifestyle

8 Tips for Living a More Active Lifestyle

Update: This is a repost of one of my very first blog posts from 2016. The advice in this post has helped me become more and more active through the years, so it’s definitely worth sharing again with a few updates! I want to be healthy. I don’t want to diet on and off or […]

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17 Cheap Self Care Ideas

I’ve never had a hard time taking care of myself until about a month ago. My husband Austin has been sick with a mystery illness for quite a long time. It recently got a lot worse, right at the time when we bought a house after moving across the country. For a few weeks, he […]

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4 Fun Ways to Improve Your Heart Health Today

Improve Your Heart

*This post was sponsored by Let’s Be Well. All opinions are my own. Austin and I have taken many small steps over the past few years to improve our health. We’ve gradually started exercising more, cut out most added sugar, we watch our serving sizes, etc. It’s been a slow process, but I can now […]

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My Favorite Natural Bath and Body Products

My Favorite Natural Bath and Body Products

There’s really nothing better than a personal recommendation for a new product. A company can say how great their products are all they want, but I want to know someone who has actually used it and loves it. I’ve especially felt this way as we’ve transitioned to using more natural, organic, and ethically made products […]

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Welcome! I’m Christine:

Welcome! I’m Christine:

I spend my days helping others declutter & organize their homes, stick to a budget, stay active and create healthier habits. Good stuff, right?

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