Author: Samantha

Relaxation and Exercise

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. -Ralph Waldo...

Top 10 Reasons to Buy Organic Foods

While I typically try to eat local, seasonal food, every once in a while I will crave something that isn’t in season here in Chicago. So last week I stopped into Whole Foods to...

It’s Summer. Try Something New.

The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – doing nothing. -Benjamin Franklin Summer is almost in full force, and the living is easy! Do...

Snack Attack

The world belongs to those with the most energy. -Alexis de Tocqueville There’s no denying that everyone, at one time or another, has had a snack attack. Views on snacking differ. Some feel that...

The Love Diet

Spring has officially sprung, which means it’s that time of year again – it seems like every woman I’ve talked to lately has just started or is about to go on a diet (on...

A Journey of a Thousand Miles

“A  Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with A Single Step” – Laozi I have a confession to make.  It’s a pretty big, personal confession, and I’m scared to confess it. I’ve denied it for...

spring cleaning

Spring Cleaning

People like “stuff.”  We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don’t know what to do with anymore. Maybe we keep things because they...