by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 17, 2015 | Healthy Holidays, Nutrition, Recipes
Raise your hand if you’re looking forward to a rousing game of Pictionary over the holidays? Every year I think I’m going to find a new game to try out on Christmas Day but we always come back to our white board and dry erase markers. I’m a horrible artist but that...
by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 14, 2015 | Healthy Holidays, Nutrition, Recipes
You have to pick your battles. You can enjoy your sister’s peanut brittle on Christmas Eve. You can enjoy a big Christmas brunch with biscuits, gravy and fresh blueberry scones. (Where your mother-in-law gets those amazing fresh blueberries in December you will never...
by Michelle Carlson | Nov 16, 2015 | Fitness, Nutrition, Recipes, Uncategorized
You always meet the best people at the back of the room. I met fellow introvert Michelle at the back of the audience at IDEA World Blogfest. She’s my sister-in-iron who teaches women to love themselves, to be strong and how to fight back when necessary. I...
by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 26, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition, Reviews
Monday morning starts at my desk. In a dark wood paneled office at the back of the house, I am sittting at my MacBook Air (named Zoe) answering emails. Lots of emails. Logged off since Saturday, I am trying to make my way through product pitches, newsletters I forgot...
by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 22, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes
I used to have a great dislike of mushrooms. Growing up in my house, mushrooms were only purchased when they could be done so cheaply: frozen and deep fried or slimy from a can. As a grown-up vegetarian, my tastes evolved and my experience with mushrooms changed. I...
by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 15, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Fitness Favorites, General Health, Motivation, Nutrition, Video, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness, Workouts
I think I’ve told you how smitten I am with Periscope. It’s like a virtual water cooler where I get to take a tea break and connect with other like minded women and get a daily dose of inspiration. I really appreciate the suggestions you sent in for my own...
