Yoga. I’ve waxed poetic about it for a few years now and that’s simply because once upon a time, it saved my life. I was bored, alone in another country, and suffering from intense back pain. In the realm of natural healing, I think yoga is the bee’s knees for aches and pains, muscle tightness […]
Read More Save me, Yoga.The Daily Sampler took a knee this week in honor of exhaustion. Life has been extra tiring lately, and there is one reason for that. I gave up caffeine. It’s been really dumb. Apparently, having less caffeine is “good for you,” and “science” says that it can “improve” your health and overall well-being. I’ll get […]
Read More Screwed if you Caffeine, Screwed if you Don’tOh, hey. Another day off in Daily Sampler world. Much to discuss. I know you are all as angry as I am, and if you follow me on Twitter, you know I’ve been quite verbal (and annoying) about it. If you have been living under a rock, I am about to proclaim my reignited anger, […]
Read More Grey’s Anatomy Group Hug TimeMy friends! I missed you! It’s been a busy, crazy few weeks, but we must catch up. Let’s reach way back to the Oscars. What a boring show that was, huh? What I remember most was my sinking hopes for Neil Patrick Harris, as he stumbled through the show with less than funny jokes and […]
Read More Saturday Sampler – Catching Up on Oscars, 50 Shades Anger, and LifeHappy Valentine’s Day, Samplers! This year, whether you’re happily married, happily (or unhappily) single, coupled, just friends, or whatever, let’s focus on the most important form of love… self love! Not like that, c’mon. This is a moderately family-friendly blog. Sometimes. Not really. But you know what I mean. Pervs. With less personal emphasis on just […]
Read More The Sexiest Love of All is…Like anyone, I go through phases of being really into healthy lifestyle, and that’s where I’m at now- at least mentally. Making it happen is another story. When I’m going really strong, eating really clean, and working on my fitness (thanks, Fergie,) I try to eliminate alcohol from my routine. So again, making it happen is […]
Read More Happy Hour – Because Life’s Too Short Not ToIt’s hard having a blog sometimes, especially if you try to be really open and write about things that other people might also relate to and draw inspiration from. What I want to chat about is something I KNOW other people deal with on a daily basis, and I think some of the lessons I’ve learned […]
Read More I Hope You Learn Something From This Vague Post About LifeSuccess. I’ve been thinking so much about the definition of success lately, or at least how we as American craze balls define it. I believe our definition of success is supremely skewed in favor of: doing it all, having it all, pushing ourselves to the edge, and then patting ourselves on the back for constantly attempting […]
Read More Redefining SuccessRight up front, this week has sucked. I started feeling a little iffy late last Saturday… and things turned quickly worse from there. Not pretty, guys. I haven’t had a full-blown flu of that magnitude in quite a few years, but it gave me a unique opportunity to rest (obviously,) but also do some major thinking. […]
Read More Why I’m Grateful I Kicked Off 2015 with the FluI never really intended to start all my healthy habits again on January 1st, but now that it’s the 3rd, I’m feeling kind of guilty about not jumping on the bandwagon. And for the record, my bed was EXACTLY where I wanted to be on New Year’s Day. There’s resolution number 1- “NO REGRETS.” Good […]
Read More Kickstart Saturday – Out With the Poison, In With the Common SenseJust like this entire month, I meant to post more New Year’s thoughts but didn’t. December 2014- I won’t really miss you. Sayonara. The good news is, it was because I was doing something useful (yoga.) My little pep talk reminiscing about the valuable lessons I learned in Warrior II benefitted me as well and […]
Read More New Year’s Resolutions : Farewell to FlawlessMeet Alyssa & Rich. Ages 34 & 35. Buffalo, New York. Wedding Photographers. What is your favorite thing about living and working in Western New York? Easily the people. One of our favorite realizations after moving here about 8 ½ years ago was that, unlike a lot of places we’ve lived, if you own Buffalo and respect it, […]
Read More Young Buffalo Introduces… Alyssa and Rich Mattingly
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