Jennifer Shlomovich

How is it July 31st already? At the beginning of this month, I had hoped to create a blog post for each day of this month. I was going strong for a bit and then I just didn't have the capacity to keep up with it. I shared in my first blog post of this month that this has been an extremely challenging year for me emotionally. You can read more about that in this post "What Happens After Everything Falls Apart? (Day One Of The July Ultimate Blog Challenge)" This month had continuous challenges...

I was being pretty consistent with the July Ultimate Blog Challenge and then life hit me hard last week. Some really challenging situations erupted. I had limited capacity to keep up with my responsibilities. I needed to be really intentional on how I spent my time. I was able to recover a bit over the weekend. I also took yesterday and today off from work. I am proud of a couple of accomplishments I had during the weekend. One of them being relearning how to crochet. I have been wanting to...

Today is Day 13 of The July Ultimate Blog Challenge. I wasn't sure what I was going to post. After a very stressful first half of the day, I felt like making my afternoon snack plate. This one has a sliced apple, roasted red pepper hummus, and some seed crackers. Every afternoon I usually make myself some kind of snack plate, with mostly healthy items on it. Sometimes I will add a little chocolate for a little added sweet treat, to curb my cravings. Snack plates have been a form of comfort...