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February 19, 2019February 20, 2019 Blog by Brosh

I’m Quitting My 9-To-5 to Teach Abroad and Travel the World

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 Blog by Brosh

My 7 Plans for 2019

February 7, 2019February 19, 2019 Blog by Brosh

19 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Chinese New Year

February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 Blog by Brosh

The (Awesome) Cat Arcade in Chicago

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Blog by Brosh

The 2018 BIG Holiday Blog

January 22, 2019February 5, 2019 Blog by Brosh

How To: Build a Self-Care Space

January 14, 2019January 22, 2019 Blog by Brosh

You’re on a Diet? Eat the Pasta.

January 5, 2019January 16, 2019 Blog by Brosh

Bell Pepper Nachos Recipe

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Blog by Brosh

Shopping for my Chicago Youth Program Holiday Buddies

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Blog by Brosh

The Chicago Tribune’s Holiday Decor Tour at Prudential Plaza

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Blog by Brosh

36 Films for the Perfect Holiday Movie Night

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2.23.19 • I ran four miles at the gym today! This was one of my running goals, so I’m really happy with myself. Next stop: run 5 or 6 miles. 🎉🙌 The decision to be better with my health is totally mental. Aside from asthma and anemia, I’ve never had any major health issues. I was thinking today, I’m glad that my body never tried to “get back at me” for decades of eating badly, overeating, not exercising, etc. That probably sounds weird, but it’s something I was thinking. I really am lucky because my highest weight was 331 pounds. That’s not normal. Several things could have gone wrong with my health, but they didn’t. When I decided to do better for myself, my body evolved as my choices changed. I ran four miles today, and I’m thankful I can do that. I guess I’m just happy to be able. 🏃🏽‍♀️ #ProjectWW365
2.22.19 • National Margarita Day. This isn’t a margarita, it’s a blue tropical thing with coconut rum and pineapple juice mixed in. I was trying to pretend I was in Florida, because to survive winters in Chicago, sometimes you have to pretend you’re somewhere else. And yes, I did manage the rest of my meals today quite closely in order to have enough WW points to celebrate National Marg Day.👌 #ProjectWW365
Tiny kitchen + Valentine’s Day flowers 💐
2.21.19 • Gingerbread Cookie flavored Skinny Pop Popcorn. 3SP on WW for one cup of this deliciousness. I’ve been doing light meals, so I had this as a movie snack today while watching Scream at work. 🍿🎥👻 #ProjectWW365
When someone said “Alexa, skip to summer” ... I felt that. 🌞
2.20.19 • I bought this jacket in 2015 and it didn’t zip at the time because I was too big. After joining Weight Watchers in 2016, it zipped after about three months of hard work! After having a tough time and a rough health path in 2018, the jacket wouldn’t zip anymore because I was, once again, too big. Well, I put it on tonight and it zips again! Slowly getting there. When things start zipping and you see the successes, the entire journey becomes an addiction. 🙌 #ProjectWW365
That church was built around 900 BC. This is Uplistsikhe, an ancient cave city located in the country of Georgia. This is from my trip in 2015. Georgia is on my list of countries to visit again. 🇬🇪☺️
2.19.19 • I’m completely obsessed with the chicken spring rolls from Trader Joe’s (3SP on WW). This was lunch today: shrimp stir fry, riced cauliflower, and a chicken spring roll. The stir fry sauce is the Panda Express Sweet Chili sauce and I like a lot of sauce (it’s 7SP for 3TBS). Therefore, my lunch total was 10SP. The most delicious 10SP I have ever cooked up. 🍤🥦 #ProjectWW365
I’m quitting my 9-to-5 to teach abroad and travel the world. Link in bio. Shoutout to the @intteflacademy for giving me the tools to become an even better English teacher! ☺️✈️🌍📚
2.18.19 • Prepping lunch for tomorrow. Shrimp stir fry with riced cauliflower and a vegetable roll on the side.🍤 This was a busy weekend — had houseguests and being touristy around the city with friends, worked a bit, errands, booked a flight to Arizona, and decided on South Korea as the country I definitely want to move to in fall. It’s strange to think that this is the fourth country I will have lived in. When I imagined my adult life as a child, I never once pictured myself traveling abroad. Never. Now it’s all I think about and I’m living in places I never would’ve imagined. Life has turned out much more adventurous than I ever dreamt of and I’m glad. ☺️🇺🇸✈️🇰🇷 Anyway, spending the last hours of my weekend watching Party of Five. My latest obsession: this show and 90s nostalgia. 💁🏽‍♀️ #ProjectWW365
when you’re into fitness + pizza 🍕💪
1.17.19 • Some friends stayed at my place for the weekend and it was a blast catching up and doing all of the touristy things in Chicago. Last night we went to dinner at Homeslice (amazing pizza place, check it out) and ordered a large taco pizza. It was so filling that everyone only had one slice. We boxed the rest and brought it home. Basically, there was half of a large pizza left. Everyone left a bit ago and the pizza got left behind. Half of a large pizza all for me I guess. Not so much. Even though this weekend was a blast, I’m back on track today with my food and beverages today. That means no leftover pizza for me. I’m about to head out on my errands. You know, picking up new windshield wipers, light weekly grocery shopping, using my Bath and Bodyworks coupons, and spending my Kohl’s cash on one more suitcase. There are always people with signs around the city asking for food. I figured I’d take the pizza in the car and if I see someone who’s hungry, I can pass it along. I’ve always believed if you’re in the position to help someone, you should do it. Today is one of those times. Me, with a while pizza that has no place to go. I’m considering this a NSV because I absolutely would’ve eaten the entire thing prior to my taking an interest in a path toward better health. I would’ve eaten the whole pizza and there would have been several snacks throughout the day to go with the pizza. That was before I stepped back and decided to know better. It was before I decided to do better for myself. Anyway, if you ever find yourself with an abundance of food that you aren’t going to eat, remember there are always people out there with not enough food. Your excess could be someone’s something special for that day. Time to pass along the pizza. #ProjectWW365
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