It’s prep time my friends. With The Whole Damn Thing ‘officially’ kicking off on Sunday, it’s time to talk about the rules. 1. Whole 30 allows meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils. Key points: * Protein every meal * 3 meals per day,…
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6 Basic Tips for Starting (& Living) a Real Food Lifestyle
Time to say hello to 2015; and hello to the possibility that this will be the best year of your life. For those of you prepping (with me) for The Whole Damn Thing, it’s almost GO time! While the prep and the weight of the ‘commitment’ itself can seem pretty intimidating as it approaches, I assure…
Scenery + Serenity: Coming and Going in my Everything Place
This is what it looks like to drive through Virginia. The beauty of this state in and of itself is something to behold, but for me, in my life of constant transit, it’s so much more than that. When I drive through Virginia, whether I’m en-route to Charlotte, or heading back into Charlottesville, there is a…
A Year of MADness: gratitude, awards, community + <3
It would be impossible to put into words just how amazing the experience of opening MADabolic Cville, and mostly growing [with] this community, has been. We opened with new programming and a logo, and that’s about it. Over the last year we have built a (small, but mighty) machine that runs partially on our developed…
Sweet Home Cville: Friends + MADness
When the surroundings of your hometown look like this, and come with amazing food and constantly flowing (and delicious) local wine, there’s really not a lot to complain about. I’ve been in a little bit of a home-sweet-cville fog for the last two weeks, not to mention an absolute crazy circuit of life trying to get…
When Life Takes Your Hammer, Pump the Breaks
I specifically set aside time tonight to finally hang some of the art and pictures that have been leaning up against my walls for the last few weeks, but, since I’ve just realized that I apparently don’t own a hammer, I think I’ll blog instead. I guess if I’m going to take the glass-half-full approach,…
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