Today I'm sharing a quick and easy recipe for making your own marinara sauce. You can use this sauce with some whole wheat pasta for a quick weeknight dinner, make a larger amount for your next lasagna, use it for pizza sauce or make a big batch and can it! I'm actually making this to use in a batch of Italian stuffed bell peppers.

Self-care isn't about spa days. Self-care habits are the intentional actions we take to maintain and improve the well-being of our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. It's not about luxury, it's about wellness.

As I write this, I'm thinking about Valentine's Day. While we never put too much thought or effort into this Hallmark Holiday, it is nice to do something a little special, a little romantic. But the thought of going out to dinner on February 14th gives my brain and my wallet a bit of anxiety. So instead, we're doing a low-key date night at home. And tonight, date night is Pizza night!! We could order pizza for delivery, but if you've been around my blog or my YouTube chan

I'm starting a new Blog and YouTube series called 'From Scratch'. While I do a ton of from-scratch meals, in this new series, I want to focus on making items from scratch that you would typically buy at the store. Instead of meals, these things are more like ingredients or items people don't usually make in their own kitchen. I'm starting this series off with Yogurt and Granola, from scratch.

In the new year, we often look to try something new, to grow, to learn, to experiment, whether by taking up a brand-new hobby or dusting off old supplies and reengaging with an old one. If you are trying to improve yourself in the new year, or simply trying to stave off the winter boaredome, hobbies to the rescue.

I read more than 165 books in 2025. So today I thought I'd sit down and look back on my reading year and share some of my favorites with you!

I don't know what you eat in a typical day, but I want to lay out what I believe is a pretty easy way to create healthy meals.

We are on number twelve of my Self-Development Book Club books. I'm re-reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. If you haven't been following along, at the beginning of the year, I set a goal for myself to read or reread at least one self-development book a month and then share it with you.