Sara Jin

Just between you and me, I love food and eating way waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much sometimes. Many of us have our post pandemic wish lists of what we will do after things really get going and open up again. #1 on my list is chowing down at a buffet! Though most days I would rather eat […]

The Art of Gift Giving is both easier and harder than you think. Giving gifts is easier than you think because people are always showing you who they are, what they like and don’t like. Pay attention to your peps and you won’t need to ask them what they want for their birthday; You’ll already

A guiding philosophy of my life I call “Ready Position.” In my Ready Position everything is clean, simple, organized and together (as much as possible). In simple terms, that means dishes are cleaned as often as I can do them. My apartment stays clean and my laundry too. The ready position philosophy goes far beyond

For years I struggled to gain muscle and lose fat while enjoying a goodly amount of food on the regular. I wanted to have my cake and eat it too. Impossible you say?! I used to think so too. At this point, I have the best of all worlds. To give you some context, I’ve

It feels as if our world spins faster and faster. Our To-Do lists continuously get longer and longer. We try and squeeze every last moment out of our lives for “productive” efforts. We are taught: Don’t “waste,” not a moment to rest. Not a moment to be still…Stillness is a waste after all right? It’s

Have you ever had one of those days your sole desire was to dive into books, articles, completely immerse yourself in data? Merge. Upload. Download. Reload. Today was one of those days for me. All I wanted to do was to focus on my chosen subject matter. I forget about everything else…the world? What’s that?

Tomorrow is not a promise Today is precious Most of what we have… Appreciate whatever we have And (hopefully) we have enough To live and thrive beyond the wallet Others are hoping and praying for what I have now Remember that Each day we decide to get out of bed Giving this day our best

There was a time, not long ago, that I would cook each and every meal fresh from scratch…I would be in the kitchen for hours everyday just trying to feed myself. My meals were very tasty, but I found myself running out of time each day wish I had time/energy for other essential tasks I

Are you familiar with positive affirmations? If not, get ready to supercharge your life! Positive affirmations are phrases you repeat to yourself in order to change your mind. A wise person once said, “Change your thoughts and your actions change. Change your actions and your life changes.” In other words, what we repeat to ourselves

I like to make lists…Alooooooooooooooooot! I make lists for everything. I make lists for groceries I want to buy. I make lists for gifts I want to give. I make lists for presents I want to receive. I make lists for travel (there is a different list for domestic travel vs international). I make lists

Every week many of us have a seemingly endless amount of things we want/need to do. I want to paint that picture. I want to write that post. I want to visit with my friends…I better shave first…We also do tons of other things we don’t even notice; Brush our teeth; Take out the garbage;