Today, I am doing my best version of “Social Distancing,” due to COVID-19. Getting my Sunday therapy session in the woods. Sunshine. Fresh air. Peace and quiet. Beasties. It’s all I need to get me through another week for my 14 days of self isolation. It feels like all the ...
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It has been quite a while since I have had a toxic human in my life that upset me in a way that rocked me to my core. I’m learning that despite hopes and wishes and long periods of time, some things simply never change. As humans, we just simply ...
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This is going to be a bit of a rant. I’m frustrated. Frustrated with how common courtesy simply doesn’t seem to be a THING anymore. What happened to asking someone how they are doing or how they’ve been before asking them for something you want from them? Is common courtesy ...
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Sometimes I feel like this life is a dream. We live in such a beautiful place! I could completely imagine living in some other beautiful places, but I know I will always come back to this island – because it’s HOME! With spring in full swing, I find myself appreciating ...
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Happy New Year, Friends! With a new year, a new DECADE, and so many new visitors to my page, I thought it a good time to re-introduce myself. I’m Mariska Richters, and this page is where I share my life adventures, travel addiction, my loveable fur babies, Roxidoo and Cash, ...
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Intermittent fasting is where you cycle in and out of periods of eating and not eating. Although people do experience weight loss with intermittent fasting, it is not so much a diet plan but more of a lifestyle choice to take advantage of some incredible health benefits, some of which are listed in the section below.
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Today is a monumental day in my business. First, let me tell you how absolutely amazing our company is that they paid us 3 days early today! Whooop!!! Second, and this is the monumental part, when I saw my paycheque land in my account a few minutes ago, I got ...
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I used to dread Mondays… I used to start thinking about my work week on Sunday afternoons. My entire Monday evenings would be spent stressing out about how much I REALLY did’t want to go into the office the next morning to spend my whole week in a windowless cubicle, ...
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One of my favorite comfort foods is pasta. And although I have a gluten sensitivity, I still love to get my spaghetti or lasagne on every once in a while, but I use a great trick to avoid the gluten as well as the carbohydrates in pasta, and level up on the healthiness ...
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I’m always on the lookout for easy, healthy and delicious meals to add to my rotation and in the winter months that often involves my crockpot! This was my first try with this cilantro chicken recipe, and it turned out awesome! Recipe Details: Prep Time: 15 minutes Crockpot Cooking Time: 6-8 hours on Low ...
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