by emilyneal | Aug 14, 2017 | Intentional Living, Uncategorized
Giving something up for a month has been a theme for me in 2017. I started the year giving up certain foods, then it was social media and after that I gave up spending for a month. But at the end of May, I was given the opportunity to give something up that had not...
by emilyneal | Aug 12, 2017 | Intentional Living, Uncategorized
For all of the ways I struggle with the temptation to spend too much time using my smart phone, one of the things I absolutely love about my phone is how it helps me read more books. My reading habits have changed dramatically the past few years because of how easy my...
by emilyneal | Mar 14, 2017 | Intentional Living, Uncategorized
I don’t think there’s any word that strikes up a more boring image in the world of physical fitness than the dreaded “treadmill.” So actually writing a blog post about running on a treadmill has to be the most yawn-inducing idea ever. But bear with me, friends,...
by emilyneal | Feb 24, 2017 | Intentional Living
I’m wrapping up my month without social media, so I thought I would check in and give an update. I thought this would be a difficult month, fighting the urge to check in on friends on Facebook or get my fix of visual happiness on Instagram. Instead, this has...
by emilyneal | Feb 13, 2017 | Celiac Disease, Intentional Living
My husband and I aren’t coffee drinkers. Hot tea is our caffeinated beverage of choice. But at the beginning of winter, I started getting into a habit of making myself a cup of decaf coffee mid morning. It’s a nice way to warm up on a cold winter day, and...
by emilyneal | Feb 11, 2017 | Intentional Living, Uncategorized
At the beginning of January, I did something I had never done before. I put on my workout clothes. I stood awkwardly in front of a blank wall, and I asked my daughter to take a photo of me. It was weird. I don’t love having my photo taken in general. But when I...
