What Do You Love

What Do You Love

Art, Photography, Random, Social Media, Tech, Top of Mind, Travel, Whole 30, WordPress
What do you love? It's a simple question but it may be a little tougher for you to answer than you think. My motto is to "Live, Love, Laugh" but sometimes it's hard to remember when life gets in the way. Boy, does life get in the way! Lately I've been feeling a little blue. I can't explain it and there is no "real" reason to feel this way. I just do. (more…)
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Happy 1st Anniversary – A Year Of Blogging

Happy 1st Anniversary – A Year Of Blogging

Social Media, Tech, Top of Mind, Travel, Websites, Whole 30, WordPress
Happy 1st anniversary to my website!!! I was reminded today through Facebook memories that I had launched this website 1 year ago. Justine Pretorious - Live - Love - Laugh started out as a way for me to get into blogging about a variety of topics. I wanted to really show off my experiences with WordPress, social media, travel, food, and photography. (more…)
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Going Rogue From Whole30

Going Rogue From Whole30

Food, Random, Top of Mind, Whole 30
So there's a quote my husband and I learned from the television show Scrubs "Too much ha ha. Pretty soon boo hoo." It's an excellent quote and applies to many situations. It certainly applies to me this past week going rogue from Whole30. My new healthy lifestyle is basically Whole30 meals and once in while I will eat something non compliant. Unfortunately I went rogue and ate several things that I haven't eaten in quite a long time and I paid the price! (more…)
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Living Whole30 After The 30 Day Challenge

Living Whole30 After The 30 Day Challenge

Food, Random, Top of Mind, Whole 30
I finished my Whole30 challenge on March 30th! I had no idea at the time of my accomplishment how much this challenge had changed my life! I can honestly say that I am eating healthier than I ever have. I wished I had learned all of this so much earlier in life. Living Whole30 after you finish the challenge isn't as hard as you might think it would be. Now I am not saying I never eat anything that is bad for me. I am saying 90% of the time I am choosing to eat Whole30 compliant food. (more…)
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Life After My Whole30 Challenge

Life After My Whole30 Challenge

Food, Top of Mind, Whole 30
It's been almost 2 months since my Whole30 challenge ended and I have been amazed about the impact it has had on me. Life after my Whole30 challenge has been very interesting! In the beginning when I started the challenge I didn't know if I could really live without my favorite foods. Almost 60 days later I have gone through the reintroduction process and have found I really don't miss how I was eating prior to the challenge. (more…)
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Convenience Factor

Convenience Factor

Food, Random, Top of Mind, Whole 30
Back in March I took on the Whole30 challenge and it REALLY changed my perspective on food! It also got me to thinking about what I am now calling the "Convenience Factor". All my life I can remember eating food that was either in a box, can, frozen, or fast food. What do all of these have in common? The "Convenience Factor". It's very easy to grab food that is already made for you and all you have to do is heat it up or just unwrap it. I was raised this way. (more…)
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Whole30 Week 3

Whole30 Week 3

Food, Random, Top of Mind, Whole 30
Whole30 week 3 is done! I have completed 21 days of my Whole30 challenge! That means Whole30 week 3 has come to a close and I have 9 more days of the challenge! I am very proud of myself! I have gone without chocolate, bottled fruit juice, chips, gum, and mints for 3 whole weeks!!! (more…)
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