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It Would Be Great If Bars Served Tea
It Would Be Great If Bars Served Tea

I was hanging out at the rooftop bar at Hotel Clermont on Saturday. It was such a perfect night. I’ve been craving some human interaction (safely) and it satisfied that need and more. However, I couldn’t help thinking that I wish I could order a cup of tea.

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BeverageShannon EvansSeptember 14, 2020tea, bar, hotel clermontComment
The Mangos Are Here
The Mangos Are Here

“The mangos are coming!” he screamed at me excitedly. “He” was the cashier at the register at my local liquor store in DC where I was living at the time. Not a place I’d expect to see mangos while picking up a cheap bottle of swill. And there were in fact no mangos in sight.

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FoodShannon EvansSeptember 11, 2020mango, mangos, nutrition, sproutsComment
My Favorite Coffee Shop Closed And It Reminded Me Of The Power of Great Spaces
My Favorite Coffee Shop Closed And It Reminded Me Of The Power of Great Spaces

I don’t think I’d moved to Atlanta yet when I first discovered Octane Coffee. I was staying at my parent’s house in Fayetteville, about 40 minutes south of the city, and I needed to get out.

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BeverageShannon EvansSeptember 9, 2020octane coffee, atlanta, coffee shopComment
How Picking the Right Airbnb Can Lead To Better Eating Choices
How Picking the Right Airbnb Can Lead To Better Eating Choices

I went on. a quick trip with my family a few days ago. My mom has been itching to get away to a beach. In order to convince me to come along, she allowed me to pick which beach we went to.

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TravelShannon EvansSeptember 7, 2020okaloosa, florida, airbnb, beach, travelComment
How To Make Cooking Easy
How To Make Cooking Easy

I’ve realized that one of the hardest things for people when trying to eat healthier is all of the cooking that comes along with it. Even if you love to cook, it can still be daunting to learn a new way to cook and come up with things to eat all of the time.

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FoodShannon EvansSeptember 2, 2020cooking, tips, musicComment
I Finally Read the Atlanta Noise Ordinance
I Finally Read the Atlanta Noise Ordinance

I’ve realized that one of the hardest things for people when trying to eat healthier is all of the cooking that comes along with it. Even if you love to cook, it can still be daunting to learn a new way to cook and come up with things to eat all of the time.

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MindShannon EvansAugust 31, 2020atlanta, atlanta noise ordinance, neighbors, health, peace Comment
How To Relieve Stress and Anxiety When You'd Rather Strangle Someone Instead
How To Relieve Stress and Anxiety When You'd Rather Strangle Someone Instead

I don’t know if you could tell when I wrote my bedtime ritual post last week, but I was stressed. I could feel the stress leading to anger and anxiety and I knew that this wasn’t a good place to be. My health didn’t appreciate it.

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MindShannon EvansAugust 26, 2020stress, anxiety, health, meditation, journaling, neighbors, nutritionComment
Update: The Response from the NBHWC
Update: The Response from the NBHWC

A few months ago I mentioned that I sent an email to the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). They did email me back and I went back and forth in my head on whether or not I should respond.

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WellnessShannon EvansAugust 24, 2020nbhwc, health coaching, black lives matter Comment
All About That Rest: Creating A Bedtime Ritual
All About That Rest: Creating A Bedtime Ritual

My neighbors, my neighbors. First, it was the naked roller skater that lived above. Nope, no typos there. I was sitting in my apartment one day and heard a strange noise over and over. I thought to myself, “It sounds like he’s rollerskating up there. No way.”

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WellnessShannon EvansAugust 20, 2020sleep, health, neighbors, bass, nighttime ritual, bedtime routine, bedtime ritualComment
Twenties
Twenties

I’m solidly in my thirties, but I’m obsessed with the show Twenties. I was scrolling through Showtime one day and saw it. I’d never heard about it before and now that I’ve watched it, I’m very confused about how everyone isn’t talking about this show.

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LifeShannon EvansAugust 19, 2020jamaican, twenties, howard, howard universityComment
Enjoy What's In Front Of You
Enjoy What's In Front Of You

It didn’t rain today. I could see the clouds forming and then they decided to linger, but it didn’t rain. This is great for me because my days are now spent trying to figure out just how much time I’ll be able to have outside.

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WellnessShannon EvansAugust 18, 2020deck, outdoors, universe, health, wellnessComment
I Thought About Erasing A Lot of Posts
I Thought About Erasing A Lot of Posts

I thought about scrubbing my blog and getting rid of some of my old posts. Deleting every remnant of my former life and my addiction to sugar (like this and this) and all of the cocktails that I’ve created and loved.

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Wellness, FoodShannon EvansAugust 17, 2020holistic health coach, wellness journeyComment
Blue Zones
Blue Zones

I’ve been reading a lot about the Blue Zones lately. The term and Dan Buettner popped up in an article I was reading. Then every nutrition book that I read mentioned it.

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StudiesShannon EvansAugust 12, 2020blue zones, dan buettnerComment
And Then I Found Out I Had High Cholesterol
And Then I Found Out I Had High Cholesterol

Everyone already knows that 2020 has been a doozy. I was thrown one more loop when I did a physical a few weeks ago and found out that I had high cholesterol.

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WellnessShannon EvansAugust 11, 2020high cholesterol, health coaching, reconnecting with biological father, statins, condensed milkComment
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