Blog — the cleaner plate club

“I’m the daughter of two immigrants who brought me to the US from Egypt when I was 2 in pursuit of a better life filled with opportunity. They had $20 to their names, didn’t know the language or anyone in New York, and they had left their families and everything they knew behind – but the fire in their hearts blazed red. When they landed at JFK, my father told me he finally felt free. My family is Coptic, the religious minority, and things haven’t always been easy for Copts in Egypt. The U.S. offered a blank slate, table rasa,...

Kitchen Critical: Your kids future depends on this I’ve been a single mother since my son was 1. I chalk it up to a life learning experience. It’s made me realize that you can never rely on anyone else solely to help complete you or anything else for you. Not that friends and family are important, but if you don’t have the strength and confidence in your own decisions and what you need for your own life, how can you depend on others to get the job done? My children are the purest source of pride and awe. It brings...

Oh, pumpkin. How obsessed I get with you this time of the year! I love you in coffee and tea, muffins and pie, bars and pancakes – even my adult beverages. The best part is, you’re good for me! You’re rich in fiber. You’re low in calories. You’re super hydrating. You’re full of antioxidants like vitamin A and beta-carotene. You help boost my immunity with your vitamin C packed-power. You help make my skin look good. You help me fight disease. You help regulate my blood sugar. You help me feel fuller longer. You taste amazing in so many different...

I met Kelly at Chalene Johnson’s Marketing Impact Academy Conference this year and I knew there was something really special about her mission. As a single mom myself, it’s never something we go into marriage thinking will happen, that our perfect dream of being in a committed relationship with the person we’ve entered into wedlock with forever might fall apart. Sometimes it happens, and often times, if not always, it’s devastating in one way, shape or form. It’s how you decide to recover from it that matters, and that’s why Kelly’s message is so important. It’s not about perfection. It’s...