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Enter: Healthyish in a Hurry, a blog that serves up easy, seasonal, healthyish recipes for people who are short on time. 

Brain fog. Exhaustion. Insatiable hunger.  These might sound like symptoms of COVID or the flu, but they’re actually symptoms that Anna Wright suffered while preparing for her first bodybuilding competition. 

“That dream was supposed to come to fruition ten or so years down the road, but things just seemed to fall into place. We couldn’t say no,” Mackenzie mused. 

In the interest of the new year and of our January issue being health and wellness themed, the three of us here in the office have made it our goal to stretch with more frequency. 

Make no mistake, while Pilates may seem like an easy workout due to its popularity, it is anything but.

Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundations funds support services for people affected by breast cancer in the Hudson Valley, as well as providing education and outreach services. 

One of my first local independent films in 2020-2021 was with the American Mural Project. I produced, shot, and edited short profile vignettes on 12 young people in the workforce in Northwest Connecticut, showcasing the various local careers people have and why they enjoy them.

It is 5pm on a Monday, and I am trying to decide if it is too dark to split another piece of wood. I’ve been at it for half an hour, quartering log after log from the pile I amassed over the summer when I felled the first of a dozen dead ash trees in the back of my property.

Although times have certainly been challenging, luckily there are ways to cultivate and recognize the many moments during our daily lives that are filled with joy.

The end of daylight-saving time officially means shorter days with more darkness and less sunlight. For many of us, that means we’re getting up in the morning in the dark and coming home in the dark, which can take an undeniable toll on mental health and make us feel tired and generally uninspired.