Pillars of Wellness

We returned from a trip this past weekend. It was good. Long, but good. 1600+ miles one way - Texas to New Jersey. 3200+ round trip. That's a substantial amount of time to spend on the road, with three kids six and under, driving through the night, taking shifts, and going through serious downpours in the mid-Atlantic, all in a Ford Fusion.

There were definitely some chaotic moments, and my littlest - who turned 2 on the last day of the road trip - was totally over her car seat after the first day. Legitimately, I kind of was too. The lumbar support in most vehicles is just bad.

But all of that aside, the trip was much needed in many ways, for many reasons, but I think the best takeaway was all of the awesome, quality time we got with the girls and their little cousin, who I so wish we lived closer to. It made me miss the Northeast. It made me miss family.

Now that we're back in Texas I'm missing all of it terribly; family, food, laughter, breezy fall days. But I'm also happy to get back into our routine. I'm also ready to get back into better eating habits. Vacations and Italian families tend to really help you pack on a couple of pounds!

I told the hubby tonight that I'm done, and tomorrow starts my clean eating kick! I got a new jogging stroller yesterday. I'm ready to get back on a healthy routine and start working on fixing myself - all around - because keeping all of our "pillars of wellness" strong is so important!

So, in that vein (and keeping an old part of this blog alive), I've added a new recipe for anyone wanting something clean and easy to help them get/keep their healthy lifestyle going! Bon appetit!

Grilled Chicken and Quinoa Salad