About Me

Thanks for stopping by! I started blogging during the summer of 2009 right before a big trip to Italy. I figured what better way to document the trip then to post about it for the world to see. A week into posting and I was hooked! Writing about my passions of fitness, food, travel and wine makes me truly happy.

Who Am I?

The stats. 30 year old living in Minneapolis, searching for the perfect house with a great kitchen for my fiance and our two dogs. I am a food loving, wine drinker, weight lifting, traveling yogi. I balance the love of food and wine with a weekly goal of three to five workouts and a strong desire to travel. In my “real” 7:30 to 5:30 life I am a Marketing Manager for a manufacturing company. I balance my corporate life with the blog, working out, cooking, traveling and enjoying a good glass of wine.

I strive to find a balance between healthy foods and the occasional treat. Eating real, wholesome food is what the majority of my diet consists of but I do have a love of Salt and Pepper Chips and really good dark chocolate.

What are my goals? Where have I come from?

While I have never struggled with weight or eating I have made healthy living the core of who I am and how I live my life. Am I healthy all the time, heck no! But I do strive to find a balance between it all. Eating what I want, when I want it has really worked. Nothing is off limits and everything is at least tasted. With the majority of those items being healthy and nutritious it seems to work pretty well. Why do I workout? As a major stress reliever, there is nothing better than a good cardio session followed by muscle exhausting weight lifting and add in the occasional yoga session or fun workouts like Zumba or TRX and I feel pretty happy about getting my workouts in.

Contact Me?

I want to chronicle my life through my love of food, wine and travel while balancing it with a healthy lifestyle! If you have questions feel free to contact me at mellissa@afitandspicylife.com