About Me

About Me

Hello! My name is Elizabeth and I live in New Hampshire, where I am originally from. My spouse and I met in Rhode Island and have lived in both West Virginia and Texas. We were in Austin for 6 years, where I began food blogging while I worked many jobs trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

The two of us married in 2014 in New Mexico. In 2016 we moved to New Hampshire. Our dream was to be home owners and we could not see ourselves affording a house in the Austin area unless we commuted over an hour to work everyday. My brother also informed me that I would be an aunt soon and I felt in my heart that I needed to be there for the birth of his child. 

I currently work in a grocery store in management. In my free time I absolutely love learning about plants, gardening, foraging, and caring for houseplants. I love cooking as well, and this blog will be a combination of those topics.

Past Ventures

As stated, I was a food blogger while we lived in Austin. When we relocated to NH I blogged off and on and also started a cooking channel on Twitch. I took a nutrition course and was a Certified Holistic Nutritionist for 2 years. The education I received helped me develop my love of plants and deepened my appreciation for plant-based foods. When covid emerged in 2020, all of that came to a halt.

Personal Life

I always knew that I suffered from depression but went undiagnosed. In 2021 I knew that I needed to get help. The stress from the pandemic pushed me over my limit. I remember being at work and taking so many different natural remedies for anxiety and emotional support. All they did was lessen the effects. The weight of the terrible things happening around me never went away. I started medication and therapy and it changed my life.

I recall spending my life before medication always thinking I was doing what I wanted but being held back. Within the next few months, I started to have mental clarity and focus and realized that my anxiety and depression were seriously preventing me from doing all the things I dreamt of doing but was too scared to do because I didn’t want to fail.

I have also spent my life suffering from scoliosis and issues arising from corrective surgery. I am grateful for the opportunity to have had spinal fusion surgery for my severe scoliosis but it is something that I will continue to struggle with for the rest of my life. I have had trips to the ER and many physical therapy sessions in the past few years due to muscular issues related to my spine. I have had to accept more and more physical limitations and that has been very difficult for me, as someone who prides themself on being strong and independent. I am glad to have a supportive husband, family, and employer. 

My Little House

We bought our home in 2016. It was built in the 1950s and is definitely a fixer upper. We have slowly been repairing and replacing things as necessary. We made heating and cooling improvements in 2021. Our septic tank failed in 2023 and we had the home hooked up to city sewer in early 2024. Our boiler needs replacing as well and we have a leak in our roof, too. If you happen to enjoy the content I create, please consider donating, subscribing, or sharing my content and fundraisers with other folks you know.