Best Gym Earphones: Over-Ear vs. Earbuds – Which Should You Choose?
Let’s talk about something we don’t often think about until it’s too late—your earphones at the gym. Whether you’re zoning in on your fifth set or out for a power…
The DAO guide to what to get at Safeway and Costco.
Costco and Safeway shopping lists
The finds you can find when you go to the larger grocery and wholesale stores can change your whole nutrition game. You know how in my Little Black Dress post…
Whole Foods Shopping List: DAOFitLIfe
We all know the famous nickname for Whole Foods - Whole Paycheck. I do not get my staples from Whole Foods, but there are a number of speciality items that…
Trader Joe’s Shopping List
In order to survive a professional career and be domestic, I have become a “Trader Joe’s chef”. Which means, I buy stuff at Trader Joe’s that I can throw together in rando combinations and somehow make it delish. It’s a skill I developed after years of shopping at the Trader Joe’s in my neighborhood (the West End, in Washington, DC) on Friday nights when I was single. I’d leave work around 7 or 8pm (#consulting life) and take advantage of the fact that the Trader Joe’s would be empty so that I could do my shopping and explore the aisles with no lines. Week after week spent poring over ingredients and chatting with the staff who knew me on a first name basis resulted in building up a repertoie of Trader Joe’s meals to put on my menu.
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