🗞️ —'s Monday Journal: Summer is a sprint. I'm choosing not to scramble.

Meal prepped for the first time this week, ordered Chiyo for the next two. Turns out routine is the best thing you can pack.

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Welcome to your weekly dose of nourishment. A thoughtful corner of the internet for hormone-friendly foods, nourishing ideas, and simple ways to support your health while taking one thing off your plate. Pour something warm - let’s start the week a little calmer, lighter, and more supported.

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Summer always feels like a sprint — in the best possible way. More going on, more to look forward to, more reasons to be tired by 9pm.

This week I actually meal prepped for the first time and made our split pea soup (above!). An immersion blender? Game changer. I don't know why I waited so long to try this recipe.

But here's the thing about sprints: you have to be strategic.

In the next two weeks, I'm moving cross country. And I've made a deliberate choice to not spend this last chapter of our time here stressed about groceries, throwing away ingredients we never got to, or spending a fortune on takeout while surrounded by half-packed boxes.

I ordered Chiyo for the next two weeks. Not because I can't cook. Because I want to be present. I want to walk to our usual spots one more time. I want to sit on the floor of an almost-empty apartment and feel all of it — not be distracted by trying to find dinner.

Chiyo gives me routine when everything else is in flux. It's one less decision. One less thing to scramble for. A warm meal that shows up exactly when I need it.

Whatever your version of "transitional chaos" looks like right now — new baby, new city, new job, just a very full summer — I hope you find your version of that, too.

ONE LESS THING TO FIGURE OUT

When you're in a sprint, your body burns through magnesium, zinc, and iron faster than usual — they're the first to drop when cortisol runs high, and the most responsible for keeping your energy stable and your sleep actually restoring. Butternut squash is one of the best food sources of magnesium for muscle recovery and nervous system support. Lean beef brings iron and zinc back in — iron for stamina, zinc for hormone production. And the hazelnuts add vitamin E, a fat-soluble antioxidant that protects your cells from oxidative stress during high-output seasons, plus healthy fats for steady energy instead of a spike and crash. Basically: a meal built for the kind of week to work hard and play hard.