You know what I’ve realized is surprisingly hard? Remembering why I started something. I find myself constantly battling to hold onto my original purpose, especially when the expectations of others start dictating what that purpose "should" be. Here is a perfect example. When I started studying nutrition, I quickly fell in love with it. I saw firsthand how massive an impact small dietary changes could make, and I desperately wanted to help people understand that. I wanted to make actionable, healthy knowledge accessible to everyone. I poured my energy into...
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These last two days me and some of my family were camping out in Wyoming. We went to a lake to spend the night and then spent the following day digging for fish fossils. It was such a cool experience to step away from the world and discover things millions of years old. It really puts things into perspective. Anything we do now truly gets lost to time, so the real importance is how do we grow and improve. On our way back as I got service I started getting...
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Yesterday I made a promise to do a few things. These things included purchasing bulk seasonings and lentils and to send off my packaging for review. I inquired about the seasonings from a vendor (you need to be approved before you can buy) and I did in fact send my packaging off for review to a variety of people. (The most interesting thing about that is how varied peoples opinions are. Sometimes even contradictory. One thinks the colors are perfect, the other thinks they are hard to see.) After accomplishing...
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This journey I’ve been on has been for over a year. Slow and steady pace trying to nail down recipes and baking to perfection. But it’s only been about a month that this thing has taken my priority. A month ago I applied for my LLC, that got money in the game. I’ve then learned so many things, the permits I need, the taxes, how much it costs, and how much I need to charge. I have gone through 2 versions of packaging, 2 versions of my website, over 30...
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In August of 2025 me and my family were visiting the Czech Republic after my little brother finished a religious mission there. We were traveling around the many cities he lived in when we came across a farmers market. The food was plentiful and unique. In comparison to farmers markets I had been in the US there was a large variety of foods I had never tried. My favorite product were these fried lentils. They had many flavors - sweet and savory. They were crispy and delicious. After buying our...
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