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Travel


I have a passion for exploring new places. In college, I was so addicted to traveling that I studied abroad for 3 semesters! One semester each in Hong Kong, Sydney and on Semester at Sea. Really wish I could have all that free time now…

Time is precious, so when I travel, I try to make the most of my vacation abroad. No matter if you’re here to do research for your own travels, or you want to travel (mainly eat ๐Ÿ˜‰ vicariously through me, I hope you enjoy exploring my posts below!

   = My Absolute Favorite Things

My Travel Tips

How I Booked My Round Trip Flight to Europe for Under $225

Europe

Italy


Eat: The Best Bites of Italy (Rome, Venice, Florence & Cinque Terre!)
See: Late Night Arrival in Campo di Fiori
See: Rome City Center Bike Tour is a Must Do! 
My 14-Day Italy (and France) Itinerary: Rome, Florence, Venice, Cinque Terre, Nice & Paris



San Sebastian, Spain

Destination: San Sebastiรกn 
Eat: A Fuego Negro in San Sebastian 
Eat: Arzak, 3 Michelin Stars in San Sebastian
Eat: Bistrรณ at the Guggenheim Bilbao
Eat: Pintxos 101 in San Sebastian 
See: Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao


South America

South America Tour: Buenos Aires, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca & Lima
How to Plan a Trip Across South America & My Two Week Itinerary
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Eat: Cabaรฑa Las Lilas, The Best Steakhouse (Parrilla) in Buenos Aires 
Peru
10 Things You Need to Know about Getting to Machu Picchu

United States

New York City, NY
My NYC Restaurants Ranked
Things You Must Do in New York This Summer
Good Eats at Smorgasburg in Williamsburg 
Free Shakespeare in the Park & How to Get Tickets!
Biking through Summer Streets
My SNL Experience (pro-tip: you have to apply for tickets in August)
Madison Square Eats (Usually May & September)
Fall Foliage in Central Park, Map Included!

How to Survive a New York Winter
My NYC Bucket List




Los Angeles, CA

LA Food Tour, Spring 2013 Edition
BCD Tofu House
Chego
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, Korean BBQ Restaurant 
Kogi Truck
Manhattan Beach Post
Mรฉlisse
Tsukemen Ramen at Tsujita LA 
Urth Caffรฉ at Beverly Hills
Umami Burger
Yojie Japanese Fondue
Philadelphia, PA
Destination: Philadelphia City & Food Tour
Beau Monde, The Franklin Fountain & Monk’s Cafe
Jim’s Steak Philly Cheesesteak
Reading Terminal, DiNic’s, Famous 4th St Cookies
Tinto Restaurant by Iron Chef Jose Garces
The Best Cheesesteak in Philly, Pat’s vs. Geno’s




Got questions? Feel free to reach out via Facebook or e-mail me at shellyinreallife [@] gmail.com!

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PCOS was just renamed PMOS and the new name finall PCOS was just renamed PMOS and the new name finally says what this condition actually is. A โœจmetabolic issueโœจ rooted in insulin, not cysts. 

Insulin and insulin resistance is the root cause, not the effect.

Share this with a friend with PCOS.

#pcos #pcosawareness #insulinresistance #womenshealthmatters #metabolichealth
If you arenโ€™t making your own chicken stock with $ If you arenโ€™t making your own chicken stock with $5 chicken from Costco, what are you doing with your life? ๐Ÿคญ 

#costcotips #easyrecipe
Today is my 15th Googleversary. ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป I spent some Today is my 15th Googleversary. ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

I spent some time reflecting on what Iโ€™d tell 24-year-old Shelly if I could. Hereโ€™s 15 lessons from 15 years at Google. 

Which one of these hit closest to home? And whatโ€™s the best career advice you got in your 20s? 

#googler #womenintech #adhdwomen #careertips #corporatelife
๐Ÿ‘พ being hangry between meals isnโ€™t normal. but it ๐Ÿ‘พ being hangry between meals isnโ€™t normal. but it is fixable.

your body has two fuel sources: glucose and fat.

when glucose drops, your hangry beast panics. it canโ€™t switch to fat. so you crash, you canโ€™t focus, and you need to eat again.

thatโ€™s not weakness. thatโ€™s an untrained hangry beast.

training it to switch fuels is what metabolic flexibility actually means. and itโ€™s the shift iโ€™ve been making for the past few years.

i put everything together in a free guide โ€” how to feed your brain. itโ€™s your starting point for better focus, energy, and fewer hangry moments. link in bio ๐Ÿง 

#intermittentfasting #insulinresistance #metabolichealth #fatburning #metabolicflexibility
๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ฑ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐“ โœ… ๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ฑ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ
๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐“ โœ…

The best piece of advice that I got from someone I truly admire is to never let anyone (parents, in-laws, friends, etc.) pressure you into having kids when youโ€™re not ready.

โ€œ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ชโ€™๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ!โ€ - ๐Ÿ™ƒ the other piece of advice that I heard the most.

Being ready looks different for everyone. For me, Iโ€™m glad I was able to spend my 30s learning ways to cope with ADHD.

Before I was diagnosed, I never really understood why some of the most basic adult tasks felt so daunting to me. I was scared to have a kid because the thought of having to get them ready for school in the morning and then managing my own start of the day was scary as hell.

How am I supposed to get them to school on time?

I know I seem Type-A as hell, so it is confusing when managing appointments and schedules feel like the hardest thing in the world.

Now I know that time blindness (inability to gauge passing time) and executive dysfunction (poor planning/prioritization) are issues ADHDers deal with.

Now I can actually build systems around my weak spots instead of just feeling like something is wrong with me. 

Donโ€™t get me wrong, I still hate packing with a passion (and having to pack for Baby T on top of it is ๐Ÿ˜ฌ), but knowing these are my weak spots helps so much with my mental health when Iโ€™m in the thick of it.

Huge thanks to Auntie Gemini for being my executive function on this trip. Nap schedules, feeding windows, jet lag logic, all of it - so I could actually just be present and have fun.โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹

#adhdmom #travellingwithbaby #adhdwomen
this one mindset shift about intermittent fasting this one mindset shift about intermittent fasting helped me lose 15 pounds in 3 months.

i stopped thinking about fasting as a way to eat less calories, and started thinking about it as a way to drop my insulin so my body could actually burn fat. 

thatโ€™s the key insight in lesson 3. 

before this mental shift, i was counting down to my next meal the whole time. the moment my 16 hours was up, i thought: โ€œgreat! i can finally eat again.โ€

now i sometimes hit 16 hours and donโ€™t even feel hungry. so i keep fasting. not because Iโ€™m forcing it, but because i know my body is burning fat for energy. 

follow so you donโ€™t miss lesson 4, where I introduce you to your hangry beast and show you how to train it.

#intermittentfastingresults #insulinresistance #metabolichealth #fatburning #metabolicflexibility
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