Here I am 3 years later.The PURE Bar launched in 2006 and now my kids have something fun and brightly colored to open in their lunch.They also have a delicious way of getting Omega 3 fats, vegan protein, lots of high antioxidant organic fruit and NO refined sugars.I believe so strongly in the PURE Bar and what it stands for.My kids make their own lunches now and they still choose one almost every day.I eat one all the time for breakfast and my husband always has them in his car and golf bag.My friends and their kids eat PURE Bars.My parents and in-laws eat them.My goal is to get a PURE Bar into as many hands as possible.This is why I will NEVER compromise on the ingredients or the nutritional profile.I truly believe The PURE Bar represents the way we should all be eating, as much as possible.And all this stemmed from a 6 year old’s curiosity turned into conviction.
My day to day consists of a lot of running the Pure Bar company, but also continuing to educate myself on good nutrition and of course being a mom and wife, friend and daughter.Trying to do what we all try to do -live a balanced fulfilled life, focus on what’s important and not stress about the little things, (like my husband making half the bed…his half.Who does that??), trying to find joy in whatever I can ( can joy be found in my husband making half the bed?Maybe tomorrow he will make 3/4th of it?)
All of this is a “one day at a time” thing.And the older I get the more I really try to savor each day and enjoy the little things; like today when Noah (5) said, “Mom I’m glad you have me.”That was cool.
I bet you’re wondering who I am and why I’m here…… I would say I am pretty typical.I love my kids with all my heart; I struggle to balance life, work, family, and friends.I try to focus on what is important…really important (dishes out of sink: not so important, kids off to school happy: important). It’s not always easy.I am 37, married to my best friend, or friend, or just the guy I married depending on the day.
I am the founder of the PURE Bar which adds meaning, lots of stress, and a certain amount of ego and positive reinforcement, to my life.All necessary I’ve realized for me to feel balanced.I am a better wife and mom, a better friend when I have something that engages me outside of my relationships.I think that is pretty typical of all of us.
I am blogging because I am passionate about the thread that links us all together, how my ideas about purposeful eating and balanced living can connect with others and their ideas can connect with me and on and on.One of my favorite videos is the guy dancing with people all over the world.I get emotional whenever I see it because it shows how alike how connected we all are.I see people all around me embracing change for the better, living more eco-consciously, rejecting the fake and the processed for the simple, the real and the important.This makes me proud and ultimately reinforces the idea that we are all more similar than we realize, we are working toward a better world, and we are connected in so many ways.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.It’s who I am and what I believe. I hope you will take the time to share with me who you are and what you believe in too.
