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All Lifestyle, Lifestyle · December 17, 2018

Everyday with Madi Rae Turns 1!!! Q+A

Everyday with Madi Rae turns 1!! Celebrating my first year of blogging anniversary of my lifestyle blog, Everyday with Madi Rae. Including a Q&A series!

Everyday with Madi Rae turns 1!! Celebrating my first year of blogging anniversary of my lifestyle blog, Everyday with Madi Rae. Including a Q&A series!

It’s my first blogging anniversary!!! I wanted to start this blog for SO long! Flash back to last year, I remember being so nervous because putting yourself out there is definitely not easy at first! Plus building a functioning website, finding & creating a site layout & the additional behind the scenes work that no one even sees, with absolutely NO website/coding/blogging experience wasn’t a walk in the park either! I was so focused on getting everything perfect before I launched, that it ended up being MONTHS after I initially announced that I was starting a blog.

Looking back, I just wish I would have just started sooner, mainly, because I love it so much haha! Yes, my website looks totally different from when I first launched this time last year, & even now, a year in, there are still changes I want to make, but that’s the perfectionist in me talking right now LOL! They say the first few years blogging are the hardest & that most new bloggers quit during that time period because, down right, it’s hard. Way harder than it seems. Which is another thing I have learned since my launch.

Like anything in life, if you want to be good at something, you have to practice & you have to be consistent. I’m so fortunate that I’m able to spend so much time working & creating content for this blog. Over the past year, I have envisioned so many goals that I have for myself personally & for Everyday with Madi Rae as a brand. I’m so happy to be taking you all on this journey to empowerment through cultivating a lifestyle that fuels both the body & mind.

With that said, since it’s been 1 year of blogging in the books, I wanted to put together a little Q&A for you all in order to get to know me a little better personally. I narrowed the questions I got on my IG stories down to 20!! Also, scroll down to the bottom of this page to check out my top 10 posts from this year! Here we go!!

Q & A

Q: What is your workout routine?

My workout routine has changed drastically over the years. I will have a whole post dedicated to this topic but basically I do not do ANY heavy lifting & very little cardio. I currently stick to low impact home workouts, pilates, & yoga, of course.

Q: Have you always been into healthy eating?

Pretty much yes. I grew up eating a pretty clean diet. I did indulge during my Freshman & Sophomore year of college & that messed me up quite a bit LOL! But now, I’m very passionate about clean eating & being aware of what I fuel my body with, so it doesn’t seem like a chore.

Q: Favorite bloggers to follow?

My #1 is Lee from America. I find myself heavily influenced by her! I also love Lilsipper, Sivan Ayla, Payton Sartain, Barefoot Blonde, Damsel in Dior, Downshiftology, RACHLmansfield, Wu Haus, Balanced Blonde, & a new blog I started reading is NotJessFashion. All wonderful!

Q: Where do you find the inspiration for your recipes?

I find inspiration for my recipes all over Instagram & Pinterest, but more specifically Lee from America, Lilsipper, Downshiftology, RACHLmansfield, Wu Haus, KaleJunkie, Balanced Blonde, Rachael Devaux, & Blonde Gone Clean.

Q: Do you get your breakfast bowl recipes from a recipe book?

No! This is where I love to be creative by mixing different textures & flavors. I always start with a base of either a smoothie, oats, chia seed pudding, or coconut yogurt & add toppings such as nuts, seeds, gluten free granola, honey, a nut butter, chia seeds, flax seeds & I sneak in Vital Proteins whenever I can. Over this next year of blogging, it’s my goal to bring more recipes to the blog, since it’s one of my passions!

Q: How did you learn to cook?

It was a long & painful process. I could not cook a lick when I met Devin. The first time I cooked a whole chicken for us, I didn’t even know you had to take out the bag of gizzards inside. Cooked it all together & was horrified when I found the remains! My advice to anyone would be practice!! It takes time & patience. I was thrilled when I fried my first egg & made my first batch of quinoa. Celebrate the small victories!

Q: What is your current diet?

Currently, I am stictly gluten free due to being Celiac, I have also been dairy free since June. Being dairy free is a permanent change for me. I’ve been experimenting with a plant based diet, which is a goal of mine for the new year. I also am very cautious about what foods I put into my body, which means avoiding quite a few things which I will explain further in a dedicated post.

Q: How do you stick to your diet & find good substitutes that you like?

I almost never feel tempted to cheat on my diet because I see it more as a lifestyle rather a diet. If I eat gluten, I will get very sick. If I eat diary, I will get sick & feel like crap since I am intolerant to that as well. Again, it’s all about trial & error. Since I don’t like to consume packaged/processed foods, I would rather experiment & make a cashew cheese sauce before I buy Daiya vegan shredded cheese. Finding good substitutions won’t happen over night. It took a while for me to finally give up dairy, but once I did, it forced me to be more creative & find substitutions that worked for me!

Q: Where are you from?

I grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania & lived there until I left for college.

Q: When did you graduate from college?

May 2017! I graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a major in Communication & a minor in Public Relations.

Everyday with Madi Rae turns 1!! Celebrating my first year of blogging anniversary of my lifestyle blog, Everyday with Madi Rae. Including a Q&A series!
Everyday with Madi Rae turns 1!! Celebrating my first year of blogging anniversary of my lifestyle blog, Everyday with Madi Rae. Including a Q&A series!
Q: How did you & Devin meet / how long have you been together?

After I transferred to SNHU, about two months into the school year, Devin & I met at a Halloween party & haven’t spent a day apart after that. We’ve been together for over 3 years & engaged for 1 year on Christmas…I can’t believe it!! If you want to see pictures from the night he proposed, check out my Christmas in Denmark post!

Q: What is your guilty pleasure?

Reality TV 100%.

Q: Biggest pet peeve?

I actually have quite a few, but I think being late is my #1. Even thinking about being late drives me UP THE WALL.

Q: How did you get into yoga?

I first started taking yoga seriously after I was done playing basketball in college. My body was begging to slow down, so I started taking classes & I literally fell in love. I talk more about how I got started in my Yoga Video Guide post, but if you have an interest, use YouTube to the best of your advantage!! Yoga with Adriene is the best & such a fantastic resource!!

Q: Do you take the blog photos for Everyday with Madi Rae?

I take about 95% of the pictures on this blog. I had zero camera experience prior, so I’m definitely still learning. Devin occasionally helps out when I need him, as well as, my little brother Mylan. Mylan is wonderful & will appreciate this shout out, LOL! He’s actually really great & is such a great hype man…”sis, this is a great angle”. He took the photos for this post!!

Q: Favorite beauty product at the moment?

Anything Lawless!! Definitely my favorite clean beauty brand/products that I’ve found this year!

Q: What is your #1 skincare secret/product that you swear by/can’t live without?

My #1 skincare secret is washing my face twice a day with raw African Black Soap. My mom starting making me this soap after I suffered horribly with my skin. The soap definitely helped clear, calm, & take away the scarring that was left behind. I plan on sharing my entire skincare journey including all of the details regarding this soap in a whole post! Another secret of mine is that I use Almond Oil to remove my makeup. I have never used or been a fan of makeup wipes. Almond Oil is a great way to melt the makeup off your face while still holding the moisture in, it’s also very soothing!

Q: How do you stay positive in your day to day life?

I would say that I’m a pretty positive person & there’s quite a few things that I attribute that too. When I look back on my life & things that have happened, I have confidence that I’ve always been exactly where I’ve needed to be. So having that in the back of my mind helps keep my thoughts very calm & my mindset positive.

Q: What is your #1 goal for Everyday with Madi Rae

Such a great question…thanks Micayla! 🙂 I have so many goals for Everyday with Madi Rae but other than being able to bring in a consistent full-time income (which is everyone’s goal LOL), I see myself collaborating with my favorite brands, writing e-books, & eventually launching a yoga-based workout subscription once I get my teacher certification! Those would be my top long-term goals at the moment, plus about 10 more haha!

Everyday with Madi Rae turns 1!! Celebrating my first year of blogging anniversary of my lifestyle blog, Everyday with Madi Rae. Including a Q&A series!

Everyday with Madi Rae Top 10 Posts of the Year

  1. Veggimins CBD Review
  2. Natural Deodorant & Why You Should Make The Switch
  3. Christmas in Denmark 
  4. Yoga Video Guide – 10 Videos To Follow
  5. Ruffled Sweaters & Mom Jeans
  6. How to Set Daily Intentions
  7. Everything You Need to Know About Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides
  8. Why You Should Start Dry Brushing Today
  9. 6 Benefits of Consuming Liquid Chlorophyll
  10. Coconut Flour Pancakes

Thank you again for all of your amazing support, shares, views, & comments over the past year. I have loved every second of sharing my life & experiences with you all. There are so many more exciting posts & topics that I can’t wait to share with you all! I hope you are enjoying Everyday with Madi Rae as much as I love creating for you!

Here’s to year 2!!!

Posted By: Madi Rowan In: All Lifestyle, Lifestyle · Tagged: Blogging, Everyday with Madi Rae, lifestyle

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