Hey, friends! Welcome to Simply Nourished Girl. My name is Jessie (NOT Jessica!) and I’m a lifelong local to the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida. Living close to two military bases, I met my husband at a Bible study (or the gym, we’re still not sure which one was first) and we got married 6 months after we met each other. I became a military spouse at the young age of 18 and he left for his first deployment later that year! Now, almost five years later, we are more in love than ever… and I’m not just saying that to be cheesy!

In between then and now, our family has faced several losses, but I truly believe I’ve become stronger in the process. Ever since I was a child, being joyful is something that comes naturally to me. Even on days when I have to work a little harder at it, choosing joy is something I always try to do and want to inspire others to do. Grief sucks… big time, but I’ve realized our time on this earth is so short and I had to decide that I don’t want to waste it moping around. So, everyday I try to choose joy!

High school brought a big interest in health and fitness for me. Several people I looked up to were fit and I started working at a gym where I was around fit people all the time. It was then that I started the restrictive dieting cycle, trying new diets, failing, and then binging. Within the last few years, however, I’ve discovered a more peaceful, holistic approach to health and it finally became something sustainable for me.

Here on Simply Nourished Girl, you can expect to find encouragement for healthy, less wasteful, and meaningful living. This includes recipes, recaps from travels (because that is a beautiful part of life to me!), and tips on less wasteful, nontoxic living!

My hope is to inspire others to live a less stressful, healthy life – a life they can look back on at the end of the day and have no regrets.

Thank you for joining me! I hope that I can be an encouragement to you and that you find something here that will help you on your journey!

XOXO, Jess