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About the Author…

As you may have already gathered, my name is April Blake, and I am 25 26 27 and living in the glorious Palmetto State, known on the map as South Carolina. I have made my home with my husband and our two dogs and cat in a little suburb right outside of downtown Columbia that is about ten miles from where I grew up. I love this area and plan to stay here forever.

I went to the University of South Carolina and managed to make my way out with a degree in public relations after trying both print and electronic communications. In the daytime hours I work as an office assistant. I like to think of it as training for running my own business one day.

I enjoy writing, being militant about grammar and spelling, vegetarian cooking, baking and eating the results, and exercising those results off at the gym, the yoga studio, on the road, or at the lake. I am also a fan of craft beer, weird flavors of chips, decorating my house, wakeboarding, finding new restaurants and shops around town, putting clothes on my dog, and freshly made beds. I hate whistling unless it’s to get a dog to come to me.

“My mind has an endless capacity for useless information.” - Playing by Heart

About the Blog…

I love to share my food, recipes, experiences in South Carolina and beyond because I realized one day that I wasn’t doing what I loved most, which is writing. I believe in sharing triumphs and failures. I hope to keep a positive energy about living a healthy, locally focused, ecologically-friendly lifestyle in my home state by sharing it here (and perhaps picking up writing gigs in some of my favorite local publications, even!).

Disclaimer:

These are the thoughts, opinions, recipes and photos of April Blake, unless otherwise specified. I am not a registered nutritionist, doctor, dietician, trainer, or doctor so use your own common sense when applying principles and suggestions made on this site. You are responsible for any actions you may make as a result of what you read on this website. Any and all similarities to anyone living or dead is probably coincidental; this clearly isn’t a work of fiction, again, unless otherwise specified. Don’t like the content? Leave or complain. Like it? Don’t steal it. Give credit where credit is due, or I’ll come and hijack your car so you can see how it feels.

All reviews are unsolicited and done solely at my discretion without freebies or compensation unless otherwise noted in the individual post. I am open to participating in product or service reviews and giveaways, but reserve the right to insert editorial opinions in the review at my discretion.

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