Hey friend! My name is Melanie Rosowski, and I am so excited that you have found your way to my little corner of the internet! I am a 27 year old elementary school teacher living in Austin, TX. I love baking, exercising, watching competition-reality TV shows, cuddling with my fur baby, Lady, and spending time expanding my spiritual life. Over the years I have grown a passion for incorporating holistic health and wellness practices into my daily lifestyle. Whether it be a nutritious, yet budget-friendly meal (teacher salary here!), natural cold & flu remedy, or collection of natural-yet-effective beauty products (sensitive skin girly), I want to know about it and share it with others!
The Breaking Point
After years of teaching and working in the education system, I have found myself burnt out and frankly, unhappy. I love my students and cherish the “light bulb” moments, but the mounting paperwork, unrealistic expectations, and lack of work-life balance are wearing me down.
I began researching other career options, but ultimately decided that I needed to uphold the commitment I had made to my students and teammates. I realized I needed to find a way to find joy outside of the classroom so that I could be present while I was inside the classroom. For years I have watched friends become bloggers or content creators and never thought that would be me. But, I essentially needed a distraction that brought me purpose and joy, something that I could put energy towards and hopefully one day grow or at least help other people in the process. Because of my passions for baking, cooking, and health and wellness, I figured that blogging about these things would be a great way to start creating something that was my own to share.
Why Blogging?
My goals for this blog are thus to serve as a creative project for me but also for all of my readers who share passions for whole foods, natural remedies, and finding solutions for a better work life balance all while giving glory to God who has made my life so full. On this blog you will find healthy budget-friendly recipes, my sourdough baking journey, as well as my journey through fasting, and natural alternatives to cleaning products and skin care products that I have tried and recommend. Everything you see on this blog is authentically me and it is my absolute pleasure to share it with you!
Let’s Connect!
I would love to hear from you! Please reach out with any inquiries or stories you have related to my journey, or something you would like to see me post about here on Blessed and Balanced.
You can reach me at [email protected].