Today we’d like to introduce you to Dawn Karwoski.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Dawn. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Dawn and Garett have been together for 16 years. And every single one of those years has a common denominator – our love of food. Food brought us together in the beginning and has a long-standing history in our relationship. We always enjoyed cooking, entertaining, traveling, and dining out. Friends and family asked for our recipes and recommendations, we were basically the go-to food people. Every vacation we planned was organized around food.
All the while we kept thinking, we should really catalog our adventures somehow. One day, we decided it was finally time to share our love of food. And we mean a love of ALL things food. It may be more of an obsession. Like need-a-fix-constantly obsession. What began as a way to share our love of food, has turned into a way to help others. Dawn has had her fair share of health struggles and had little success with traditional medicine.
We believe in the power of real food and a natural approach to treating many conditions. We also use our God-given talents of art and planning to help everyone live simpler. Because cooking, preparing, and planning for real food doesn’t need to get you down. A healthy lifestyle is not complicated, and we will show you how!
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Our main challenge continues to be time and resources. We both work full-time day jobs, take care of our home and prepare scratch-made meals every day. What little time is left is spent writing and creating recipes and posts for our blog. We also manage our own social media and marketing.
All this can make balance very difficult because of course we still want to live our lives in the meantime! Just before the holiday season this last year, Dawn had a health scare. This pulled everything into perspective and forced us to slow down. We are now focusing more effort on relaxing and unwinding, in order to really care for ourselves.
This means saying no to commitments and not spending as much time on Our Food Fix as we would like. Balance is challenging, but certainly a requirement for living healthy and happy.
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Born as a way to catalog our adventures in food and life, Our Food Fix has become a resource for helping others live a healthier happier life. In this space, we share our cooking knowledge through well-thought and tested recipes, with an emphasis on Paleo dishes and quality baked goods.
We include numerous resources for healthy living and wellness, and offer tips and tricks to simplify your life. All of this is done in a fun environment since we don’t believe in taking ourselves too seriously. We do believe in the power of food, and can personally attest to its healing ability. Simple healthy recipes packed with flavor are our specialty.
Cooking and baking are approachable, living healthy and happy become uncomplicated, all proving this lifestyle is attainable for anyone. Dawn is a planner by trade, the analytical one, and a complete goofball. She loves to laugh and maybe slightly sarcastic (insert hysterical laughter). An avid follower of holistic health, wellness, and fitness, she keeps us on track.
She handles recipe development, content creation, and marketing. Garett is the creative force, the visionary, and the most laid back person you’ll ever meet. He radiates calm and positivity has a contagious laugh, and can always make others join in (especially Dawn). With a background in art and design, he handles most of the photography and editing.
What were you like growing up?
As a child, Dawn was reserved and avoided anything “girly,” yet she still managed to be drawn to the kitchen. She always enjoyed food but especially loved preparing it for others. Every person that came over got something, usually a baked good (the Easy Bake oven was her BFF), and mom never had to worry about entertaining her friends.
She was, and remains, a natural planner, and still loves reading and writing. Garett was raised by cultured home cooks. Exposed to numerous cuisines and flavors since a young boy, he was and always will be the adventurous eater. His ferocious appetite has barely lessened because he truly adores food.
He was a somewhat quiet boy with a generous creative side, and he began studying art and design. He transfers all these talents into beautiful photographs and inspiring recipes. It wasn’t until we came together all those years ago that our interests blossomed into full-blown food love.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ourfoodfix.com
- Email: ourfoodfix@gmail.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/ourfoodfix
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/ourfoodfix
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/ourfoodfix
- Other: www.pinterest.com/ourfoodfix
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