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Hey there, we're Tom Nikkola and Vanessa Romero! We live in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, MN with our furbabies, a Shih Tzu named Gizmo, aka, the cutest dog in the world, and a Tabby Cat named Kirby, aka the fattest cat in the world. We have two adult sons who have left the nest, making us empty-nesters at the young ages of 40 and 46. We will leave it up to you to guess who is older. We are husband and wife, Christ followers, business partners, city slickers, entrepreneurs, purple lovers, and health nuts. We blog about all things healthy living.

About Healthy Living How To

After experiencing significant adrenal fatigue in 2008, Vanessa left her career as a personal trainer and nutrition coach to focus on healing in mind, body, and spirit. During the recovery process, at the insistence of Tom, she started Healthy Living How To (HLHT).

In the early days of HLHT, much of what Vanessa shared was healthy recipes she made for her family that aligned with following a gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free lifestyle. And over time, wrote about other topics of living healthy in an unhealthy world.

In January 2014, Vanessa started to explore the use of essential oils as part of a healthy lifestyle, and launched Healthy Living With Essential Oils. Her business grew quickly by sharing the products with family, friends, and HLHT readers just like you. Thirteen months later, Tom was able to leave his Senior Director role with a large health and wellness company, and join Vanessa at Healthy Living How To.

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Healthy Living How To “C-Suite”

Vanessa Romero | healthylivinghowto.comVanessa, Chief Executive Officer.  Likes short (purple) hair, coffee & donuts, all things organized, and black eyeliner. Dislikes drama, feet, and small talk.
Tom Nikkola | healthylivinghowto.comTom, Chief Operating Officer. Likes reading, deadlifts, pizza & ice cream, and superhero movies. Dislikes whiners, cleaning the cat box, and game shows.
Gizmo | healthylivinghowto.comGizmo, Chief Happiness Officer. Likes healthy food, squeaky toys, city walks, and going for a ride. Dislikes his belly band and being left home alone.
Kirby | healthylivinghowto.comKirby, Chief Independence Officer. Likes eating and sleeping. Dislikes exercise and being hungry.

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ABOUT VANESSA

Hello, I'm Vanessa! I once had someone tell me they did not like my purple hair, said it was for the birds. My nickname is Birdie. Sometimes, The Bird. I am a Christ-follower, wife, mother, grandmother, business owner, city slicker, purple lover, and health nut. I blog about healthy living; from food freedom to financial freedom and everything in between.

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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! 💜
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SO LONG MINNEAPOLIS...thank you for being our home these past seven years!!! Praying today for the city and state leadership, that law, order, and safety is restored, and that the livelihoods, dreams and businesses lost, be reclaimed. 💜💙
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FOUR MORE SLEEPS...The next time we have our little buddy, we’ll be in the country in our new house!!! Four more sleeps until moving day!!! 💜
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A PRAYER FOR OUR DAD...Dear Lord, we gratefully thank you for for giving us our dad. You must really love us, 'cause you gave us the best you had. Watch over him and bless him Lord, and keep him in your care. And may he feel our LOVE for him, is our humble, heartfelt prayer. 💜🙏🏽
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Went to a speakeasy spa and got my purple pixie done up good. 💜
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All is right in my world when we are together. 💜
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Tonight I had a conversation with my dad about his experiences with racism. He told me a story about being afraid to hold my mom’s hand in public when they were newly married in 1969. When she died in December 2015, he was still holding her hand. 💜
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MEMORIAL DAY...”As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy ❤️🤍💙
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HAPPY SUNDAY...I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling increasingly unsettled. When I ask God, what can I do to make a difference, what I’ve heard over and over, is to just keep showing up. So that’s what I do. You might not think you matter, but I promise you do!!! 💜
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“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12
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