Last night, I attended a benefit workshop called Pursuit of Happiness with Kurt Johnsen. He’s the founder of American Power Yoga, and has done a lot of work/learning in things like energy balance, tai chi, kung fu…and even astral travel (which sounds wonderful to me!). I enjoyed the two-hour talk very much, and identified with …
How was your Wednesday? What’s for dinner? I had Matthew with me last night and today, and we had a lot of fun—I got absolutely nothing productive done (except a little work when he was asleep)! We did put together a lego alien spaceship (and then played alien invasion). We also played Rummikub with my …
Constant Change, and Comfort in Crab Cakes and Chocolate Desserts Read More »
Sometimes I set goals and then I forget about them, and never even take one tiny step toward reaching them. I can’t really explain this, but it just happens sometimes. On the other hand, sometimes I set goals and I have a one-track mind about reaching them (like that time I wrote 150 pages of …
How Setting Goals for the Week Made me a Better Person Read More »
Yesterday, I feasted on kale chips (yes, the entire batch), and today I ate a truckload of coconut cream pudding. I should call it fruit dip, but I didn’t dip anything — I just ate it with a spoon, half at lunch and half at dinner. It was not a couple days of great variety …
Vanilla Coconut Cream Pudding (aka Fruit Dip) – Only 3 Ingredients! Read More »
Lifestyle and health can be a touchy subject. Just as anything in wellness, we have a responsibility to find the balance between what is happening to us and what is happening in our lives because of things we do. My entire philosophy regarding working with people on their wellness revolves around that principle. We, are …
What Role Does Lifestyle Play in Our Health? (and what role do our genes play?) Read More »
If you were a fly on my wall, you would hear a lot of laughing. And it would mostly be Joe laughing after I’ve said, “I have an idea. Do you want to hear it?” He isn’t really laughing at me (well, maybe a little), but he is definitely laughing at the fact I have …
My week is a chaotic mix of To Do Lists and Deadlines. I know, everyones’ lives are like that in their own ways (which is why I thought I’d mention it). In spite of the chaos, I’m realizing a few things about how I’ve changed over time. I don’t start my workdays in a frenzy …
Deadlines and Goals (Set, Met, and Missed. Or Reached.) Read More »
I’ve been pretty boring in the kitchen lately—and when I’ve tried to get creative, all I end up with is a big mess. Since I decided to be “grain-free,” I’ve been using almond and coconut flours when I make things requiring flour (like waffles and….um, waffles). Almond and coconut flour are both pretty expensive, so …
DIY Almond Milk and the Importance of Determination {Effort} Read More »
I spent the first 2.5 decades of my life holding back tears whenever I wanted to cry, at least in front of people. When my sister died, things changed a little (pretty much everything changed, actually). Some of it was in a good way (well, a lot of things changed in a good way—it just …
What foods are perfect or best for us? Often people look to exotic fruits—things like goji berries, cacao beans, and maca powder, imported and overflowing with certain nutrients. I’m a fan of those things—but I’m not so much a fan of their price tags. I like the idea of micronutrient loading, and promote it to …
In Our Own Backyard: The Perfect Foods for Health (for Baby and You) Read More »
