I’ve been thinking about the concept of failure and success in relation to time, and how all the pieces of a process fit together. For me, I have this secret (well, not-so-secret anymore) idea that I always get everything I ask for. It’s true! The thing is, sometimes it takes a really long time, and …
A fail on the micro umami, but a success overall Read More »
It’s marathon (and half-marathon, and marathon-relay) day for a lot of people in Rochester. Good luck everyone! Seems like a good day to walk or run! And as I am sitting here trying to motivate myself to clean or go to spinning class, the dull ache in my knee reminds me that I can’t run–there’s …
My cousin, Kristen, is visiting from LA this week. She is a lot of fun (and is super busy because she is going to be filming a season of her new show this winter in Vancouver). The interesting things to me about having her here are (1) she makes it obvious to me how much …
Creating a lifestyle routine of healthy habits is not only ongoing (as our understanding of what is healthy for us continues to evolve), but it also involves a lot of strategy. Often, I let people know that it’s not necessarily the plan of attack that is most important, but the plan of getting back on …
Ready, Set…..GO!?!?! Sometimes Going from Stop to Go is the hardest part. Read More »
My friend Petra thrives on challenges. I do too, but not quite to the extent that she does. This is a good thing because when we’re in the mood to be challenged together, we do joint challenges. You may remember Petra’s Local August challenge last year, when she ate only local food for a whole …
Change can be hard. It’s usually hard when we are trying to push ourselves and force ourselves to fit a mold or improve ourselves in a certain way that (1) we’re not ready for or (2) we’re doing for the wrong reasons or (3) we just don’t have the drive for. It really all seems …
This post is a spin-off of Supersize Your Cup, and the topic was one of the suggestions I made for increasing your capacity to make room for healthier habits in your life. Most of the time, Making Ourselves Happy is not at the top of our To-Do List. How did the world (our culture) come …
I’m lookin’ for something to look forward to. Why? Who knows? I’m already scheduled to go to Disney in June (and yes, I know, I watched the movie where the people in 3rd world countries were making the Disney t-shirts and could have fed their families for weeks on what one shirt sells for. I …
On Valentine’s Day, I made a smoothie that was so good it warrants mentioning again—it came from Sarma at One Lucky Duck. Purchasing from this store is one of my favorite indulgences—I wait till she sends out a “free shipping” email and then I buy lots of great stuff with the gift cards I bought …
Life often gives us tests, don’t you think? It’s an interesting game to try and figure out how to pass the tests—I have this theory that if we choose the “wrong” or less “right” options, we’ll generally have to face the same tests again later in a different form. With that theory in mind, it’s …
