Today was fantastic! Well, the greatness actually started last night—Matthew got here a little after 8pm, and we had a slumber party in the living room. He was a good sport and watched Little House on the Prairie with me, and then we chatted and went to sleep (well, he did…I was wide awake—since I …
What made your day? {Don’t Save Your Fancy Pants!} Read More »
Today, I have a review to share with you. Over the last 7 years, since I read the book, Naked Chocolate, I have been a great fan of all (unprocessed) things cacao/cocoa. Like most people, I spent most of my life believing that chocolate was an indulgent dessert. It wasn’t until I learned about the …
I was SO busy having fun this weekend that I completely ignored the Internet…how great is that to do once in a while?! Matthew left, I went in the sauna, Joe and I watched a few episodes of Weeds, Mom and I went on a walk, and I’m now procrastinating! This is …
How do you end a great weekend? With peanut butter ice cream! Read More »
I’ve been really busy playing outside for the last few days—it’s not every spring that the sun shines in March in New York state! Walking…playing, and just sitting. There’s this feeling like I have to soak it all in, just in case it goes away. I have more photos from today, but my …
Aside from being more social this past weekend than I normally have time for, I also have been feeling kind of…um, spendy lately. I go through phases—when I don’t spend any money at all (except, you know, on things like gas and food), and other times when it’s just flowing out as fast as (or …
This post is dedicated to my friend Petra. Because we finally got together today—went to a yoga class (Vish’s yoga, sometimes misunderstood in conversation to be Vicious Yoga), and then spent almost three hours in Starbucks reaffirming why we’re friends. Side note: I drank too much coffee today. My dinner last night with Carol was …
Today, I got a haircut. The funny thing is that I was a total 14 year-old about it and took with me a picture of Jennifer Aniston and her “long bob” style to show the stylist. I didn’t choose it because I want to look like Jen, but I searched Pinterest for “long bob” and …
If you haven’t previously noticed, I have a penchant for trying new natural skin care ideas. Over time, I’ve uncovered some of the things that caused my skin to be less than stellar, and it’s a great feeling to have (mostly) figured things out for now. I previously posted about some of the things I …
I’ve tried twice to convert my vanilla coconut cream and cherry berry coconut cream recipes into a chocolate version. The first attempt…was awful. Not sweet enough. Too much cocoa. But it had a great texture, so I knew there was hope! The second time… it was amazing (and then I replicated that version just to …
Chocolate Coconut Cream Mousse (grain/gluten free and dairy free) Read More »
I had so many things planned to make/eat today. But after breakfast, I realized there was no way I’d fit it all in. The thing about eating no grains and fewer carbs than the average person is that I’m full most of the time without eating large quantities of food. I decided I’d begin the …
