Don’t tell anyone but I can be a little obsessive and what some might call a tad bit obnoxious. For instance, packing for our road trip across the desert to Arizona on Friday I insisted that we take all our veggies (including wilted dandelion greens) from the CSA despite knowing full well we wouldn’t eat [...]
Like a lot of you, Friday night I watched Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. (If you didn’t see it you can watch it online at ABC.) I very much like his philosophy. It’s simple and doable for everyone. He also gets points for not being pretentious. I’ll spare you my rambling thoughts about the FDA guidelines [...]
Last week, I was sad. It happens. On my way home from errands I decided to stop here because I was depressed hot and wanted a cool drink. And a distraction from the aching feeling that my life wasn’t enough. (Ultimately, I know I am enough but sometimes it just doesn’t feel like it.) “Candy, [...]
During one of my morning workouts, I caught a glimpse of my shadow. In an instant, I went from feeling strong to feeling like a pear or a bowling pin. No matter how many swings, sprints, or squats I do, I’m still a bit of a pear shape. I started to get down on myself. [...]
Today while reading about the history of St. Patrick’s Day with my children, I learned the meaning behind the Irish flag. The green and the orange symbolize opposing cultures while the white stands for the hope of unity, of peace. Peace. In my life there is division. Two sides of me warring against the other. [...]
Feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and sad. Feeling “mental” despite the perfect weather. I’d love to take off for the Sequoias today. Brent working in our “wt” pop-up trailer with Simpler Times, Starbucks, a soda, and a McDonald’s cup. Ahhh the contradictions. I’ve never claimed to be perfect. Instead of running away, I read Picking their Own Fruit [...]
Yesterday, I was reading the comments on HEAB and came across this article which led me to the Nourished Kitchen blog (which btw I ended up subscribing too). As far as I can tell, The Nourished Kitchen seems to be a blog devoted to traditional food preparation. A very cool blog, I might add. However, [...]
Today is Dr. Suess’ birthday so I got the BRILLIANT and FUN idea to surprise my kids with green eggs and french toast (we try not to eat pork) for dinner. Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner! Green eggs and additives. I skipped around my kitchen imagining shrieks of glee when the boys walked in to the [...]
First I want to thank all of your for your kind comments on Friday’s post. I didn’t sit down to write about my past mental illness. I had planned to just post the playlist and (as usual) I got carried away. I was very nervous about letting that skeleton out of the closet free [...]
Gratitude Going back to the 4 wheels of the Hero-mobile, if I am going to choose to ride an unicycle, I try to choose GRATITUDE. Why? Again, it’s simple but not always easy. Gratitude = attitude. Without gratitude, I’ll most likely have a lousy attitude and a lousy attitude makes everything (including losing those last [...]
