(source) I just want to say I miss writing and MISS YOU.  I feel like I’m long overdue for a coffee date with a good friend.  Thank you so much for the encouragement last week.  Things are going better.  It’s been a week of changes for sure.  We are starting to get settled in to [...]

Two nights ago, I cried myself to sleep. It’s been a long time since I’ve woke up with a pounding headache and swollen eyes. Eleven years ago, my parents helped us buy a mobile home in a nice mobile home park.  Previously, we had been living in a super small one bedroom apartment with a [...]

Saturday morning, my family and I sat around the breakfast table.  Rather than attack our “to-do” list that is the length of all of our arms combined (I’ll explain later why it is so long.) we ended up procrastinating enjoying each other’s company and making a family “bucket list”. 10 Things: Our Family Bucket List [...]

I didn’t “workout” once all weekend. Instead, I  pulled weeds, raked, trimmed, and shoveled. In the five years I’ve lived in my house, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve done yard work. Pathetic. True. (Maybe, that would explain the GIGANTIC fern-like weed overtaking my orange tree.) I love this sort of [...]

Over the weekend I saw Tron. A few times in the movie Flynn says that he was so busy chasing perfection that he failed to see it in front of him. Or something like that. In fact, Flynn missed 20 years of his son’s life because he was busy chasing perfection. 20 years. Gone. We [...]

Where do you want to be in 10 years?  When 2020 hits what do you want to look back and see? Only one full day left of 2010. It just seems like yesterday it was “Y2K”.   It just seems like yesterday I gave birth to a baby boy who is now 10 years old. 2000 [...]

Bagel Wreath – Sprouted grain bagel with cream cheese, pesto, & tomatoes. ________________________________________________________ I was going to post about how important Christmas really is to me.  How my purpose began over 2000 years ago in a little town called Bethlehem. But…. I realized I’m not in a place to put it into words right now [...]

It’s no small miracle that I’m asking for I need some advice. Request for Advice #1 My sister has said in the past that that one thing she would never give up is dairy. Ironically, my sister found out her new baby is lactose intolerant.  Go figure.  Does anyone know of any good sites, recipes, [...]

I’m not a disordered eater nor am I a ballet dancer (although I don’t mind pretending I am in the kitchen) but today an article about a recent controversy regarding a New York Times critic and a NYC ballerina’s weight caught my eye. In a recent review, Alastair Macaulay said, “Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar [...]

“Ladies and gentlemen, as we start our descent, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position. Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened…” I listened to the pilot’s voice over the intercom and double checked my seatbelt even though I hadn’t unbuckled it once the entire duration of the flight [...]