The Primal Blueprint (Day 1)

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It’s food experiment time!!

Time again to fix the diet that is making my husband tired, me fat, and the kids ditzy. Ok, maybe there are some other factors but diet is surely one of them. I have not been happy with the way any of us are eating and if you look at . . . → Read More: The Primal Blueprint (Day 1)

Dumping Dance and Embracing Yoga

My daughter doesn’t want to dance anymore.

It breaks my heart, but she’s finishing out the current program and she’s really happy about the recital, so I can’t complain. As much as I want my little fairy-child to consider being a ballerina – I mean, come on, she’s made for it – at the . . . → Read More: Dumping Dance and Embracing Yoga

Then There Was the Shame

I am not a fan of TED talks.

I admit it. I’m not techy enough, I’m not genius enough, I’m not cutting edge enough, I’m not NPR enough to be hip enough to be all, OMG it’s so deeeep.

I’m sorry. If you hate me now, I won’t be mad at you. I kind . . . → Read More: Then There Was the Shame

3 Ways to Soothe Hunger Pangs

When you’re used to eating a lot and then you decide to go and stop eating a lot there’s a good deal of time where your gut (a real term for the brain system in your tum-tum area) is all confused. It wants what it’s used to. It wants more. You have to gently transition . . . → Read More: 3 Ways to Soothe Hunger Pangs

Four Ways to Fit Exercise Into Your Day

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Don’t Commit Yourself 

We all want to rock out our workout first thing in the morning to get it out of the way, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen that way. The snooze button gets hit, the kids spill milk on their pants and extra time is spent getting everything ready so she doesn’t . . . → Read More: Four Ways to Fit Exercise Into Your Day

Guided Meditation for Children at Bedtime

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I discovered something magical a couple nights ago. It was time for yet another bedtime and that meant another bedtime story. Usually I’m a rock star at stories, but I was tired and I just randomly started with my low, slow voice saying, “Picture yourself in a boat on the river…with tangerine trees and . . . → Read More: Guided Meditation for Children at Bedtime

I’ve Never Been to Disney World

When I was young we went to Disneyland. I have some good memories. We went because we lived within driving distance. I don’t remember much beyond the It’s a Small World ride and Space Mountain and the Pirates of the Carribean ride. I’m sure there was more. I don’t remember where we stayed. It . . . → Read More: I’ve Never Been to Disney World

Breakfast Before School | Short Stories

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The pain in my head lets me know I’ve fallen. I know I shouldn’t have been trying to climb fences in my uniform. Really, I do know better. It’s just… there’s an apple tree in my neighbor’s backyard and I was really hungry so I decided to, as my mom says, “Make my own . . . → Read More: Breakfast Before School | Short Stories

Lounge Music and Snotty Coffee – 21st Century Holiday Comfort

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I have two holiday comforts I love.

First, the Creme Brulee . . . → Read More: Lounge Music and Snotty Coffee – 21st Century Holiday Comfort

I’m Not Feeling Very Relevant Right Now

All the best blogs seem to have answers to questions or stories that end with some great moral to the story. A moral or solution or answer .. like they have it all figured out but it JUST happened and thank goodness they were blogging and they solved the problem.

I can’t really be . . . → Read More: I’m Not Feeling Very Relevant Right Now