Happy New Year, everyone! Is anyone else amazed that week one of 52 is already almost over? It seems like days just fly by. I’m sure it’s a by product of my age – my kiddos don’t seem to feel that time moves fast enough!…
Well here it is, the last few days of 2016. I feel a strong shift happening in me, a need to prepare, to plan, to get ready. This doesn’t always happen; sometimes I feel like the New Year snuck up on me! But this year…
Here we are, in the time of family visits, gifting, caroling, decorating, and lights. It’s a fun, busy, chaotic time of year! So I wanted to check in with you all: How are you doing? There seem to be so many reasons for joy and…
Ok everyone, here comes the final installment of the Good For You Series. What could possibly be the last essential thing we need to incorporate into our lives to help us feel balanced, centered, and whole? Well, exercise of course! Ok, ok, I hears…
Glad to have you back! Here we are at week four of the Good For You Series. We’ve covered some important needs and have been working to get more of the good stuff we need into our daily lives; good sleep, gratitude, human touch. I…
Hello all! Everyone over their turkey and football coma? Actually, the tryptophan-turkey, sleepiness-after-eating-turkey thing is probably overblown, but it’s a nice excuse to nap away the afternoon on Thanksgiving Day. You’d think that I was going to say something this week about healthy eating, or…
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I have wonderful memories of being at my grandmother’s house, hanging out with my cousins, eating the turkey, cornbread stuffing (dressing?), stewed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, collards, and on and on. It’s a day about family, food and football. Every…
You know, I’ve been thinking… What keeps us from doing the things we need to have in our lives to be well? We often know what we should do, or even what our needs are. If we don’t, that bears some consideration and research. But…
I’ve been thinking about creativity and production lately, which led to me thinking about how we are able to be creative and productive. I always find that I’m most productive during certain times of the days (morning for me!) and when I’m not sleep deprived,…
Sounds fancy, right? No doubt, it is delicious. But it’s super easy! This is one of my favorite chicken dinners to make. My friend Lisa Washington (of Food Network fame) taught me this recipe after she fed it to me and my entire family at…