Living In Color
Note: This is a four-year-old post! Hope it gives you some good things to consider. Take care! xo Summer is winding down, and I hope it has been a good one for you! I can feel the energy growing for school shopping, sign-ups for football and piano lessons and,...
You Gotta Love It!
How is it that we, who live in this crazily abundant place, where we have access to any number of meats and herbs and grains and vegetables and fruits and recipes and information about people all over the world, live primarily on refined junk? Why, why, why? Why do we...
Food for Thought
Well, food for lunch! This is a slice of Tillamook Swiss cheese, leftover, shredded herbed chicken from a crockpot meal, easy guacamole, sliced tomatoes and fresh basil on a slice of toasted homemade bread. For the guacamole, simply mash a ripe avocado in a...
Moving On
I saw a funny the other day that said, "Is it just me, or did June and July last for like five minutes?" And it's so true! This summer has flown by for me. It's been challenging and good. And now it's that time to start thinking about new schedules and school...
Firm Leadership
Kind, gentle, respectful and FIRM. What does it mean? It seems to me that the first three words are pretty understandable, but what does firm mean to you? In a nutshell, I would have to say that firm means: That we mean what we say. That we can, and must, be decisive...
Nourishing Traditions
One of the first books that I purchased during my health coach training was Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon. While there are recipes calling for ingredients that are a bit "out there" as far as the SAD goes, my favorite being a fish recipe where she says...
Declare, Declare, Declare
As you are honing your skills of validation, I hope that the voice you are hearing in your head, when you are speaking to yourself and about yourself, is becoming more and more kind, gentle, respectful and FIRM. That's where validating starts. Without knowing...
Slow It Down
Have we discussed this idea before? Ha! I'm sure we have, but it bears repeating! When you are feeling harried and thinking of too many things at once, shift your attention to your breathing. Consciously breathe in and out, slowly, and observe the change you...
New Bread!
I have a new recipe I've been working on, and I think it is pretty darn. Want to try it? I use a bread machine on the dough cycle. It takes 1 1/2 hours and then all I have to do is slightly knead the dough on a floured surface, shape it into two loaves, put it into...
Shall We Ask For It?
I've been thinking a lot lately about how we know when we need to change. Most often it seems to be in times of stress, when we've hit a wall, so to speak, and what we normally do in response to life just isn't working anymore. It may be a crisis in a relationship,...