On Valentine’s Day, I made a smoothie that was so good it warrants mentioning again—it came from Sarma at One Lucky Duck. Purchasing from this store is one of my favorite indulgences—I wait till she sends out a “free shipping” email and then I buy lots of great stuff with the gift cards I bought …
Life often gives us tests, don’t you think? It’s an interesting game to try and figure out how to pass the tests—I have this theory that if we choose the “wrong” or less “right” options, we’ll generally have to face the same tests again later in a different form. With that theory in mind, it’s …
Today I saw this product called [ME] and Goji on one of the blogs I read regularly by HEAB. I was intrigued—the package was pretty and the concept is unique! It turns out, this is a design-your-own cereal product. You go on the site, choose from a bunch of things to put into your cereal, …
I’m not the neatest person on the planet. What? You don’t believe that?! I once read an article saying that being messy is a good sign of creativity—I’ve just rolled with that idea ever since. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a slob. I like things clean and I love things to be neat. I …
I know that spring is a great time for cleaning (I, myself, cleaned out the pantry and a closet this week!). It’s a great time to cleanse our bodies as well. Even if we eat pretty healthy foods on a regular basis, we still come in contact with toxins and stressors that put a load …
First, Happy Easter! I hope the Easter Bunny brought you (or your kids) lots of healthy junk food. I bought a few things to fill a basket for my Mom (since we’re actually going to her house for dinner today—but I’m totally not eating ham!). I soaked and dried some nuts and seeds for her …
We just watched the first two episodes of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (yes, that’s what we’re doing on Friday night…and a few weeks ago we watched Food, Inc. … So, what’s wrong with that?!). This little Internet TV binge came after an hour of reading some of The China Study. Would you believe me if …
I have this idea that my life should be effortless. I don’t mean that I should never have to work or try hard at things, but my definition of “effortless” reminds me of the relationship between “simple” and “easy.” Things can be very simple conceptually, but very hard to actually do. This relationship can …
Why is health so confusing? Is coffee healthy? Are eggs? How about the debate between high-carb and high-fat diets? If you ever turn on the TV or indulge in any kind of popular media (or even many research reports), you’ve probably been confused at some point about what is healthy. I have been too. I’ve …
I’m on a sesame bender. I have a strong affinity to Sesame Street stemming from my most enjoyable childhood mornings with my sister—and recently, Matthew and I have been watching the classic episodes on DVD. Yes, I do know the old episodes are not recommended for today’s child, but so far it doesn’t seem any …
