Today, most of us are confused and overwhelmed by what we’re told is healthy. The market is flooded with diets and programs, most of them too complicated and detailed to understand and embrace permanently. How to succeed Ultimately, this overload of information keeps most of us from doing anything productive when it comes to self-care. Life […]
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Looking back on my life, I’ve always suffered from anxiety from one degree to another. Without a doubt, there were times when it would flare up more than others and it took me years and decades to understand why. I could probably list one hundred reasons, but after many years of varying degrees, I am choosing
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I’ve become that person! You know, the one who posts on Instagram, what she cooks and eats. I didn’t really get it until I began eating healthier. The food looks more delicious and is naturally more photogenic because of the colorful array on the plate. But, in all seriousness, I do love to look at
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After my daughters switched to a vegetarian diet, coming up with yummy meals was initially a challenge. My oldest daughter led the way when she adopted a vegetarian diet about three and half years ago. A couple of years later, my youngest followed suit. I’ve gone back and forth and have now settled into a
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Back in 2002, what started me on my journey to organizing and decluttering was a little book called “Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui.” I was killing time with my then pre-schoolers, shopping in Steinmart, of all places (not necessarily where you’d expect to find books on Feng Shui). I spotted Karen Kingston’s book on a
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It’s a wonder I have enough hours in the day to even sleep, but I make sure it happens because it’s very important to me (I’ll be blogging about the importance of a good night’s sleep sometime in the near future.) Something else that’s very important to me, which I mentioned in my One-Pot Lentil Soup
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…which is what I keep telling myself. Have you ever noticed when you consciously decide to change something, sometimes it gets worse before it gets better? Maybe “it” — in this case, the habit of speaking negatively — was worse than I thought, or was it? I may never know because I was not entirely unconscious when I made
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Simplicity is essential when it comes to mealtime. I’ve always been drawn to easy-to-make recipes that have few ingredients, take a short time to prepare and cook, there’s little cleanup, and provide leftovers. When I stumbled upon a one-pot lentil soup, it became a household staple. We’re also a vegetarian household. My oldest daughter has been a
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Listen to Your Mother! We’ve probably all heard that expression once or twice, at least. This is the name of an amazing 39-city production that includes a cast of real women who share their real {personal} life stories with an audience. The Charleston show was produced by Angie Mizell, a writer, blogger and mom of
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So, first off, I just learned that fennel is an herb and not a green vegetable! As part of a challenge, I decided to cook with a green vegetable I had never cooked with before. While on my weekly shopping haul to Trader Joe’s (a.k.a. one of my “happy” places), I picked up some fennel. It was
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