I’ve added a new category for my posts, Pinterest Experiments. If you have not been on Pinterest yet, please take a moment to check it out by clicking here, I’ll wait….. So basically, Pinterest is a visual collage of, well, everything! It allows you to follow your friends (who presumably like similar things you do), [...]
The easiest way to deal with change is to simply accept it, embrace it and ride the wave! That’s the attitude that I’ve tried to take with this move from the city to the suburb. I have completely immersed myself in all things a good homemaker should, with the exception of sewing, that will come [...]
This was the first year we hosted Thanksgiving for the families time and the theme was “No hospital visits”. I promise, that this was a positive message, that really meant “this is my first time cooking a turkey and I hope no one gets food poisoning, dies or looses a limb. All other mistakes are [...]
Ahhhhh autumn. The array of red, yellow and green leaves swaying on the trees and sashaying to the ground are beautiful reminders that all things must change. For if we stay the same, we are not growing. Each year I look forward to the cool breeze and warm sunshine, pumpkin patches, hayrides and apple orchards. [...]
Three years ago, my son was born. To say that it was life changing seems too ordinary & common. He completely turned our lives upside down & inside out….in a good way! It’s amazing to think that 3 years have gone by already, but then I stop and think there is no way we’ve done [...]
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” ~Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) Sometimes it’s hard to imagine how your life should look. My husband, Dan often jokes about my childhood aspirations of being a hand [...]
My new venture with Juicing Health Benefits is going well and I couldn’t be happier. To think that only a few months ago, I had been laboring about how to possibly work for myself and now it is all becoming a reality! No, Juicing Health Benefits is not paying my bills, but it is off [...]
Another half marathon is in the books with a new PR! Yesterday I completed the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon with a time of 02:05:58. That’s an average pace of 9:37 minutes per mile. Not bad, but not exactly crushing my previous PR of 2:06:08. I’ve flipped flopped on how I feel about missing [...]
In the end of June, this family started a family cleanse to eliminate processed foods from our diet and boy do we feel better! By taking such a radical approach to reducing our reliance on processed items, we had three wonderful results. 1) A healthy family is a happy family When you eat clean, wholesome [...]
What gets you moving? What pushes you harder to go further, faster? What’s your motivation? Today, on a hot humid long run I had to dig deep and use more than one. 1st motivation – commitment. I’ve committed to myself, my family & registered for a half marathon in 2 weeks. No turning back, I [...]
