Today is Super Tuesday here in Ohio and although more of my neighbors are talking about the beautiful weather than politics, its kind of a big day. As with most new things, I found myself trying to come up with a good simple answer to my son’s question: Why do you have to vote? My [...]
Why make resolutions anyway? If I am being quite honest, I had never made a New Year’s resolution until I met my husband. We were aspiring to be better in all aspects of life, but one year (just out of college) he suggested that we do SMART goals. SMART stands for Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We did it! My family and I were able to eliminate processed foods from our diet. To be clear, the object was not to eliminate any type of food or particular ingredient, but rather, to eliminate chemicals that allow food to sit on our shelves. My motto is “If it can sit on a shelf [...]
If you’ve spoken to me in the last few years and the topic of food, diet, weight loss or nutrition came up, chances are you know how good juicing is for you. If not, well, have I got a treat for you! My latest endeavor is JuicingHealthBenefits.net. It is designed to be a site where [...]
Starting a new diet plan right before a holiday weekend is always brave. Especially when you are going to someone’s home for a cookout. We visited family for a 4th of July cookout with our fingers crossed that we wouldn’t completely blow our diet goals. Fortunately, we planned appropriately, by eating very light & as [...]
