Do I Have Kale Between my Teeth?
I’ve developed a bit of a love affair with kale in the recent past. Back in the day, I never ate a green leafy unless it was iceberg lettuce, which … Continue reading Do I Have Kale Between my Teeth?
Recent Posts
More Thoughts on Gratitude
A few weeks ago, I posted about a study that Ariel Gore wrote about in her book, Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness. For those few of you … Continue reading More Thoughts on Gratitude
Week 8 Review: Hitting my Stride. Sort of.
I’m writing this on Saturday afternoon and setting it to post Sunday, since illness has hit our family, and I figured I ought to make the most of a quiet … Continue reading Week 8 Review: Hitting my Stride. Sort of.
Book Review: The Geography of Bliss
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love Weiner’s writing style. Not only … Continue reading Book Review: The Geography of Bliss
More About Smoothies
I’ve been playing around with the Morning Zing Green Smoothie recipe from rawfamily.com. [edit: that site no longer has that recipe. You can click here for the recipe on rawsmoothierecipes.com] … Continue reading More About Smoothies
5-Minute Vanilla Ice Cream
I modified a recipe from the VitaMix cookbook to make this dairy-free, cane-sugar-free ice cream. If you count the time it takes to eat, this is actually 10-minute ice cream. … Continue reading 5-Minute Vanilla Ice Cream
Autumnal Equinox and Apple Pie
My daughter asked to make apple pie for the first day of autumn. She apparently got the idea from the book Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet Wong. As … Continue reading Autumnal Equinox and Apple Pie
Happiness is…
…coming home from the gym and seeing the kids lying in the grass with the babysitter so engrossed in their looking-at-the-sky game that they don’t even notice me, and I … Continue reading Happiness is…
Icelandic Happiness
In his book The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner travels around the world in search of the secrets of happiness. Everywhere he goes, he asks the people he meets if … Continue reading Icelandic Happiness
Week 7 Review: Turning a Corner?
Sleep, those little slices of death; Oh how I loathe them. -Edgar Allen Poe (maybe) I have gone to bed at 10:30 four (4!!) nights in a row! Two mornings … Continue reading Week 7 Review: Turning a Corner?
The Little Things…
My friend Maggie (well, I haven’t seen her since middle school but I call her my “friend” because I’m an American and an avid user of Facebook and interested in … Continue reading The Little Things…
Ebb and Flow
Last week, I wrote about “flow,” the feeling of ease and contentment that comes when one is engaged in an activity in which there is a balance between challenge and … Continue reading Ebb and Flow
Imperfect Happiness 