I rather like to think of myself as a gardener. I thoroughly enjoy planning flower beds and going to plant nurseries to see what wonderful specimens that I have never seen before. I like reading gardening books and browsing web sites for the perfect plant companions and thinking about where they could go in my own flower [...]
Yummy Vegan Apple Crisp^^ So let’s have a little update on the lifestyle changes shall we? Yes let’s. As you may remember, I started following a plant-based diet in January of this year. Now it is eight months later and I am still going strong. A lot of people assume that vegans can only eat [...]
I’m currently reading the book “Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally” by Patti Digh and it is loaded with inspirational stories and yummy bits to think about. It is one part short stories and one part journaling prompts. It is the perfect read for me right now. [...]
I spent this last weekend visiting my family. It is always nice to go home for a few days. The pace changes and everything slows down. My mom cooks special foods for me and my lovely sister makes me a surprise vegan birthday cake. I stand next to one sister or the other, doing dishes, [...]
I have been home a few days from SXSW and have been processing what I thought about everything this year. I have to admit, this wasn’t my favorite year. I sat through some interesting sessions and brought home some good information but the overall experience didn’t compare to the last two years. The event this [...]
This morning I woke up and, for the first time, felt a real longing for my old lifestyle. I wandered down to Starbucks and got a soy chai latte and some oatmeal but what I really wanted was a big mug of hot coffee and a chocolate chip muffin. So far I haven’t missed these [...]
Six weeks ago, I started some pretty big changes in my diet and my lifestyle. The week between Christmas and New Years I did a cleanse. It was an amazing experience for a few reasons. First, I learned the difference between hunger and eating from emotions and habit. Second, for the first time in years, [...]
This year I turned 35. I know that isn’t really old. In fact, most of my 30′s have been the best years of my life were I was starting to feel pretty comfortable in my own skin. But then I turned 35 and, unexpectedly, I started looking pretty critically at myself. I started asking the [...]
December 9 Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you? Almost a year and half ago I created a list of things I want to do in this life and on that list [...]
