I wrote a post like this post at the end of last summer and I think it is time for Part II. You can read Part I here. “How was your summer? Did you take any trips?” As the summer winds down and the kids go back to school, I have found that people keep […]
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Yesterday my husband and I went out to dinner at a new restaurant for us near the FSU campus. As usual, I quickly scanned the menu for things I could make gluten free, dairy free, soy free and egg free and healthy. Not too many choices, but some possibilities. I decided on grilled snapper, which
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Last week I wanted to binge. On chips and salsa. Have there been times for you when just want to say, “I don’t care. I want those chips and I want them now?” It had been a challenging couple of days. Traveling with family, including 2 eight-year-olds, we had our flights cancelled and had to
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I am going to get unplugged – starting tomorrow. I am headed out to Arizona to visit my step-mother with family, including my two 8-year-old grandkids. You may be thinking,” How can she possibly be getting unplugged when she is going to have people, including children around?” Here is my answer: I am going to
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This is a tale about the chocolate chip cookie and my love affair with it. It all started when I was just a little girl and my mother made some Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies. Sublime doesn’t even cover how I felt about the experience. Love at first bite. Raise your hand if you are with
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Since being diagnosed with Chronic Epstein Barr Virus (now CFS) back in the 80’s, there are have many times when I have been in physical pain – joint and muscle pain, primarily In the mid-90’s, I had disc in my neck pressing on the nerve and it was excruciating. Recently I have been bothered by
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Walking can change your life? Wow, that is a big claim. But I believe it to be true and studies have shown the many benefits. But how can it change your life? I started walking regularly for my exercise back in the mid-1970’s. I did some running, until I got pregnant and then I stopped
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Let’s be frank about this. I am a bust at mindful eating. When I am eating alone, I fix my food, I sit down and eat while reading a magazine and half-watching the TV. I barely pay attention to what I am eating, although I know that it is healthy (plus for me). With so
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Did you ever have a day or days when you just felt down and discouraged? It might be about something that happened or something that didn’t happen. Maybe your business or job isn’t going the the way you want. Maybe a relationship isn’t progressing. Maybe you have been sick for two weeks and just can’t
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About six years ago I was told I had a very high sensitivity to gluten. I immediately discontinued eating gluten. A couple years later I found out I have one of the genetic markers for Celiac disease. Needless to say, I am very careful about my eating. I read labels very carefully and eat mostly
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