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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I must admit I am tired today. Yawning through church. Low energy. No, no late-night holiday reveling. I think what I have is post-holiday letdown. And this year I really didn’t stress about gift-buying and giving too much. My sister’s stroke in September cast a whole new light on what is important and what to …
Recently I have been running in 10 different directions. Doing things I want and need to do, but nevertheless, I am tired. Lost my get-up-and-go. I know all the precautions I should take for overdoing things, so as not to have a CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) flare. But sometimes I just get caught up in all there is to …
“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 asking how my summer and vacation went. When I think back over the summer, some of the first things that come to mind are the things that were …
Today I am having an official Coming Out party. It is time to show the world who I am and whose I am. I am tired of hiding parts of myself from the world in fear that some people may be turned off or, heaven forbid, they might not like me. So here it is, …