I love this time of year. Spring, Easter, crocuses, daffodils, buds on trees, coloring Easter eggs, and the smell in the air after an early morning rain—or 3-day rain, which sometimes happens here in the Midwest. It’s a time of new beginnings, new life. ...
This past weekend, my dear beloved, aka Mr. Non-Compliant, made me the most delicious Birth Month Cake. I refer to it as the Birth Year Cake, so we have agreed to disagree. Since my birthday is in February, the Birth Year concept offers much grace. My...
There are those times when we are consistent and persistent with a good habit, and positive results aka success, elude us. This may be the case with your health and fitness, your work, and your life. What then? What next? Do you revert back to an...
Here’s a quick and easy recipe using Beyond Meat meat substitute that is so tasty, my Mr. Non-Compliant never knew it wasn’t ground beef! I’ve made it for several of my Kitchen Coaching classes and it’s gotten rave reviews. You can find Beyond Meat products in many local grocery stores. Veggie Protein Stir...
I recently held a kitchen coaching class, which meant a fun evening of food, learning and laughs. Some takeaways: Make a crock pot full of soup on the weekend so that you have leftovers for the week. Whether you are cooking for one, two or...
I often compare our health journey with being on safari. Now, this is only a guess since I have never been on safari. What my wild imagination leads me to believe is that being on safari is so expansive, it must be a challenge to know...
We are nearly eight weeks into 2018. This means that if you began a “new you” program of any kind on New Year’s Day, you’ve been at it for a good amount of time. Where are you today? I don’t mean geographically. I mean, where are...
Welcome to Lent, a time of fasting, almsgiving and prayer. For those of you who participate in this mystery, you’ll probably relate to some of my thoughts. For those of you who are not as familiar, hopefully you’ll learn something of interest today. The forty days...
In the midst of this extremely cold and snowy February comes the arrival of not one, but two feasting frenzy opportunities. Next week we will celebrate Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday. Celebrations occur and rich foods are traditionally eaten (yes, yet another excuse...
This is my favorite blog post of the year. Celebrating the Birth Month. I write it in February because…yes, you guessed it. February, which happens to be the shortest month, is my Birth Month. Celebrating my Birth Month has been my mantra for over a decade....