Ah, summer. I LOVE summer. I love being outside, at the beach, in the ocean, by the pool… basically everything great about summertime. I complain about the cold all winter long, but you will never hear me complain about the heat. Once the weather gets warm, everyone fires up those grills and barbecue season begins…. [Read More]
Archives for June 2014
emotional eating
Last week, I wrote a post about juice cleansing, which was a very positive experience for me. On the last afternoon of my cleanse, after my blog post had gone up, my one year old daughter came down with a virus. She had a fever, and spent several hours laying on my chest, crying. It was… [Read More]
Juice cleansing
I did a juice cleanse this week. Here are the juices lined up in my fridge: Juice cleanses have become extremely popular in the last few years. There are numerous companies offering cleanses, with different options. I typically do the Blueprint Cleanse once or twice a year. Blueprint offers 3 green juices, one pineapple juice,… [Read More]
CSAs
I received this photo from my sister Julie last week, with the caption “check out my CSA bounty!” Wow, right? She and her husband purchased a “half share” from their local farm, and they get produce like this every single week. I have to admit, I am a little jealous. There are many CSAs where… [Read More]
DIY Lip Balm
One of my favorite hobbies is making beauty products. I dream about going into business one day, but for now, it is just something that I enjoy doing. I make products for myself and my daughter, and love giving them out to family and friends. People often ask me why I started creating products. Basically,… [Read More]
health and convenience
In my experience, one of the biggest barriers to eating a healthy diet is that it is rarely convenient. Street stands in the city sell candy and chips. Rest stops along the highways rarely include any healthy options. It is much easier to find a soda than an unsweetened iced tea. Cooking dinner requires (1)… [Read More]
Farmers Markets
One of my local farmers markets opened yesterday! The best thing about this market is that it is literally in the parking lot of the park where I teach class. After class, the moms and I took our babies to the market, and it was so much fun. I have several local farmers markets, but I… [Read More]