Good Food, Good Mood

Our bellies love fermented foods. So do our moods! Do you know the 25 Amazing Benefit of Kefir? My favorite fermented foods are hiding in the corner: GT’s Classic Kombucha and KeVita – and raw sauerkraut, of course! (Green Valley Kefir and Nancy’s Cultured Cottage Cheese are pretty darn good for the belly too) Raw…

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I Smiled A Lot Today

I do make an effort to smile throughout the day.  Some days it’s much easier than others – just as it is for everyone, I imagine.  I know it makes a difference in my day, and I know it makes a difference in the lives of others too. I made the extra effort to smile…

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Big Bowl For More

Oftentimes I find myself really hungry at night – hungry and craving for more.  I know enough about myself to know that I am most definitely craving FOUR more, for sure.  I’m craving more Life, more Light, more warmth, more companionship, more rest, more love…so much more.  I’m craving more knowledge, more experience, more memories….

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Hugs, Happiness, and More

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have been reading through Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project in an effort to explore all of the different dimensions of what make all of us (we are all different) truly happy in Life.  The rhetoric of her experience was certainly an enjoyable read and definitely applicable in…

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Petrified. Poached. Perfect. Proud.

I poached my very first egg this week. I love eggs.  I love poached eggs.  I’ve always been too nervous to poach my own. It’s an art form. Petrified. Poached. Perfect. Proud. I dove right in. Ooey.  Gooey.  Gorgeous. It was AWESOME!

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Studying the History of Ryan Gosling’s Hair

Only because this is hilarious…. and because I posted something just as ridiculous a few weeks ago. Studying the History of Ryan Gosling’s Hair Part — Vulture.  Be sure to hit this link to experience the photo journey! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEvF7qUf2Pc] He really is an phenomenal actor.

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Ring it In!

We’re certainly not partiers.  No, we are definitely home bodies.  Going out is a rare occasion indeed. This year, though, we “rang it in.”  Not really, we were comfortably home by 9pm, cozied up to watch a movie on the couch.  Perfect. We did, though, venture out for an AMAZING dinner at one of my…

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HAPPY 2013!

Happy 2013 to one and all!  Yes, this can certainly be read as an inviting and polite salutation for a fantastic 2013, and I do wish amazing things in this Life for all the world. HAPPY 2013 is also a declaration – an announcement and affirmation that this coming year will be happy. My dear…

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Peony Explosion!!

For Christmas this year, I decided to treat myself to fresh flowers.  Years ago I convinced myself that a fresh bouquet every single week on the kitchen table would become a part of regular “life” for me.  As it turns out, “life” has not yet played that card.  I’m still waiting. For now, fresh flowers…

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