Monthly Archives: August 2013
Feel Good Resources
Do me a favor…Do something that makes you feel good. Give something of yourself that helps others. I tell you, it is the GREATEST feeling. I’m just in from the “5 or 50” Women’s Sustainable Weight Loss & Lifestyle Group that I founded and facilitate once a month. The group started out with about 20 […]
One Year: Outside of the Box
Clark College has been good to me! One year ago today, August 27th, my cookbook, “Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box” hit the shelves at Clark College Bookstore as a required text in the curriculum for students enrolled in “Health 100: Food and Your Health” and as a recommended text for students in “Health […]
Google life
I just got off the phone with a lifelong friend, Katina (we’re both entrepreneurs). We were talking about work and life while we both were lying on our beds relishing in the fact that we could start our days a little later and to our own beat. She’s tired after a long weekend. I’m just […]
What’s for dinner? Chicken Tikka Masala
I’ve said this before, but it’s worthy of repeating…With a well-stocked kitchen you can whip up a meal in a cinch, whole natural ingredients lend for creativity, and with spices on hand you can travel the world. Tonight’s meal was evidence of those statements, the result was Indian Cuisine in the comfort of my home […]
Splish Splash: My pool adventures II
This morning I had my third pool session with Christie. We typically start off doing pool exercises for a half hour or so. Then spend another half hour with some basic, very basic swimming techniques. I had my biggest breakthrough today. I actually felt like I was swimming. I’m feeling less scared and having more […]
41 Years in the Making
Blessed to have seen another year and it has been a wonderful one. I vowed to be “Fit By Forty” and haven’t quite hit that goal physically. Not from lack of trying or wanting to but it’s hard. Very hard. Oh well, let’s save all the heavy stuff for another post. It’s my 41st birthday […]
Rest & Routine
To bed when the sun goes down. Rise when the sun comes up. A very basic concept. A concept our ancestors adhered to likely because they didn’t have the luxury of electricity. Nonetheless, our biological clocks are wired that way. In this 24-Hour, technology driven society, however, rest is dismissed and the importance of sleep […]
Mama’s Garden
Basil, Green Beans, Red and Purple Tomatoes, and Cucumbers While hanging out at my mom’s house earlier this week she happily took me on a tour of her beautiful garden. She was too cute, sharing her gardening routine with me. I enjoyed our time together and was delighted to bring home a basket full of […]
Outside of the Box at the Camas Public Library
Last night, I gave an obesity and health talk at the Camas Public Library. Since it was my first time visiting the branch, I browsed around before I made my way upstairs to the room where I would speak. What a quaint, charming library. The Camas Farmers Market was in full swing outside of the […]
Olivia’s Outside of the Box Cheese Crackers
As you know I’m a huge proponent of real food, Outside of the Box. You also know that I believe it’s really important to feed kids real food as soon as they can start eating it. For the past couple of months, I’ve had the pleasure of helping Derek, Christie, and Baby Olivia with healthy, […]