I’ve been known to make (and break) a few New Year’s resolutions. This year I’m only going to make one resolution: to be NOT normal. Huh? Aren’t we supposed to be normal? Isn’t that what we’re supposed to groom our […]
Christmas is a mere three weeks away. If you haven’t been stashing extra cash for Christmas gifts before now, you’re probably on the verge of hyperventilating. Let’s be real. You’re not going to suddenly come into a fistful of money […]
Every mom stresses about planning and fixing meals. Feeding a houseful of little people makes cooking with Gordon Ramsey look like a love-filled episode of Barney. There should be a show called Chopped With Kids. Not only would the contestants have […]
Well, hello Summer! Is it hot where you are? I’m in Texas. In June. Need I say more? This is about the time us Southerners wish we didn’t have to cook. Who wants to heat up the house more? But […]
Ah, dinner time. That magical time of the day when the whole family gathers at the table to share a meal with witty conversation and lovely attitudes. Or not. Maybe you’re not the Cleavers from Leave it to Beaver. If […]
We hear so much about what we should not eat these days, and to be sure there’s no shortage of foods that are bad for our health, but we should not overlook the foods we should eat. And in the […]
Let’s be practical about being active. You can’t go from zero to sixty overnight. If you sprain an ankle, tear a tendon, or break a hip, all is for naught. Instead, approach a physical change in habits with foresight and […]
I could write a month’s worth of blog articles on simplifying life to avoid overload and stress. There are so many facets to this one topic. Its impact on health, mental and physical, cannot be overestimated. While simple living sounds like […]
Anytime I’m looking at making a change in an area, such as healthy habits or de-cluttering, I often find myself spiraling down into an anxiety attack as I try to do too much at once. Changing habits don’t come easily to […]
Warm milk has long been touted as a sleep aid. It never sounded appealing to me because I’m not much of a milk drinker, in the first place. And warmed? Bleh. But then, I tried a drink called Golden Milk, […]
