Breaking Out of The Comfort Zone

Facing the dilemma of what to write about tonight, it was going to be one of two possible topics. One: a recent weekend getaway with friends and family to an area never before visited.  Two: a new recipe using tempeh, an ingredient never before introduced at my dinner table. As I procastinated a bit, switching [...]

Sorry Boy Scouts…Being Prepared Sometimes Doesn’t Matter!

The last 48 hours have given me quite the yoga lesson. Yoga teaches us to be present…no regrets about the past, no worries about the future.  Learn to let go of the control, and let life happen. Of the hundreds of thousands of us affected by Thursday night’s storm here in the Northeast, who really [...]

Christmas Presence

OK, I admit it.  For all of my thoughts about wellness and suggestions for ways we moms can make time for ourselves, this month finds me feeling like a failure.  I’m totally not living up to my own standards. Three weeks ago I wrote about Tapas (discipline), and vowed to train for a New Year’s [...]

Sale on Lemons!

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest pasta, 12-15 oz.:  10/$10.  Farm Stand Sweet Grape Tomatoes, 1 pint:  $1.49.  Quaker Simple Harvest Granola Bars: 2/$3.  Edy’s Ice Cream: Buy One, Get One Free. These are just a few of the items on sale at my local supermarket today.   This is the sort of thing that used to mean [...]

The Price of Practice

A friend of mine came over the other day with her daughter for a playdate with my kids.  OK, I’ll admit it – it was just as much a playdate for us.   While the kids played peacefully in the next room, we caught up over a cold drink, attempting to get every last thought [...]