Although I am not a parent myself, it has seemed to me for a long time that the primary “job” of parents is to help their children become high functioning, independent humans. Moms and dads accomplish this in a variety of ways that start with developing the toddler’s sense of autonomy and continues with encouragement, […]
We’ve heard that laughter is the best medicine. And Hippocrates wrote, “Let thy food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be thy food.” So, if both food and laughter are medicinal how much more impactful do you think they are when taken together?! That’s why I love this Irish proverb: Laughter is brightest where […]
One of the reasons I love this quote from Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian operatic tenor, is that it shows how all of us are deeply connected to the ritual of eating. It doesn’t matter what our heritage is, what country we live in, or how we make a living. All of us take time every […]
In a previous post, because you’ve experienced it too. The freedom we feel when we finally let go of a bad relationship. Or the relief that comes with quitting a bad habit. Or the confidence we gain when we nail that project that seemed unachievable at the beginning. Logically, we know that pushing through uncertainty […]
Ah, Julia Child, a woman after my own heart. Or perhaps I am a woman after her heart since I am certain that she loved eating long before I understood all the nuances and pleasure that come with really loving food. And certainly she was a champion for real food way before I recognized the […]
Do you know people who do not like change at all? I sure do. And while I can’t say that I go out looking for ways to just change things up for the heck of it, I’ve lived long enough now (nobody ask for details, ok?!) to know that the result of purposeful change is […]
Ah… the week of love! Okay, maybe not really. Maybe it really is just a trumped up Hallmark holiday. But no mind, it still gives me a chance to talk about one of my loves without sounding too cheesy (no pun intended while I’m still on my dairy-free elimination diet). That’s right, one of my […]
When we set a Big Goal for ourselves like “lose weight”, “move more”, or “reduce sugar”, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. First, we know that it will require changes, some of which we will not be excited about (really, no more cake?!). Next, we may not know how to do it or possibly even where […]
Today is the Super Bowl. The national championship game of professional American football. A day when those who love the Seahawks and the Patriots are in football heaven… at least until the game is over and then one of them is in football hell. A day when football enthusiasts will pick a side and see […]
Elimination diet day 22 update… and some Monday Motivation! I’ve mentioned before that I haven’t really felt deprived while doing the gluten/dairy/soy/corn/egg elimination diet. Well, this weekend the emphasized word in that sentence would have been “really”… said like reeeeeeeeally. In other words, this weekend I had some feelings of missing out. Missing out on […]