Day: 04 Days Left: 26 Some days are just busier than others and I knew today was going to be one of those days. I planned ahead yesterday and made double portions of everything so I could easily stay on track today. I had my local eggs and greens for breakfast and then I [...]
Day: 03 Days Left: 27 Some days nothing goes as planned. I don’t know why. It just does. I’m still new to yogurt-making and so I can’t say just what went wrong, but something did. No yogurt for breakfast—which is a good thing, really. I wanted to shake things up with this challenge and if [...]
Day: 02 Days Left: 28 In two short days, I’m discovering that this project isn’t just about eating and the shopping and cooking that go with it. I’m thinking more about waste…food that doesn’t get eaten, time that gets eaten up by things that don’t matter, everything that goes into the garbage can. I decided when [...]
Day: 01 Days Left: 29 It’s one thing to talk about accepting a 30-day challenge…to plan for it, gear up for it—it’s quite another to actually do it. Day One has come and gone and I’m so happy! I have to say, it feels really good to move through the saying and into the doing. So [...]
I’ve accepted this challenge to eat locally grown and produced foods for 30 days–and now reality is setting in. The question arises: Do I or do I not make compromises? And if so, what? Or more importantly, why? The 100-Mile Diet got me thinking about what I eat and where it comes from. I grew [...]
Today I set myself a challenge. I looked over last week’s grocery receipts. Percentage spent on local food? 32%. Not horrible, I suppose, but I know I can do better. I want to do better. So I started trying to come up with ways to improve that percentage… I can continue my practice of Conscious [...]
Tags: being healthy, farmers market, harvest time, vegetables and fruits
So I had this dream… Mostly, I’m an inordinately rational, practical and logical sort of person, but I do have to admit to a compelling fascination with many things mystical and spiritual. Science and psychology aside, the bottom line is this: when I have a vivid dream, I take it seriously. This is one of [...]
My friend Jackie is an extraordinary woman. So I decided to write about her. Not only is she currently on her one-year trip around the world (not to mention, planning her next trip), but she’s embarking on a wonderfully inspiring journey for charity. On July 24, 2010, Jackie will begin her trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro [...]
Tags: autism, autism awareness, autism speaks, jackie knechtel, kilimanjaro
Call me crazy, but I actually do like winter. I think it’s beautiful. Right now I’m looking out my window and I can see the frozen lake through bare branches and I find myself feeling quite cozy here, writing and sipping my pomegranate green tea. I don’t even mind the cold. For the most [...]
Tags: being healthy, favorite recipes, healthy skin, vitamins and minerals
Two days ago the sun was shining and it was 52 degrees; today the view from my window looks like a fluffy, white tempura-battered broccoli forest. I can’t say which I like more-the surprise of an unseasonably warm day or the excuse to wear my favorite wooly hat. Simple things make me happy, and today [...]
